201 Galer St #104 Love High School so much you wish you could go back and spend everyday there? Well now you can! A 1 bed 1.5 bath unit is now available to own a slice of Seattle History, at Queen Anne High School. This 2 story unit features an upstairs master with new carpeting,… Read More
What a difference a week (and less snow) makes! Last weekend, as the snowpocalypse was calling it a wrap there were 33 open houses scheduled; however, this week you have 81 condos and townhouses to choose from in Seattle. And a fair amount of newly listed properties including a unit at Queen Anne High Condos, Brix,… Read More
On Friday the PSBJ had an article about a number of lawsuits over at Queen Anne High School, Developer, insurer now at odds over $9.4M ruling on Queen Anne High School. March 2009, HOA notifies developer of issues with original windows, terra cotta exteriors and masonry September 2009, HOA sues alleging breach of contract, implied… Read More
Seattle saw 33 sale transactions close in condos and townhouses last week. It was the last week of the month, so the usual run of new construction closings cropped up including one condo at Marselle and at Danielle, two condos at Enso (including that double-height penthouse), and three condos at Escala. Notable in resales was… Read More
Two condos at Queen Anne High School were listed late last week. Both are west-facing 1-bedrooms on the second floor that sold well before the final 13 units in the building were auctioned in 2009 but the resemblance ends there. #266 is listed for $249K. It has 649 square feet, 15′ ceilings, and is described… Read More
I noticed a top floor condo in West Queen Anne School listed earlier this week at an asking price of $700K. This building was converted to condominiums in 1984, and is not to be confused with Queen Anne High School which was converted in 2006. Comprised of 1820 square feet, this 2 bedroom, 2.25 bath… Read More
Bunch of new listings caught my eye today. First up are five townhomes on Capitol Hill at 215 24th Ave E (near 24th and Madison) designed by Pb. Pricing is: Unit A, $419,950 Sold Pending, Unit B, $369,950 2 br 2 bth, Unit C, $369,950 2 br 2 bth, Unit D, $367,000 2 Br 2… Read More
I think I’m going to start a new weekly feature where I blog about the most popular condo on Redfin in the last week. Here goes… The most popular condo listing this past week was unit #104 at Queen Anne High. It could be the most popular because of the attention from the recent Queen… Read More
After the Queen Anne High Auction two non-developer owned units slash their prices. Will the prices cuts be enough to sell them? Unit 104, a 911 square foot 1 bedroom unit, cut their price from $400,000 to $350,000 bringing them down to $384/Sq. Ft. Unit 528, a 1,005 square foot 2 bedroom unit, cut their… Read More
Reader Ross leaves a comment about the Queen Anne High auction results. I’m re-posting it here since he took some great notes. Thanks Ross! I attended the Queen Anne auction today. I didn’t win any properties, but overall it was an interesting experience. The 13 units were sold is about an hour. Most of the… Read More
King5 finally gets wind that the Queen Anne High School condos are up for auction, Queen Anne HS condos to hit the auction block: Queen Anne High School was turned into condominiums years ago. It’s a lofty address with stunning downtown views that are usually priced well out of the reach of average homebuyers, but… Read More
A reader reports in the comments that Queen Anne High at 201 Galer is auctioning 14 12 units. This matches up with the January FatReport which indicates they have 14 units unsold. Does anyone have the details on the auction? You can find out more about the auction at the Kennedy Wilson splash site Queen… Read More
It’s been a crazy few days at work with our all hands company meeting last Friday. In the meantime a few interesting units have hit the market… 81 Vine #206 is a curious unit. 18 foot ceilings, 3 levels, 808 square feet all for $415,000. Bellora The Klee Penthouse #4 is for sale. 1,160 square… Read More
Remember Queen Anne High School? They’re still around with 19 units on the MLS. Today they chopped some prices. #267 went down in price $74,000 to $509,950. #171 went down in price $25,050 to $299,950. And unlike Trio these aren’t “pump and dumps” where they start with a high price only to dramatically drop the… Read More
Curious as to which downtown projects were advertising at the end of summer as the mortgage market implodes I picked up a Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s who is advertising and what their ads are saying: 1 Hotel – Sales debut September 2007 Carbon 56 – 50% sold. Summer Special: No Home Owner Dues for One… Read More
If condos are really in demand why all the incentives? From this Sunday’s Seattle Times. Carbon 56: $5,600 buyer bonus Decatur: $4,000 buyer bonus Press: No HOA dues for 2 years Queen Anne High: $10,000 buyer bonus on all homes Tobira: $4,000 buyer bonus
I’m running off to hockey but here are a few things to check out this weekend if it rains… 1100 E Howell Phase two of 1100 E Howell is getting started soon. 24 townhomes, radiant in-floor heated hardwood, across from the park, underground parking, etc. Presentation center is open daily. Monday 1pm to 6pm and… Read More
Queen Anne High is has opened another model unit: Located in the Industrial Arts Building, a 1950s-era addition to the school, these homes have thoroughly contemporary features setting them apart from the historic Beaux Arts main building. Several are townhomes with stunning Seattle views from large private decks. One townhome is now complete, professionally decorated… Read More
It’s been a while since I posted about the ads in the Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s a quick look at who’s advertising. You’ll notice only one Williams Marketing project on the list. Oddly last week the ran ads for Olive 8, Fini, Leona, 5th and Madison, Mosler, Meritage and Eastlake Lofts but this week they… Read More
I haven’t picked up a Seattle Sunday Times recently but I did this weekend and was surprised just few ads there were. The marketing firms are really dialing back their spending on Sunday paper advertising. I’m curious to know if they are advertising elsewhere (one of these days they’ll catch on to Google ads as… Read More
