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As other buildings go to auction Marselle is raising prices:
Unit 204 went from $389k to $399
Unit 313 went from $399k to $439k
Unit 315 went from $299k to $309k.
There’s also been another listing that has increased it’s price recently. 1120 17th Ave #101 went from $274k to $277k.
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Vulcan let me know they’re having an open house Tuesday, January 26th from 4-6 PM. They’re calling it Vulcan Declassified and are looking for your comments on their South Lake Union projects.

Here’s the low down:

Join us at 6:00 p.m. as we stroll over to a neighborhood public meeting hosted by the City of Seattle [...]

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Got an email just now on the following:

Just an FYI that the draft EIS alternatives have come out and 160 ft to 300 ft towers have been proposed between Lake Union and Mercer.
Please get the word out to join LUOA (Lake Union Opportunity Alliance) in fighting this.
LUOA is having a public meeting tonight (Jan 5th [...]

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I don’t know how I completely missed this project but Tom Kundig has designed a building going up South Lake Union (just north of REI) called the Art Stable.

The building is a Point 32 project and is under construction and has pre-sold 4 of the 5 units which are being sold as unfinished shells. [...]

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Enso is starting closing on homes today with move-ins starting tomorrow. They report having had 13 sales per month over the last six months.
Rollin Street is 90% leased.
Click more for the full release. Read the comments for a list of units that have closed and their price points.
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Popularity: 11% [?]

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Veer Lofts is cutting prices trying to move some units before the end of the holidays.
#112: $379,500 reduced from $425,000. 975 sq ft 1 bed/1.5 bath 2 story loft
#314: $274,500 reduced from $334,950. 703 sq ft open 1 bed/1 bath flat
#416: $282,500 reduced from $310,000. 640 sq ft open 1 bed/1 bath loft with 322 [...]

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From the Williams Marketing Twitter account (or should that be Matrix?):

Enso now has FannieMae approval and will start closing homes in approximately a week!

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Forwarded by an Enso buyer:

Got this on Friday from WM (I only transcribed the relevant portions, since they sent it to us a a JPEG!):
Greetings Enso Buyer,
We are thrilled to announce that your home is nearly ready for occupancy as we are finalizing the last items necessary for you to close and move into you [...]

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I toured Marselle last weekend, one of the few new condo developments in Seattle that does not tout any concern with the environment (at least they’re honest about it). The interiors are very nice, and there are some beautiful open floorplans. The photos on the website totally do them justice.

However, the photos of [...]

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I got a note from Steve at Marselle that they sold 20 homes in October. Putting them at 31 sales, leaving 101 of the 131 units yet to be sold. Turns out that 50% of their homes are priced under $300k. They have 2 homes left on the 1st floor and have recently released the [...]

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