urbnlivn, a seattle condo blog

I biked by Ruby Condos on Eastlake where it meets Allison on Monday, occupancy summer 2008.
The Seattle PI had an article on, Condo dwellers seek quieter life in new parts of city. My unit at Trace Lofts at the corner of 12th and Madison is likely to be anything but quiet.
Ashely looks at Million […]

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The Seattle Times had an article recently that I never saw since I don’t read the Seattle Times. Maybe some of you also did not see it - Prices driving single women from downtown condo market.

Half of downtown condo buyers are couples, a third are single men and the remaining 17 percent are single women, […]

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The Seattle Times has an article about all the recent conversion and ‘adaptive reuse’ projects, Throughout Seattle, vintage condos conserve character, and takes a look at the Pittsburgh and Trace Lofts. :

A growing number of developers throughout the region and across the nation are rehabbing historic-lookingbuildings and turning them into new condos with an […]

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Last week the Seattle Times answered the following question about how a Condo’s location determines its value

My newest tax assessment values my studio condo in downtown Seattle at more than I think I could sell it for.
The studios in my building have no parking, no washer/dryer, no view, no air-conditioning, no gas range, no venting […]

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Seattle Times declares this year, The year of the condo in downtown Seattle!
Some of the more notable quotes from the article:

Thyer insists that Seattle isn’t like other cities, where developers are struggling with an oversupply of new condos. There’s a demand for condos in downtown Seattle, he says, drawing a contrast with the speculative buying […]

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Seattle Times, Condo phase causes a split:

The developer of Seattle’s tallest residential tower and its general contractor are parting ways.
Developer R.C. Hedreen Co. and Skanska USA Building said Friday they were unable to come to terms on a “proposed contract revision” for the second phase of construction at Olive 8, a 39-story hotel and condominium […]

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Seattle Times, UW hopes to build hundreds of condos for faculty.

Jim Rose, a private U District developer, estimates the two UW lots should yield about 250 condos at a construction cost of about $50 million.
The UW is considering a separate development in a former Navy barracks it owns in Sand Point Magnuson Park, which could […]

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Seattle Times, Sculpture park as selling point:

Would a short walk to Seattle’s new Olympic Sculpture Park help persuade you to give up your home in the ‘burbs?
Sellers of condominium projects near the park in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood hope the answer is “yes.”

Ugh, I’m all for people moving in from the ‘burbs, but really, this park […]

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Seattle Times, Condo wave leaves renters battered:

In 2006, more than 2,300 rental units were converted to condos in Seattle, up from 430 in 2004.

As a renter for the last three years in Seattle I feel like renting has been a good deal. There was a lot of inventory when I was looking and my rent […]

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Seattle Times, Mixed-use buildings bring mixed feelings:

Developers have been putting up residential buildings near office buildings in downtown Seattle for years, hoping to attract empty nesters and young professionals who want to live within walking distance of their jobs, trendy restaurants and shops.
Now, a growing number of developers are putting condos and apartments inside office […]

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