Visit to Brix

Today I went and visited Brix, and no I wasn’t one of the people camped out in lawn chairs at 8am (I was off sailing today).

Here are some misc notes:

• Architect is Mithun
• The 10th building is wood frame construction
• The Broadway building is steel stud construction
• The floor IS NOT concrete slab which I found surprising
• Only the 2 story townhomes/lofts get exposed beam ceilings
• Only 2 finish packages available
• The upgrade list is coming but will have items like: hardwood throughout, range hood, rain showerheads, W/D upgrade to Whirlpool
• HOA’s are going to be less than $0.50/square foot
• Amenities: Big lobby, roof top deck
• The ceiling for the flats on the Broadway side are 8’8″
• They are not marketing views from any units because any views that there might be will likely go away when the other side of the street is developed
• Though they are marketing the neighborhood
• They’ve signed on a local coffee shop as a tenant and are looking for more tenants. They will not be signing a nightclub
• There’s 1 parking spot per unit. An extra spot is going to be $20-25k
• Units comes with storage
• The kitchens have movable islands or carts

My impressions: I don’t like the faucet line they’re using (the latest from Delta), I don’t like their engineered hardwoods, I don’t like a lot of their cabinetry and I don’t like how far north this project is on Broadway. I also don’t like that they don’t have any west facing lofts. But I do like their larger open one bedroom floor plans. While initally I thought I’d be excited about this project I’m going to give it a pass.

Here are the floor plans:

• Brix – Roanoke Series 2 Bed 2.5 Bath 2 Story Townhome 1344sf
• Brix – Summit Series 2 Bed 2 Bath Den 1099 sf
• Brix – Belmont Series Open 1 Bed 1 Bath 550 sf
• Brix – Belmont Series Open 1 Bed 1 Bath 636 to 663 sf
• Brix – Belmont Series Open 1 Bed 1 Bath 724 to 809 sf
• Brix – Montlake 2 Bed 2 Bath Flat 973 sf
• Brix – Olive Series 1 Bed 1.5 Bath 2 Story Loft 770 sf
• Brix – Olive Series 1 Bed 1.5 Bath Den 2 Story Loft 946 to 988 sf
• Brix – Roanoke Series 2 bed 2.5 bath den 2 Story Townhome 1154 to 1177 sf
• Brix Steps to Ownership 1
• Brix Steps to Ownership 2

Here are some photos:

Brix Model (Broadway Side) Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Model (10th Side) Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Courtyard Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Kitchen Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Kitchen Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Bathroom Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Bathroom Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Bathtub Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Shower Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Schemes Hosted on Zooomr

Brix Reservation Board Hosted on Zooomr