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Matt Goyer

August 11, 2016

If you’re like us, you’re savoring every sunny day we have left of summer here in Seattle. And when it heats up in the city, almost everyone heads to the water to cool off. But wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have you leave your building to jump in? Believe it or not, there are […]

Matt Goyer

August 7, 2016

Looking for a VA approved condo? You’ll want to check any condos you’re considering against the Department of Veteran Affairs list of the nearly 200 VA approved condos in Seattle. 10601 BAGLEY AVE NORTH 1111 EAST PIKE CONDOS 1300 UNIVERSITY 17TH & SPRING 467 NEWTON STREET CONDOMINIUMS 5000 FAUNTERLEROY 532 19TH AVE., 92ND STREET CONDOMINIUMS […]

Matt Goyer

April 17, 2016

The Burrard Group has revealed a ton of details about their condo project at 1200 Howell S, Nexus Seattle, via a press release, The Burrard Group Debuts NEXUS – A New Condominium Tower Amidst A Burgeoning Multi-Billion Dollar Vertical Village in Downtown Seattle; Unit Reservations May ’16. “NEXUS will be the first of several significant […]

Matt Goyer

March 10, 2016

For as long as I can remember it has been believed (at least by listing agents) that Space Needle architect John Graham had designed the Talisman, a mid-century condo building on First Hill. However, that changed in 2013 when filmmaker Andy Blubaugh shed doubt on that theory and posited it that it was Kieth Nissen: […]

Matt Goyer

January 24, 2016

Here’s your chance to live like a rockstar and own a piece of Seattle rock history! Unit #39 at the Avalon is back on the market after being on and off the market for years. Originally belonging to Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, he took two units and combined them to create a monster loft […]

Matt Goyer

October 13, 2015

There’s a fascinating article over at Komo News that uses Seattle Public Utilities data to map Seattle’s rain patterns, Rainier Beach really is rainier than anywhere else in Seattle: The Seattle Public Utilities, which operates 17 rain gauges spread across the city, has gone back over their past 35 years of data and have discovered […]

Matt Goyer

October 3, 2014

Someone emailed in asking if I we had the Enso floor plate / floor plans. We do. Here it is. Circa 2009.

Matt Goyer

May 31, 2013

Official word on the Mosler Lofts lawsuit settlement is that they settled for $8.5M. Nowhere near the $26M lawsuit at 2200. The Mosler Lofts Home Owners Association is pleased to announce settlement of the recent litigation between the Mosler Lofts HOA and Belltown Development Partners, developer of Mosler Lofts condominium. Through the diligent efforts of […]

Matt Goyer

May 16, 2012

I’ve been too busy skiing to even hear about Fifty Shades of Grey, never mind read it! But I spotted on the Zillow Blog today that Escala was the setting for it, Seattle’s Escala Condo Building Set Steamy Scenes for “Fifty Shades of Grey”. Between Tim Lincecum and this, Escala becoming a star studded building. […]

Matt Goyer

April 14, 2012

On Thursday I swung by the open house for unit 1b at the Union Arts Co-Op. Wow! That place is incredible. First off, yes, the HOAs are high, but since it is a co-op they include the property tax. Second, this place is neat! You enter from the back, there is no way into the […]

Urban Living regularly receives a high amount of traffic on an old 2008 post about live/work lofts for sale in Seattle. Recent comments suggest that some of that traffic is artists looking for affordable live/work lofts where they can practice their craft. And boy is that old post not helping :). Urban Living is mostly […]

Matt Goyer

December 15, 2010

Curious about what happened to the people who won at the Olive 8 auction? Curious about whether all the units closed? Curious if anyone didn’t meet the unpublished minimum price and needed to pay more? I was and spent some time digging through county records to see how things settled out. Since Olive 8 auction […]