By The Tim on March 17, 2013
This poll was active 03.17.2013 through 03.23.2013
Posted in Polls | Tagged condos, Polls
By The Tim on June 10, 2012
This poll was active 06.10.2012 through 06.16.2012
Posted in Polls | Tagged condos, Polls
By The Tim on June 8, 2012
Here’s a detail in today’s Seattle Times article about Insignia—the first new construction condo project to break ground in five years—that caught my attention: While condo prices at Insignia haven’t been set, Bosa said, “they’ll be more than you can buy anything [downtown] for now.” More than anything that’s for sale right now? Yikes. One [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 1521, affordability, condos, downtown, Escala, FifteenTwentyOne, Insignia, Olive8, Pryne, Seattle_Times
By The Tim on April 30, 2012
The crazy-luxury condo building at 1521 2nd Avenue—where the starting price is $1 million—is described on their website as follows: It is the West Coast’s most successful condominium high-rise community with established market values. In light of the “established market values” comment, I find it interesting to note (hat tip to WestSideBilly) that Unit 3802, [...]
Posted in Local, News | Tagged 1521, condos, FifteenTwentyOne
By The Tim on March 26, 2012
In case you missed it Friday, the Smith Tower was sold (back to the bank) at foreclosure auction. Here’s KING 5′s report: Historic Smith Tower sold for $36.9 million That’s what happens when you make a big public announcement about intentions to convert to condos, scaring away all your good tenants, then fail to follow [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Local, News | Tagged auction, condos, foreclosures, King5, Pryne, Seattle_Times, Smith_Tower, video
By The Tim on October 21, 2011
Yesterday’s post about Alaska Air’s condo-booster “article” reminded me of this 2007 piece in the Seattle Times: Condos a bright spot in housing market The condo market is healthier than the detached-house market, and prices are holding their own. Those are the key findings from an analysis released Friday of the Seattle-area condominium market by [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2007, condos, Friday Flashback
