Seattle Bubble

Okay, when I saw this this morning, I just had to mention it. There’s a little 8-unit townhome complex in my neighborhood (Kenmore) that I have mentioned on here a number of times in the past. Most recently, two of the eight units were up for sale. As of this morning, four [...]

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This is just a quick follow-up to Wednesday’s Ugly Townhomes post. I wasn’t able to go to the Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark’s townhome forum on Saturday, but thankfully intrepid reporter Tracy Record with the West Seattle Blog was, and she reports on it there at length: Townhouse forum consensus: They CAN be saved, [...]

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Those of you that actually live in Seattle proper may be interested to read Councilmember Sally Clark’s guest editorial in today’s Seattle Times: Town homes: We can do better
While some new town homes blend into the neighborhood or, even better, stand out as well-designed additions, others are reviled by the neighbors for mediocrity, canyon-creating fences, [...]

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It’s been a while since I posted any anecdotal observations, so I think it’s time for a few.
First up, the 8-unit condo/townhome complex in my neighborhood, which we have visited a few times before. Here’s the summary of the action in this complex of eight essentially identical units since 2005:

September 2005: Unit #5 listed [...]

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