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Spire tops out

Spire recently announced that they’ve topped out. Photo above is one I took this weekend from Insignia’s north tower. Last we heard Spire was 30% pending and completing in 2021.

Matt Goyer

July 13, 2020

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First Light Breaking Ground this Fall, Sales Center to Close Soon

First Light, the 489-unit new condo building that is over 60% sold will be breaking ground this fall. This means their sales center, which is on the site of the building will be closing at the end of October. So if you’ve been wanting and waiting to check out First Light, don’t wait much longer! […]

Matt Goyer

September 26, 2019

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Spire is 25% Pending and Offering $25k Credit

Spire, the 352-unit new condo building going up at 6th and Wall, has announced that they are 25% pending and are also offering (up to) a $25,000 design credit: As vertical development accelerates in June 2019, SPIRE will soon rise at the rate of one floor per week. Prospective homebuyers are required to make their […]

Matt Goyer

June 10, 2019

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First Light Over 50% Pending

First Light, the 459-unit condo coming to 3rd and Virginia has announced they’re over 50% pending, and have yet to break ground! Definitely impressive sales momentum in this market for the most expensive condo. Unlike other projects, we hear that First Light has multiple sales teams. As you expect, they have a team in Seattle, […]

Matt Goyer

January 25, 2019

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First Light Sales Center Photos

The First Light sales center finally opened this past week and we got a peek inside with one of our clients last Wednesday. The “First Light Pavilion” is made up of a sales pavilion and a gallery. The gallery has models of other West Bank projects, some videos, a sample of the landscaping for the […]

Matt Goyer

November 24, 2018

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First Light Pricing, Floor Plans and More

On Tuesday First Light held an event at the Cinerama for Seattle’s top brokers. The place was full, we ended up in the back row! Word is that over 500 agents attended treated to First Light branded popcorn and sandwiches from Dahlia. Surprisingly the presentation was light on content on First Light but served as […]

Matt Goyer

October 25, 2018

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New Condos Compared: Nexus vs Koda vs Emerald vs Spire vs First Light

Here’s a head-to-head comparison of the high-rise condo buildings coming to Seattle. Keep in mind that a chart like this does a good comparing the high level points, it misses a lot of the nuance around what might be the right building for you, so feel free to reach out to use directly ([email protected]) if […]

Matt Goyer

October 18, 2018

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First Light Renderings and Pictures

First Light, the new condo tower going up at 3rd and Virginia has just released a whole bunch of renderings and photos of their model building. Enjoy! NOTICE: The author is not a representative of the owner, Virginia Street Joint Venture LLC, or their affiliates.

Matt Goyer

October 16, 2018

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Spire Pricing and Reservation Details

Spire, the 352-unit condo building coming to 600 Wall has released some details by posting a number of units to the MLS late Friday night. We must have been dropped from the Realogics press release email list as it looks like Spire had a reservation event today. Though I can’t find mention of it anywhere, […]

Matt Goyer

October 6, 2018

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More on Westbank’s First Light at 3rd and Virginia

Over the past two weeks a Vancouver-based developer, Westbank, flew 40 Seattle real estate agents to Vancouver to meet and learn about them, as Westbank is soon going to be entering the Seattle market in a big way with three projects (one condo, two apartments). Their first condo here, First Light, is a 459-unit high […]

Matt Goyer

September 28, 2018

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Spire Pricing Will Start in the Mid-$400s Up To $5m+

Spire, the 354-unit condo building coming to 600 Wall St has announced that they’ll start pre-sales this fall and they’ve released initial pricing: Urban One Bedrooms and One Bedrooms (531-776 Sq. Ft.) from the mid-$400,000s to $800,000 plus One Bedrooms (671-776 Sq. Ft.) from the $600,000’s to $1 million plus* One Bedroom, One Bedroom plus Den and […]

Matt Goyer

August 24, 2018

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Escala the Setting For 50 Shades of Grey

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

May 16, 2012

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