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#11 floating home remodel – i-beam craned in

We’re two and half months into remodeling our floating home for a second and final time. More on the whole remodel later, but here’s a look at likely the most interesting part of the whole project – craning a 34′ i-beam overtop of our neighbor’s homes and dropping it into the second story of our […]

Matt Goyer

November 23, 2020

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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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The Emerald Releases Penthouses

The Emerald, a 265-unit condo building towering above Pike Place Market that started sales at the beginning of the year just released more information on their 22 penthouses: Positioned on the 34th through 38th floors, these limited edition homes offer one of the most exceptional living experiences in Seattle. The impeccable residences feature our most […]

Matt Goyer

November 27, 2019

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Avenue Releases Residences’ Floorplans (+ More Photos)

Avenue Bellevue has finally released floor plans for “the Residences” the development’s second, more affordable west tower that has 224 units. Prices start in the $600s for a studio and two bedrooms start at $1.3m. Below are newly released photos of their sales center. Here you can see the photos they released early, as well […]

Matt Goyer

November 9, 2019

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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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Avenue Residences Price Ranges

Avenue Bellevue is a twin tower condo project anchored by an Intercontinental Hotel. The developer started by offering 98 luxury units in the south tower for reservation with pricing starting at $1.3m and completion summer 2022. They’ve now released pricing for the 224 residences in the west tower: Studios from $600,000s* One bedroom homes from $700,000s* […]

Matt Goyer

September 3, 2019

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Nexus Delays Closing to Q1 2020

Earlier in the year, Nexus, the 389-unit condo building coming to Denny Triangle believed they’d be closing units from November to February but now believes they’ll be closing in Q1 of 2020. Per an email that recently went out: In April, the NEXUS team celebrated the project’s “topping off event” as the building reached its […]

Matt Goyer

August 28, 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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Official Avenue Bellevue Photos

If you found my iPhone photos lacking, here are the official photos from the Avenue Bellevue press event last week.

Matt Goyer

February 23, 2019

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Avenue Bellevue Sales Center Photos

Here’s our look at the soon-to-open sales center for Avenue Bellevue, a 98-unit luxury condo project that sits atop a 252-room Intercontinental Hotel with 85,000 square feet of retail (including a restaurant by a 3-star Michelin chef) on a 3-acre site at NE 8th Street and Bellevue Way. Before we got a good look at […]

Matt Goyer

February 21, 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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Urban Living is a boutique real estate brokerage helping clients in Seattle and on the Eastside buy and sell amazing homes. Urban Living started in 2006 as a blog about Seattle real estate with an emphasis on lofts, condos, new construction, and midcentury moderns. In 2018 we formed a brokerage so we could help readers buy and sell the amazing homes we featured. From Beacon Hill to Ballard (and beyond), from $200,000 to $5+ million, we'd love to help you.