Author: Marilyn Krichko
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June 30, 2007
The following properties sold in Queen Anne near Lake Union during the past three months:
1758 DEXTER AVE N #5
2 beds/1 bath
Sold for $405,000
Last sold on 4/24/07
1,149 Sq. Ft.
$352/Sq. Ft.
750 CROCKETT ST #401
3 beds/2 baths
Sold for $540,000
Last sold on 5/11/07
1,785 Sq. Ft.
$302/Sq. Ft.
610 WHEELER ST # 202
2 beds/2 baths
Sold for $506,000
Last sold on 5/10/07
1,376 Sq. Ft.
$368/Sq. Ft.
They are all between 1,100 – 1,000 Sq. Ft. and sold for $300-$370/Sq. Ft. That’s right in line with nine properties close by that are currently listed with prices averaging $377/Sq. Ft.
June 29, 2007
In a city where waterfront property easily tops the $1000 Sq. Ft. range, these 1 bedroom, 1 bath Belltown condominiums on Alaskan Way offer good bang for your buck.
2000 Alaskan Way #345
$459,900
1/1
931 Sq. Ft.
$493/Sq. Ft.
MLS#27103687
1900 Alaskan Way #201
Seattle, WA 98101
$419,000
1/1
857 Sq. Ft.
$489/Sq. Ft.
MLS#27037480
1950 Alaskan Way #321
Seattle, WA 98101
$450,000
1/1
842 SQ. Ft.
$534/Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27110888
June 29, 2007
The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend. Finding the right digs can be difficult, and open houses are a good place to start. here are a few for Queen Anne:
2470 Dexter Ave. N. #2-A
$629,950
3/2 Condo
Sq. Ft. 1575
$399.97/Sq.Ft.
MLS# 27058614
Sat. 1-3 PM
510 Lee St. #3
$329,900
2/1 conversion
910 Sq. Ft.
$406/Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27097933
Sat. 1-4 PM
June 27, 2007
Magnolia’s newest park, Ella Bailey Park, has spectacular views of the city and Mt. Rainier.
It’s in a great location on the east side of Magnolia with a play ground, basketball courts and a grilling and picnic area.
Several properties have sold in the immediate area over the past three months and there are 6 properties close by with prices ranging from $474,950-$799,000.
2719 W Blaine St
Seattle, WA 98199
$799,000
4/2.75
$/Sq. ft. $160
MLS# 27098266
2702 W Blaine St
Seattle, WA 98199
$765,000
3/3
MLS# 27076280
2617 W Plymouth St
Seattle, WA 98199
$729,950
4/1.75
$/Sq. ft. $361
MLS# 27114180
2430 29th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199
$475,000
1/1
$/Sq. ft. $660
MLS# 27108667
2107 Thorndyke W
Seattle, WA 98199
$474,950
2/1
$/Sq. ft. $424
MLS# 27105263
2334 Thorndyke Ave W #201
Seattle, WA 98199
$619,000
3/2.5
$/Sq. ft. $428
MLS# 27078970
June 26, 2007
Sold last week in Magnolia:
The last town home in a development on the north side of Magnolia shared by Williams Avenue and Jameson St. recently sold for $431,500. It has 2 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and is comparable to the one I wrote up in March on Jameson Street. There are some differences between the units. The town home on the Jameson St. side of the building is 1150 sq. ft. (300 sq. ft. smaller then the one on the Williams Street side) and was originally listed for $439,000. It looks like the waiting game paid off for the new owner on Williams street since they paid just under $298 sq. ft. and there are not many town homes available in the $350-$450K price range right now in Magnolia.
June 23, 2007
We recently installed a cedar fence and wanted to dress it up using copper-topped post caps. I went to a few local places and decided I could get the best bulk deal at Lowes or Home Depot. So, I bought a few boxes and brought them home. They looked great. Here’s a photo of two of the copper post caps:
I put a few of them on the posts and was so happy until one of my friends said, ” Hey, that one looks strange”. I took it off the post and to my horror, I realized it wasn’t copper-topped at all. It was plastic painted to look like copper! Ahhhhhhhhhh! Finally, they fooled me. I got out the packaging and to make it worse, both packages, the ones with real copper and the plastic painted ones, had the same SKU and barcode (72215 . 189331, 7 53904 00001 9). Both were made in China by the same company (Maine Ornamental) with elaborate packaging that hides the details and looks the same. There was no way I could have discerned one from the other without removing the packaging and flipping them over to reveal the plastic. I was fooled. Then I thought, what if they do this with our plumbing next?
Two days ago I drove out to Lowes and confronted a manager who told me he would call purchasing and research it. He said Lowes probably didn’t know about the change and he was shocked. He took my number and e-mail and said they would contact me. I am not even a bit surprised that I haven’t received and e-mail or phone call from them. Are you? What I can tell you is that I went to Limback Lumber, a family-owned business in Ballard, and their post caps are made in the USA of real copper. I also went to Home Depot and they buy copper-topped caps made in Tacoma that are also real. So, the real ones are still out there, at least for now. By the way, the one in the photo at the top on the left is the one with a real copper top. Could you tell the difference without flipping them over?
June 23, 2007
It looks like it might be a nice weekend to get out and see some new digs. There are several under the $500K range worth looking at and you might even get lucky and score some parking and extra storage as part of your deal.
Queen Anne
1921-B 10th Ave. W
$479,950
2/2 town home
MLS# 27073060
Sat 12 AM – 2:15 PM
510 Lee St. #3
$329,900
2/1
Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27097933
Sat & Sun 1-4 PM
Belltown
2100 3rd Ave. #1405
$499,950
2/1.75
1,323 Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27080246
Sat. 2-4 PM
2721 1st Ave. #906
$379,000
1/1
647 Sq. Ft.
#27072960
Sat. 12-1:30
June 22, 2007
A new listing at 4 West Raye Street ($824,500, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2,320 square feet) is open from noon – 4 this Saturday and Sunday. Here are some extra details:
Favorite room: the basement family room is built into a hillside so the back half lets in plenty of light. We’re into the wall-to-wall carpeting, which feels nice under bare feet. It’s wired for sound, and cool in the summer, but also surprisingly warm in the winter because it’s next to the furnace. We like the orange walls. We put our ugly furniture down there, which we like sitting on better than anything else.
What we like about the neighborhood: the neighbors are friendly, delivering wine and cheese when we moved in, but the best feature is probably David Rodgers Park, which has a jungle gym for toddlers, and tennis courts, and nice big trees, and a soccer field too. The bus stops there every morning for the driver to have a smoke and he often lets you on in the interim, which is nice. You can run to Kerry Park in just a few minutes, and all the Queen Anne shops are two blocks up the street. There’s a swimming pool a few blocks away. Unlike some parts of Queen Anne, it’s easy to get there and back from Fremont or to 99, but the street is still nice and secluded, with trees that bloom in spring. Sylvia likes the view, especially the neon signs of Ballard, and the Fremont Cut at sunset.
Favorite area restaurant: Ototo sushi is delicious but the take-out service can be agonizingly slow… they start cutting when you show up. We also like hanging out at this Cuban coffee shop, or Caffe Ladro, or Macrina Bakery. There’s a dozen restaurants within walking distance, and now just two blocks away this place that prepares healthy take-home gourmet meals that we started to get into. Plus a fish market, and Metropolitan Market.
Recent remodeling: We put in granite counters, replacing this grimy white tile, and also expanded the stairwell to admit more light and allow us to get big furniture upstairs.
Most romantic spot: The deck in summer is very nice, because you can enjoy the view and it’s right next to the kitchen, so you can get more food. The neighbor has this gigantic, prehistoric rhododendron that gives you pretty good privacy.
If you want to promote an open house on Redfin’s blog, send an e-mail to sweetdigsseattle (at) redfin (dot) com. Anyone can apply, regardless of which brokerage you use.
June 17, 2007
Out of the several properties that sold in Queen Anne over the past few months, two have been on 11th Ave. The first at 3411 11th Ave. W sold for $645,000 in March and the second at 1912 11th Ave. W sold in April for $521,450. They were within $5 of each other on price per square foot at $366 sq. ft. and $370 sq. ft. respectively.
The price per square foot seems to be holding in this part of Queen Anne with listings ranging from $291 – $340 sq. ft. But, than again there’s the outlier at 3442 10th Ave. W that sold for $597 a square foot.
3411 11th Ave. W
Sales Price: $645,000
2 bedrooms/2 bath
1912 11th Ave. W
Sales Price: $521,450
2 bedrooms/1.75 bath
3442 10th Ave. W
Sales Price: $686,000
3 bedrooms/1 bath
June 14, 2007
Belltown
2504 Western Ave. #326
Studio
553 Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27090508
Sat. 10-4 PM
Queen Anne
566 Prospect #407
$279,000
1/1 Condo
597 Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27088237
8 AM Sat. – 8 PM Sun.
Magnolia
4034 30th Ave. W
$495,000
2/1
1800 Sq. Ft.
MLS# 27102959
Sun. 1-4 PM
