Project: Madison Lofts
Neighborhood: Madison Park

There is a 2-story penthouse at Madison Lofts that just hit the market (see here). It is the first time on the market since the unit originally sold in August of 2010 for $750,000. I remember going through this unit after it was built and it was pretty stunning. It is a 1 bed, 1.75 bath with wide-plank hardwoods, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolfe stove, slab counters, spacious living-room, 16 foot ceilings and a private deck that is 1,084sf.

Have you used walkscore yet?

It is a super resourcful technology that allows you to see the neighboring amenities from a particular address.  If you are a boomer looking for walkability or a young professional hoping to be surrounded by the cities best restaurants and nightlife, Walkscore can be a perfect step in the evaluation of your condo purchase. Restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops and bus stops are just a handful of categories that it can track.

As every major city moves towards more urbanization, analyzing your proximity to neighborhoods businesses is really important. If not for you, it has the possibility of influencing the next round of buyers when you decide to sell. Other considerations, especially in the Seattle market have to be understanding your proximity to the light rail. As the rail system gains more popularity, wouldn’t you want to take advantage by doing your homework ahead of time?

I thought I would share an example of an actual Seattle condo so that you can see the impact of using Walkscore. As you notice in this example it shows you the proximity of schools, restaurants, parks, coffee shops, transit and more.

2200 Westlake

There is just one home remaining at Madison Lofts.

With the sale of unit 207 last week, Madison Lofts has just one unit left to sell (unit 310).

This is a fun post for me to write.  I have been so excited to share with you some recent updates to the blog.  As you will see in the picture below, we have added a category of links titled “UCS Exclusive Sites”.  I think this is an incredible addition to the site.

For the last 2 months, I have been working tirelessly on building individual sites for the major condominiums projects in Bellevue and Seattle.  The objective was to bring each project to you!  This hyper-local approach, delivers “building” specific information.  Each website is loaded with great info.  You can search units for sale, units that have sold and within a few weeks you’ll be able to search for rentals as well!  In addition, you will find the following:

• Neighborhood information
• Amenities
• Walkscore and much much more.

Each site is fairly interactive as well.  For example, if you want UCS to send you listings in your favorite building, just fill out the email notifications form and you will receive new listings immediately when they hit the market.  As an owner you will also be able to keep tabs on the units that are for sale in your building.  We will be adding new features to the site as time goes on. For now, my hope is that you enjoy what has been created.  Please spread the word!  I’m very excited to get your feedback.  See below for a list of all the websites offered at this time:

Here is an example of the website for the Vine!

These are where the website links are located in UrbanCondoSpaces (see the picture below):

Eastside/Bellevue Condos:

Bravern Condos
Bellevue Towers
One Lincoln Square
One Main Street Condos
Astoria Condos
Washington Square
Kirkland Central

Seattle Condos:

Trace Condos and Lofts
Brix Condos
Eastlake Condos and Lofts
Enso Condominiums
Veer Lofts
2200 Westlake
The Cosmopolitan
5th and Madison
Escala Condos
1521 Condominiums
Cristalla Condos
Bellora Condos
Concord  Condos
The Vine
The Parc
Mosler Lofts
Madison Lofts
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