The Ultimate Guide to Condo Hunting in Downtown Seattle: The 8 Best Buildings Explained
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Looking to buy a condo in Seattle? This video is for you! Looking at the Seattle skyline can feel overwhelming, which building is best for me? Today's video breaks down some of the unique differences in each building and location.
Nexus: Nexus is RIGHT next to the I5 freeway on-ramps. If you travel north and south often, you will find this location extremely convenient via car! By foot, the surrounding block doesn't have a whole lot going on just yet, but there are plenty of development plans in the works. Give it another few years and this will be a vibrant street corner. Nexus features over 300 homes, many studio, 1 bed and 2 bedroom units. Finishes are very sleek and modern with panel-ready appliances and either dark or white oak flooring options. Views will either feature lake union, city, or territorial w/ mountains. The amenity spaces are plentiful.
Olive8: RIGHT in the thick of downtown you can find beautiful city views with with the puget sound peeking through. Olive8 shares the building with the Hyatt. For those worried about privacy, you will be impressed by your own private entrance and elevators- you'll hardly realize a hotel occupies the bottom floors. Olive8 consists of the top 22 floors of this impressive LEED-certified building on 737 Olive Way. Sharing a hotel gives you some special amenities such as 24 hour room service, in house cleaning services, and valet parking. Amenities are shared with the hotel featuring an impressive lap pool, large gym, and a spa with a large menu of treatments. Homes have floor to ceiling windows, covered decks, and rich interior finishes (granite, cherry hardwoods, etc.). This is a great building!
Seaboard Building: Looking for some New York charm in Seattle? You will love the Seaboard building! With only 10 homes available, living in this flat iron look-alike is a rare experience.
Escala: Las Vegas meets Seattle in the Escala building! And so does Hollywood! The Escala building is famous for being the "residence" of Mr.Gray in Fifty Shades Of Grey. Homes are spacious here with 900 square foot 1 bedrooms (that is huge for a 1 bed!) and 1,600 square foot 2 beds.
First Light: The newest condo building to join the Seattle skyline. This building is going to be NEXT LEVEL, with the most premium finishes and insane amenities including Seattle's first-ever rooftop infinity pool! To live here is to buy bragging rights to the coolest building in town.
Newmark Tower: an older but good one! Built in the 90's but well kept, you will love the versatility of being able to short term rent your home out. Right at the base of pike place market with a pool, sauna, gym, and outdoor patio space.
1521 2nd Ave: The most luxurious building in Seattle. Exclusively 2-bedroom homes only, you will love the mature and upscale feel of this building. It feels like a four seasons hotel in the best way possible.
The Emerald: I saved the best for last with the Emerald! You can think of it like 1521's little sister. It's prettier because it's younger, but she is a bit smaller! The west facing Olympic Room will truly make your jaw drop to the floor. It's so beautiful in fact, one lucky resident hosted their wedding in there! I love the walnut finishes through out, white oak flooring, and panel ready appliances. 10/10 location being just a block from pike place.
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1. 1521 - it’s not even close. All two bedrooms. They purchased the air rights to the view. The developer lives there. It’s the highest price but it’s still the highest quality construction. Their approach was every unit is a penthouse so the amenities are limited.
2. Escala - Elevators are set so you never share a ride with anyone. Private vestibules. The east side of the building could lose its view with a building built 22 feet away so east side units far cheaper than west side.
3. First Light - Good developer, tiny units. Need to see complete.
4. Olive 8 - Great value. Starting to look dated. Excellent location if working downtown.
5. Nexus - good building quality from Canadian developer. Many units, limited parking, NO GAS RANGES (unless you get penthouse level units).
6. Emerald - Great to rent, not to own. Good location, most units do not have parking or just one space for two bedrooms. Poor construction quality, Chinese developer, already several water leaks. Avoid ownership.
Do a Bellevue one please.
Outstanding quality, Monica, really great content!
The water views are so great.
Thank you Monica
This is very good! Thanks. I’m not from Seattle but I’ve visited a bunch of
Part 2 and do this for every city, LOL... great vid!
Great job. You're so upbeat and informative. As I always say, I wish I had the wherewithal to live there, but I don't.
Hey thanks for The Emerald shout out! Hoping to have some exciting changes coming out from there soon so you can bring some more clients by.
Part II for downtown and definitely Bellevue.
It’ll be nice to also know the HOA for each :)
Thank you Monica, I do wish you guys had kept that condo. It seemed it made both Shelby and you happy. Loved this video!!
Great Episode! I would definitely go for a 2 bedroom at the Emerald. The location is prime and a water view is a must if you're spending over a million.
You've really upped your game with this video 👌
Awesome list! Love condo living, but the ultra high HOA fees really kill it... What do you think of Spire? Also unfortunate that new projects like Seattle House ended up swapping to apartments!
Spire is pretty nice, the location is a little awkward all on it’s own. The gym is really cool. The parking garage elevator system turns off some people as they worry it will break one day and be expensive to fix.
High HOA’s are unfortunately just a necessity. These buildings cost so much to run and maintain. Also you can expect HOA dues to go up every year, for sure.
Been thinking of renting at Nexus. Really enjoy the location
Can you do one on the elektra
Suckers; will be purchasing these soon
Bellevue please!
If you ever have places in Edmonds or in the north end in general that would be cool to see in a video.
Are there even any buyers now?
I love the views but I can't afford some of them. 😂
Will you start a team?
Would have liked to have seen the apartments, we saw more of your face than the apartments
Would like to see other seattle neighborhoods in a video and Bellevue
I'd love to see a part 2!
pleaaase do a part 2 and for Bellevue 🤍
First
Does anyone actually work downtown anymore?
Do you need to worry about getting permits when filming outside or any locations?
I don't understand the attraction. Concrete jungles are not my thing
Why does almost every single shot of you in this video look like you're standing in front of a green screen 😂
Also, you forgot to mention Escala's claim to fame -- the fictional home of Christian Grey!
Are you best friends with your sister
You don't sound like yourself... 🤷♀️
Fantastic Buildings 🏚🏚
Wow Seattle is changing for the better. But where did you get the sunshine from? Let's see Bellevue. I have friends living in Bellevue. 🦘🦘