Trillium Heritage Award-Winner Scotstone Manor Asks $1.4M
The Trillium Heritage Awards recognize outstanding examples of historic architecture in the communities of Lake Forest Park, North Seattle and Shoreline. In 2013, the 12-bedroom manor in Broadview known as Scotstone Manor took home the honor for North Seattle. Now, the 4,980 square-foot residence in on the open market asking $1.399M. Built in 1919 as Rest View Sanitarium, it was a "retreat from the cares of the city" before eventually becoming Rest View University of Chiropractic and eventually a residence in it's own right. The new owner will be only the fifth in almost 100 years and you'll be in charge of not just 12 bedrooms and 3.5 baths but also 52 total windows. It might be more of an estate now but that goal of being a respite from the rest of the world still holds up, even if the world has encroached around the 16,400 square-foot lot.
Big Reveal: $1.175M For This Blue Ridge 1946 Spanish Villa
Yesterday, we asked you to guess the asking price for this 1946 Spanish villa in Blue Ridge. We say guesses range from $975K all the way up to $1.8M but we have to give Barb the win for a guess of $1.049M. Actual asking price: $1.175M. Built in 1946, this Spanish-inspired villa faces west from up top on Blue Ridge. It's a mix of vintage features (the glass door, fireplace, built-ins) and modern upgrades (bathroom, office). So now that you know what they're asking for it, do you think that's worth it?
17-Story Residential Complex Up For Review in First Hill
Holland Partner Group and Ankrom Moisan Architects will present plans for a 17-story building at 1001 Minor Ave. to the design review board on Wednesday for what they hope is the go-ahead. Plans call for 205 residential units, 5,450 sf. of street-level retail, 120 below-grade parking stalls and LEED certification. Renderings showcase a boxy design with outdoor spaces on the second and top floors as well as private balconies on the third and fifth floors. They'll have to get a McDonald's currently on the site to vacate, though that lease runs through 2017. It'll be the newest edition to the First Hill neighborhood, which includes Coppins Well right across the street.
Get to Know Our 2015 Groundbreakers!
Catch up on all of Curbed.com's coverage of the first-ever class of Groundbreakers right here and find out how these cutting-edge architects avoid cliché, design with communities in mind, and push the envelope of technology.
How a Freewheeling School Changed American Design
Alumni visits don't get much more high profile than Ray Eames's brief return to Cranbrook Academy of Art in May 1980. Half of the dynamic design couple whose grab-bag of inventive projects became synonymous with post-war Modernism, Ray, who had been widowed a little less than two years prior, was then living by herself in the trailblazing Case Study house she built with her late husband Charles. Known for its pioneering layout and polychromatic interior, the home, decorated with the vast quantity of objects, artwork, and collectables accrued by the couple over nearly four decades together, must have been a potent source of memories. But Ray's trip to speak at the Michigan arts school where she met her husband in 1940 proved a similar catalyst for nostalgia. A Detroit Free Press article from that summer says she was "smiling continuously." During a discourse that covered all manner of design topics, she often "wandered into memories."
High Wind Warnings; Gum Wall Begins It's Comeback
· High winds to hit Puget Sound area: Flooding, downed trees, landslides possible [ST]
· Seattle gum-wall time-lapse: Watch a ton of gum disappear in a minute [ST]
· Seattle City Council allocating more money to fight homeless crisis[KOMO]
· Seattle wants public input on plans for West Coast's tallest tower [K5]
· King County will remove old rails on the Eastside Trail + Kirkland plans rapid bus along the trail [SBB]
· This Seattle office tower developer just made a bold prediction about a new downtown high-rise [PSBJ]
· Inslee: Washington open to Syrian refugees [TSG]
· Seattle gum-wall time-lapse: Watch a ton of gum disappear in a minute [ST]
· Seattle City Council allocating more money to fight homeless crisis[KOMO]
· Seattle wants public input on plans for West Coast's tallest tower [K5]
· King County will remove old rails on the Eastside Trail + Kirkland plans rapid bus along the trail [SBB]
· This Seattle office tower developer just made a bold prediction about a new downtown high-rise [PSBJ]
· Inslee: Washington open to Syrian refugees [TSG]
Meet Our 2015 Young Guns Winners!
Catch up on all of Curbed.com's coverage of the 2015 class of Young Guns, honoring designers working in every discipline, from floral design to urban planning to woodworking to development.
Bathe Under the Stars Behind This $1.2M Monroe Log Home
No fake logs here. This 3,009 square foot log home is built from tree trunks, timbered but not lumbered, big round chunks of trees stacked more like a ski lodge than a cabin. They're asking $1,200,000 for it and its 3 bedroom and 2.25 baths. There's a good chance the rooms are big considering that much space and that few rooms. Their idea was for space and room because those ceilings are 30 feet high, a great sanctuary for spiders and hard-to-reach light bulbs. Even termites would have a tough time eating through that much wood. The style is solid and spacious, which is a tough balance to achieve, which they did. The house is in Monroe on a ten acre lot with lots of room, lots of views, and enough room to live life a little differently. That's enough room for trails and streams and wildlife, but it also an environment where you can do things like put the elegant tub on the deck outside the bedroom under a chandelier.
How Much For This 1946 Spanish Villa Perched in Blue Ridge?
PriceSpotter is Curbed's asking price guessing game. We provide you with some details and pictures from a real estate listing, and you take a crack at the price in the comments. Tomorrow we reveal the answer. And hey, no cheating!
What Is It?: 3-BR, 2.75-bath Spanish Villa in Blue Ridge
Home Square Footage: 4,080 sf.
Taxes: $8,905
The Skinny: Built in 1946, this Spanish-inspired villa faces west from up top on Blue Ridge. It's a mix of vintage features (the glass door, fireplace, built-ins) and modern upgrades (bathroom, office). Most striking is the way the home cares not for dividing walls. The master suite ends and the bathroom begins. Same goes for the kitchen and eating area. The brick patio out back is a throwback but the view is a classic. So, how much do you think they're asking for it?
Home Square Footage: 4,080 sf.
Taxes: $8,905
The Skinny: Built in 1946, this Spanish-inspired villa faces west from up top on Blue Ridge. It's a mix of vintage features (the glass door, fireplace, built-ins) and modern upgrades (bathroom, office). Most striking is the way the home cares not for dividing walls. The master suite ends and the bathroom begins. Same goes for the kitchen and eating area. The brick patio out back is a throwback but the view is a classic. So, how much do you think they're asking for it?
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Downtown Seattle Condo Prices Hit New High in October
The Mark Company's Condominium Pricing Index for October is out and Downtown Seattle condo prices were up 5 percent in October, reaching a new high of $814 per square foot. That surpasses the previous peak of $808 per square foot in March and is now 11 percent higher than October 2014. New construction inventory also went up 23 percent in October. There are now approximately 374 units available (147 in Insignia, 131 in Luma and 92 in Gridiron).
The average resale price per square foot for Downtown condos went up 4 percent to $608 per square foot and is now 12 percent higher year-over-year. Resale inventory, however, remains low at 71 active Downtown condo listings.
· The Mark Company [TMC]
The average resale price per square foot for Downtown condos went up 4 percent to $608 per square foot and is now 12 percent higher year-over-year. Resale inventory, however, remains low at 71 active Downtown condo listings.
· The Mark Company [TMC]
Space Needle Upgrades Planned; Inside Lenny Wilkens Home
· Kirkland's BRT Design [STB]
· The grim history of Seattle's highway fallout shelter [BBH]
· Statewide Form 22A—Financing Contingency: The Seller's Perspective [SB]
· Isola Homes Opens Experience Center [UL]
· Spots on Broadway, E Olive Way, E Madison could be open to pot shops under new Seattle proposal [CHS]
· City of Seattle may be backtracking on Move Seattle projects [MyN]
· Inside Lenny Wilkens' and his wife Marilyn's Medina home [PSBJ]
· Ports of Tacoma and Seattle to gang up in bid to squash Sodo arena plan [PSBJ]
· Monorail ORCA Study Results [STB]
· Bellevue getting one big hotel project but with two brands [PSBJ]
· Space Needle considers major upgrades including glass restaurant floor, new elevators [PSBJ]
· WA Bikes/Cascade merger still on track [STB]
· 19 Things to Know About Living in Tacoma [Est]
· The grim history of Seattle's highway fallout shelter [BBH]
· Statewide Form 22A—Financing Contingency: The Seller's Perspective [SB]
· Isola Homes Opens Experience Center [UL]
· Spots on Broadway, E Olive Way, E Madison could be open to pot shops under new Seattle proposal [CHS]
· City of Seattle may be backtracking on Move Seattle projects [MyN]
· Inside Lenny Wilkens' and his wife Marilyn's Medina home [PSBJ]
· Ports of Tacoma and Seattle to gang up in bid to squash Sodo arena plan [PSBJ]
· Monorail ORCA Study Results [STB]
· Bellevue getting one big hotel project but with two brands [PSBJ]
· Space Needle considers major upgrades including glass restaurant floor, new elevators [PSBJ]
· WA Bikes/Cascade merger still on track [STB]
· 19 Things to Know About Living in Tacoma [Est]
7 Fake U.S. Cities With Very Real Purposes
An intersection at MCity, the fake town that was recently built in Ann Arbor to test driverless cars and other technologies. Photo via University of Michigan Mobility Transformation Center.
Whether built for testing, special training, or as a military ruse, fake cities have a unique place in military and technological history. The infamous Potemkin Village may be one of the first and most notable examples, but numerous faux cities made as diversions or for security have popped up throughout the history of warfare, from a fake Parisconstructed at the end of WWI to fool German bombers to suburban camouflage applied atop U.S. factories during WWII to protect them from bombing raids. While technological advances have made the idea of diversionary developments a thing of the past, the idea of creating massive spaces for training and practice (whether for soldiers facing overseas deployment or tech companies wanting to give driverless cars a test run), means there's still a need for simulated cities. Here's a tour of some of the more intriguing and unorthodox sites in the United States.
Last Week's Biggest Sales: Clyde Hill Modern Goes For $6.1M
Listed for: $6.28M
Received: $6.09M
Size: 5-BR, 4.75-bath, 5,904 sf.
Location: 9115 NE 19th St, Clyde Hill
The Skinny: Listed in June, this brand-new construction from Dean Homes only took a few months to go pending. Designed for entertaining, it's a open modern with a distinct midcentury vibe. Muted colors, clean lines and plenty of space throughout. The rooftop deck provides quite a view.
Received: $6.09M
Size: 5-BR, 4.75-bath, 5,904 sf.
Location: 9115 NE 19th St, Clyde Hill
The Skinny: Listed in June, this brand-new construction from Dean Homes only took a few months to go pending. Designed for entertaining, it's a open modern with a distinct midcentury vibe. Muted colors, clean lines and plenty of space throughout. The rooftop deck provides quite a view.
2,350 Pounds of Gum Later, Seattle's Gum Wall Starts Over
And so, the Seattle Gum Wall is no more. Well, for now. Cleaning of the iconic tourist spot was completed Friday afternoon. Pike Place Market shared some stats from the clean-up and they're exactly as gross and/or crazy as you'd expect.
· The cleaning of the Gum Wall took an estimated 130 hours.
· The weight of the gum that was cleaned off the wall was 2,350 poundsor 1.175 tons.
· The gum filled 94 gallon buckets.
If you want to remember The Gum Wall before it's reboot, go check out the winners from the Gum Wall Snap! Contest, chosen from over 2,325 sticky entries.
· The weight of the gum that was cleaned off the wall was 2,350 poundsor 1.175 tons.
· The gum filled 94 gallon buckets.
If you want to remember The Gum Wall before it's reboot, go check out the winners from the Gum Wall Snap! Contest, chosen from over 2,325 sticky entries.
Tiny 1900 Ballard Bungalow Back on Market Asking $395K
Welcome to Tiny Homes, an idea that is more popular with minimalists than with neighborhood associations and zoning boards. We'll point out the fun parts. You'll have to check out the logistics and legalities - but this one probably has a footing or two from two centuries ago.
Ah, an historic house with a gated entry, a towering palm tree, high ceilings, a French doors leading onto a private deck. That could be the introduction to a multi-million dollar estate; but instead, it is a an introduction to a house that is much easier to keep, and buy because it is only 640 square feet and is priced at $395,000. It was built in 1900, so it wouldn't be a surprise to find that it was started in 1899. It actually is easy to have a lot of space within 640 square feet when there's only one bedroom and one bath. As for the palm tree, it has had years to establish itself. The gate is chain link. The deck is private because the backyard is fenced and there's isn't another bedroom that could sneak a peek. Inside, it is a refreshingly classic with archwaysbetween rooms instead of rectangular cutouts, hardwood floors from when they were a necessity and not just stylish, and the real nod to an earlier era - bookshelves, lots of bookshelves. How big does a house have to be when you can dive into the infinity of a book?
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