Monday, March 15, 2010

100%, 99% and 50% at the Sales Centers, High Rise 80's Glamour & One Hawthorne Bats its Eyelashes

Milestones

The Arterra sales center put their last unit into contract about two weeks ago, rendering the Mission Bay development sold out once the remaining ten or so units currently in escrow close. This represents a four year sell out for developer Intracorp's 269 unit property. Construction costs ran just south of $90M USD. Close on their heels, The Infinity is down to nine units in Tower II with list prices starting at $2.7M. Across town in the Mission, 555 Bartlett announced that half of their 58 homes are now in contract after just two weeks of sales. Ladies and Gentlemen, Spring has sprung.

Greed is Good

Crank up the Oingo Boingo and make liberal use of the styling mousse because 80's glamour is now for sale. 611 Washington Street is a mixed use tower built in 1984 with 33 residential units sitting atop class A commercial office space.
Unit 2402 is listed at $3.595M and boasts 2624 square feet and iconic Downtown views. Unfortunately for the 80's purists among you, the kitchens and baths were updated a few years ago and there isn't a hint of glass block or brass to be seen. HOA dues and parking for two DeLorean's runs $2,518 per month.

Voted "Most Flirtatious" Class of 2010

The developer at One Hawthorne is a tease. The first ten units were supposed to have been released already, but developer Jackson Pacific has decided to play it coy. Buyers will have to wait until construction is complete on all 165 units before being able to write a check. ETA is June and methinks there is a wee bit of strategy afoot with both new and resale inventory Downtown shrinking rapidly. Worth the wait? I can take you on a tour to see. Can beggars also be choosers? We'll have to wait until June to find out.