Live Large! High End Condo Available (25. April 2007, 22:39 by Derek Young) ~ Are You A Rock Star?
In spite of our reputation for expensive condos, there aren’t that many in the upper stratosphere. I don’t know all of you. Maybe there’s a rock star amongst us. Sure, 1 Stadium Way is available for $1.5 million. But what if you want something a little newer? So, for a few bucks more – 945,000 bucks to be exact – you can have yourself a bit of new construction. Fewer terraces than 1 Stadium Way, but a huge open concept great room. 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. We toured one of the units several months ago and we were definitely impressed by the space. The kicker… “Mstr bth includes grnte cntrs, 3 sinks, glass blk shwr & urinal.” That’s right. A urinal. Everybody has wine cellars. More condos need urinals.
Side note – If you’re a first time condo buyer, this unit probably isn’t for you. Of course, if you’re one of the guys that just sold YouTube or something similar and you don’t want a lawn… consider it.
Listed with John L. Scott
Project by Metropolitan Real Estate Development
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The first time I laid eyes on this place during the Tour of Urban Living, I let the developer know that I was going to start looking for my future doctor/lawyer husband right away because this beautiful space is the only thing that I want for Christmas ;). You should really check it out.
1 | Posted by Roxanne | Apr 26, 12:56 PM
Isn’t this the same condo as Stadium 1? The listing has 207 Broadway, which is listed as the Granville condos on the Metropolitan website.
All but one of these condos sold for $1.5 million each.
Isn’t this the same condo only the price has nearly doubled?
Is anyone else concerned that the Metropolitan Development Real Estate, LLC seems to be buying up a lot of Tacoma – they must be getting pretty powerful – with a full-staffed cadre of attorneys, accountants, construction people, marketing people, and accountants to run the show.
These are just the type of groups that can control the important decisions made by the city councill if they get too blinded by big money and development promises.
2 | Posted by Laura H. | Apr 26, 02:17 PM
You should be concerned about MRED, Laura. They don’t worry about much standing in their way!
3 | Posted by Rebecca | Apr 26, 02:51 PM
For one thing the “partnership” for the St. Helen’s condos and market with Brinkman and Metropolitan RED...Brinkman’s wife is the vice president of marketing for Metropolitan RED.
4 | Posted by Laura H. | Apr 26, 03:13 PM
I’ve got to make a comment about the urinal.
My great-uncle Durant, a lifelong South Dakota bachelor farmer, is the only person I’ve ever known to put a urinal in his house. In the 70s, building new on the old family homestead, Durant ordered the urinal, which horrified his nieces and nephews. “It will ruin the resale value of the house, Uncle Durant. Don’t do it.” His reply? “I’m not going to resell it. I’m going to live in that house ‘til I die.” Which he did.
I suppose this shows that he was a man ahead of his time. If corn farming hadn’t panned out, perhaps Uncle Durant would have had a knack for urban real estate.
5 | Posted by Megan | Apr 26, 03:31 PM
We had originally planned to put a urinal in the basement bathroom we are adding in. The room is only 4×4 or so. There will be a tiny corner sink and a urinal, but I thought it might be a good idea to look for wall-mount toilets or something. I don’t want to jack hammer up any concrete! So it may be a urinal yet. BTW those things are more expensive than a toilet.
Hey! What kind of potty mint do you put in the urinal of a $2.5 mil condo?
6 | Posted by Christine | Apr 26, 07:18 PM
Urinal in a 2.5 million dollar condo, too easy, just imagine I said something inappropriate or offensive and we can be dispatch with that.
7 | Posted by Crenshaw Sepulveda | Apr 26, 07:24 PM
So what’s with the three sinks in the master bath? To accommodate the occasional ménage à trois?
8 | Posted by cck | Apr 26, 08:27 PM
I thought it was a $1.5 million condo (not 2.5) ... though, admittedly, once you pass the million mark it all kinda blurs to me. Now, the third sink and the urinal are DIFFERENT amenities, right? (That’s a joke … at least I hope.)
9 | Posted by tacomachickadee | Apr 27, 04:39 PM
Okay, I figured it out Stadium 1 is a different building (the $1.5 million condo). Do some of those buildings have addresses on Broadway and some on Stadium?
I do believe that the $2.45 million condo, which is in the Granville Building, was originally priced at $1.5 million. Does anyone else know? Just curious.
10 | Posted by Laura H. | Apr 28, 11:15 AM
Somebody stole my idea! We did a bath expansion/ remodel last year, but my wife nixed my great idea of putting in a urinal. “Just think, no more seat up/down arguments. You can glue it down if you want.” Nope. Ah well, can’t win ‘em all.
12 | Posted by Squid | May 2, 11:32 AM
I’ll pass, if it ain’t a stainless steel urinal it isn’t high end enough for me. Stainless steel urinal with granite, that’s the ticket.
13 | Posted by Crenshaw Sepulveda | May 3, 11:15 AM
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