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If you are looking for an up and coming place to live in Seattle you have found it here. South Lake Union condos are changing the area to a walkable, active urban community. South Lake Union condos for sale range from first-time buyer pricing to a full panoramic view penthouse. Many buildings are designed and built by Vulcan, a Paul Allen company. These range from standard style condos to more urban Lake Union Lofts.
The South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, is so named because it is at the south tip of Lake Union. Like most Seattle neighborhoods, its precise boundaries are indeterminate, but it is bounded roughly by Denny Way on the south, beyond which is Downtown, by Interstate 5 on the east, beyond which is Capitol Hill, by Aurora Avenue N. (State Route 99) on the west, beyond which is Lower Queen Anne, and by Aloha Street, Lake Union, and E. Garfield Street on the north, beyond which are Westlake and Eastlake. The portion of South Lake Union east of Fairview Avenue N. was historically known as Cascade, though the distinction is less often made today.
Its main thoroughfares are Valley, Mercer, and Broad Streets (east- and westbound) and Dexter, 9th, Westlake, and Fairview Avenues N. and Eastlake Avenue E. (north- and southbound).
Historically, the only district in South Lake Union was the area surrounding Lake Union with many residential options, with housing options ranging from single-family houses and houseboats to apartments and condominiums, while the rest of the neighborhood's housing restricted to apartments and condominiums, most of recent vintage. As early as 1972, the mayor's "In-City Living Task Force" proposed the creation of 50,000 housing units in high-rise apartments in South Lake Union and Belltown. Since an economic redevelopment was initiated by the City Council in 2003, South Lake Union has seen a marked increase in housing with 1,850 new units. South Lake Union view condos allow homeowners to ride the street car home from work and watch seaplanes take off and land as the sun sets.
Lake Union Park became a reality on July 1, 2000, when the US Navy conveyed the deed to its five acres of land to Seattle Parks and Recreation. The transfer consolidated the South Lake Union site into a 12-acre park. It is a unique urban gem destined to become a popular, waterfront park as it develops.
South Lake Union also has its own Streetcar to link the neighborhood to downtown. Since opening day, the Streetcar has become an integral part of Seattle’s Center City transportation system. It has improved connections for thousands of office workers, residents, shoppers and students by making it easier to get around the Downtown Retail Core, Denny Triangle and South Lake Union areas.
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