Highrises.com's Blog: High-Rise Building Profiles

Our San Fransico partner agent, Leslie Bauer, had a chance to tour the new Artani Condos at 818 Van Ness recently.  She reports back that of all the new developments going up in the Bay Area this is one of her favorites.  Her favorite thing about it is the floorplan selection - all of the different floorplans have terrific use of space with very little wasted square footage in hallways and other dead zones.  This is especially important in a high-rise because your HOA dues are based on the sqare footage of your unit.  Why pay a monthly fee for wasted space in a hallway or a landing?

The second thing Leslie mentioned about the Artani is that they are delivered to buyers in move-in condition with very high-quality finish out.  This is becoming an…

Don't look now, but another residential tower is about to start moving residents into Dallas's increasingly crowded Victory Park.  This latest addition, The House by Starck, is scheduled to begin closing buyers in December and expects to be fully occupied by May of 2009.   Our Dallas agent, Emily Ray-Porter, was able to attend a recent marketing event put together by the developer.  She reports that there are special pricing incentives for select floorplans, and that there is still time to choose from several different finish-out options. 

She also reports that The House offers a lower price per square foot than the other two newer contemporary Dallas high-rises:  The Azure and The W Dallas Residences. As of September 30, 2008, currently available units…