The Flats at Julian-Drew - Finally Downtown Condos under $200k

44 East Broadway - Luxury Downtown Condos

August 25, 2008

The first of two condo developments downtown now taking reservations is 44 East Broadway, which sits, coincidentally, at 44 East Broadway, between Stone and Scott, made from what used to be the 1979 Federal building. That first photo is from the 4th floor, looking generally Northwest.

Decidedly on the upscale side, condos here start at $350k-ish for the East facing, 1100 sq ft, 1 bed, 1.5 bath units, and head all the way to $1.35million for the North facing penthouses on the top, which are roughly 2300 sq ft, 2 bed, 2.75 bath units. The public report isn’t out yet, so pricing is still subject to change.

The building will have 34 units, if I remember correctly: 10 units on floors 2-4, and four penthouses on the top. I think they need somewhere around 20, 22 reservations before major construction can begin.

Distinctive features would be the walls-o-windows that will create the North and South exposures of the building, with a new parking garage with rooftop pool and downstairs cafe slated to go in as well.

The floorplans are all lofts, with most having a loft-type bedroom upstairs from the main living area, and finishes should be modern and upscale: nickel finished hardware, walk in closets, solid interior doors, granite counters, stone and hardwood floors.

This is the panorama from what will be the penthouses, looking North and West. I love that you can see the Catalinas, the University, the Hotel Congress sign, the whole city.

There are floorplans here, as well as a little more history of the building. After walking the site, I think there are some units here that will certainly be more desirable than others, based on location and light within the building. If you’re interested in this project, let’s go walk it together, and I’ll show you what I mean. Because right now, it looks like this: