The B-Town Blog is proud to present our second Advertiser, Susan Plecko, Realtor, CRS, SRES!
Susan sells real estate in the Burien and Seahurst areas. Her ad is on the upper right Sidebar, so please support her efforts.
She can be reached at (206) 650-9626, by email at susanplecko@johnlscott.com or via her website: www.susanplecko.com
According to Susan:
I moved to Burien from Chicago in 1968 to work for the airlines. I worked for Northwest, United and Thai Airways until Thai moved its North American headquarters to LA. Houses are my passion so I became a Real Estate appraiser. While I enjoyed appraising, I didn’t get in to see enough houses and I missed working with people. I joined John L. Scott 5 years ago. I have earned the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designations. I love my job and love being sure that people have the best representation when selling or buying their homes. After living in other areas of the metropolitan Seattle area, my husband, Andy Vagi (Barrier Volvo Southcenter) and I moved to Seahurst 15 years ago. I am a Highline Historical Society volunteer as well as a sponsor of the 2008 Highline Garden Tour (June 14th), VP of the Seahurst Community Club, and I was honored to have named Eagle Landing Park.
People outside our area are recognizing what we’ve known all along – Burien is a wonderful place to live and to invest in. When it comes to real estate, we have it all…from the starter home to the view or waterfront dream home…including everything in between. Our new Town Square and the proposed Community Recreation Center will just add to the livability of our city.
Susan’s website is here, and we’re proud to have her join us as an Advertiser on the B-Town Blog!
BURIEN – The Laramar Group, a real estate investment and management company, has acquired the Vintage Park, a 543-unit apartment property in Burien.
The property, located at 1101 SW 139th Street, will be renamed The Heights at Burien.
Currently, the site is called “One Thirty Nine at the Park,” and, according to its website:
“…is one of the largest apartment complexes in Washington. Located along Burien’s main stretch of roadway, this sprawling complex has more than 500 apartments.
A majority of the residents here are recent Mexican immigrants who speak only Spanish, as well as recent indigenous Mexican immigrants known as Tarascans, who speak a language which dates back to the time of the Aztecs.”
Opened in 1993, the New Futures site at Vintage Park consists of 4 linked apartment units that have been caringly converted into classrooms, computer labs, and family meeting areas. Painted with vibrant colors, the Vintage Park site is filled with the lively energy of its many neighbors, volunteers, students, and staff.”
According to the press release, Vintage Park is the 15th property acquisition for the Laramar Group. The property was acquired directly from the seller.
Constructed in the mid-1940s, the 543-unit apartment property comprises 44 buildings on a 25-acre site. Offering one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, the complex will apparently undergo a significant transformation, including property upgrades, renovations and the new property signage and logo (EDITOR’S NOTE: Should new signage and logo really considered an “upgrade”?).
Laramar plans a $12 million strategic renovation to the apartment interiors including the upgrade of kitchens and baths, new lighting and hardware and the addition of washers and dryers. Major improvements and updates to common areas will include new siding and roofs, upgraded playground and picnic areas and improved lighting, paving and concrete work. New amenities will include a new club room, business center and fitness center. Additionally, Laramar’s management team will implement new leasing and marketing strategies (EDITOR’S NOTE: we predict that the phrase “new leasing and marketing strategies” = RENT INCREASE).
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BURIEN – The B-Town Boom looks like it’s got a potential Part II coming, as a three-acre area near Five Corners sold for $3.2 million to a private investor known as 162nd Street LLC, with plans to build a commercial and residential development.
Miller Creek Junction LLC sold the land for $3.2 million, or about $1 million per acre.
The site, located at 215 S. 162nd St., was free of improvements at the time of sale.
The buyer intends to build three office buildings and 46 town homes on the property.
Both parties were self-represented in the transaction.
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