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Seattle High-Rise Condo Market Report

Seattle's high-rise market is its own ecosystem — nineteen-plus name towers from Belltown to South Lake Union, each trading on building reputation, floor, view line, and HOA health rather than neighborhood comps. Averages mislead here; this report tracks the market the way it actually prices: tower by tower.

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Property Type
High-Rise Condo
Core Districts
Downtown · Belltown · SLU
Name Towers Tracked
19+
Listing Stats
Live, hourly

Market context

What actually moves the high-rise market.

The buyer pool is distinct: tech workers who want walkability to Amazon's campus and South Lake Union, empty-nesters trading Eastside and North Seattle houses for lock-and-leave living, and out-of-state purchasers buying a Seattle foothold. Each segment concentrates in different towers, which is why buildings blocks apart can move in opposite directions.

Building reputation compounds. Towers like Insignia, Escala, Spire, and First Light trade on amenity packages, HOA management quality, and resale history — a well-run building with healthy reserves commands a persistent premium over a comparable tower with special-assessment scars. The resale certificate tells you more about value than the listing photos.

View and floor premiums are real but nonlinear. The jump from a fifth-floor territorial view to a fortieth-floor Sound view can be worth several hundred dollars per square foot within the same building, and protected view corridors matter: a view that can be built out is priced differently by informed buyers than one that can't.

Supply arrives in waves. High-rise inventory tracks construction cycles rather than the steady drip of single-family listings — when a new tower delivers, it pressures resale pricing in neighboring buildings for quarters at a time, then the market re-tightens. Knowing where the pipeline stands is a core part of timing a high-rise purchase or sale.

Coverage

Service area at a glance

RexMont represents buyers and sellers across these Seattle and Eastside markets. Click any city for the full local guide.

Bellevue, WA

ZIPs: 98004 · 98005 · 98006 · 98007 · 98008

Schools: Bellevue SD

Medina, WA

ZIP: 98039

Schools: Bellevue SD

Clyde Hill, WA

ZIP: 98004

Schools: Bellevue SD

Mercer Island, WA

ZIP: 98040

Schools: Mercer Island SD

Kirkland, WA

ZIPs: 98033 · 98034

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Redmond, WA

ZIPs: 98052 · 98053

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Sammamish, WA

ZIPs: 98074 · 98075

Schools: Lake Washington / Issaquah SD

Issaquah, WA

ZIPs: 98027 · 98029

Schools: Issaquah SD

Newcastle, WA

ZIPs: 98056 · 98059

Schools: Renton SD

Woodinville, WA

ZIPs: 98072 · 98077

Schools: Northshore SD

Kenmore, WA

ZIP: 98028

Schools: Northshore SD

Seattle, WA

ZIPs: 98101 · 98109 · 98112 · 98115 · 98118

Schools: Seattle Public Schools

Buying a Seattle high-rise condo

The unit is half the decision — the building is the other half. RexMont reviews the resale certificate, reserve study, owner-occupancy ratio, and rental-cap rules before you commit, and prices your offer against how that specific tower actually trades, not the downtown average.

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Selling a Seattle high-rise condo

Your competition is the other listings in your building and its immediate peers — pricing against them is a different exercise than pricing a house. RexMont positions your unit on floor, view line, and building strengths, and markets to the buyer segment your tower actually attracts.

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Live NWMLS data

Active high-rise condos for sale in Seattle

Live NWMLS condo listings across downtown, Belltown, and South Lake Union, refreshed hourly — stats above are derived from these active listings.

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Median price
$535,000
Median $/sqft
N/A
Avg days on market
18
Listings for sale
350+

Listing data courtesy of NWMLS. Provided for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Market stats are calculated from the active NWMLS listings shown here for Seattle; individual neighborhoods and property types may vary.

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FAQ

Questions buyers and sellers ask first.

Is the Seattle high-rise condo market a buyer's or seller's market?

High-rise condos give buyers more leverage than Seattle's single-family market — inventory is deeper, buildings compete with each other, and days on market run longer. Sellers win by positioning against the right comps: the same floor plan can price very differently across towers, floors, and view lines.

What drives pricing differences between Seattle towers?

Five factors dominate: the building itself (age, amenities, reputation), floor height, view orientation (Sound and Space Needle views carry real premiums over territorial), HOA dues relative to what they fund, and parking. Two identical-square-footage units blocks apart can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

How do HOA dues affect what I can afford?

Lenders count HOA dues in your debt-to-income ratio, so a high-dues building reduces your maximum loan amount. Dues vary widely between towers depending on amenities, staffing, and reserve health. Reviewing the resale certificate — reserves, pending special assessments, litigation — is a core part of any condo purchase we guide.

Are Seattle high-rise condos hard to finance?

Financing depends on the building as much as the buyer. Lenders look at owner-occupancy ratios, reserve funding, and any litigation when deciding whether a building is warrantable. Most established downtown towers finance normally; newer or investor-heavy buildings can require specific lenders. We flag this before you fall in love with a unit.

How current is the market data on this page?

The listing stats on this page are derived from active NWMLS high-rise listings and refresh hourly. Market commentary is reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team and updated as conditions change.

How does RexMont represent high-rise buyers and sellers?

Tower by tower. RexMont agents track how individual buildings trade — which floor plans move, what view premiums actually close at, and how each building's HOA health affects value. That building-level knowledge is what separates accurate condo pricing from square-footage guesswork.

High-rise value lives in the details.

Floor, view line, HOA health, and building reputation decide outcomes in this market — not square footage alone. RexMont brings 1,235 Google 5-star reviews and $1B+ in closed production, with building-level expertise across Seattle's towers.

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