12
Oct
115 Aurora Ave N
Developer: Norcon/Sierra
Architect: gulag
You have now entered the Grey Zone.
Nouveau Cold War style. A block of severe housing for the people.
Don’t fret comrade, although the prices are not for mere proletariats. . .
There are some 345 sq ft. cheap seats at only $150,000.
View the grandeur of the citizenry on their dutiful way to work along the modern marvel of Highway 99. Check out the Ordinary Diet Cafeteria at the comrade quikee mart on the corner and throw back some vodka on your way to the Seattle Cleansing Department.
Na zdorovje!
P.S. Spot the only thing that’s not grey in this picture.
October 13th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Gulag – yep, you pegged it!
The “green’ florescent bulbs on the balconies add a notably stark emphasis at night.
October 21st, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Ah, the Hardselle Condominimums, how they take me back to Novosibirsk in 1961 and the potato-fueled passions of my 122-kilo girlfriend Irina in her tiny apartment. Better buy before the Heritage Olde World patina of rust develops below the windows and the values shoot up accordingly.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am
I found it! The tiny someone (dwarfed by the wall of GRAY condo) in a bit of hunter orange. What I can’t figure out is if they’re on the sidewalk or shoulder of the road. At least the color says safety.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Orange = Safety…or prison…with the perfect backdrop to set the mood.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:23 am
The Metro bus sign, comrade!
In Russia the jokes laugh at you!
November 18th, 2009 at 3:25 am
Actually, the penthouse level seems to have some 6inch strips of crimson RED.
CCCP!
May 10th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
These con-don’ts remind me of Mother Russia when they had their big building boom in the early 1960s. By 1980 most, if not all, were demolished because of the high quality workmanship the construction drones exhibited in their attempt to underscore Nikita Khrushchev’s statement that Russia would bury the United States. WARNING: If you actually buy one of these con-don’ts be sure to ask for the package which includes an egress system which will eject you to safety when the building begins to crumble. If you don’t you may find yourself being buried in the rubble.