Wow! Lots of progress since my last update. 
Thornton Place is really a breath-taking, beautiful 5 acre village with walkways meandering through green spaces and across the exposed Thornton Creek. The creek has been under cover for over 40 years and the developer, Lorig, worked with the City to improve and naturally filter storm-water runoff bound for Lake Washington. The newly designed Thornton Creek serves as an improved filtering system for drainage often polluted by oil and pesticides.
This photograph shows the Thornton Place Condominiums on the right and the Aljoya Senior Housing Community on the left.
121 Condos have been built at Thornton Place and move in dates are currently set for June. The preview center is located just off of NE 103rd and is open 11am - 6pm daily. The MLS currently lists studios (600 square feet) at $300,000. One-bedrooms start at $370,000 and two-bedrooms start at $466,000. Recent new incentives have just been added!
Aljoya is the ERA Living senior housing building. 143 units are slated to open this summer as well. Their preview center is located south of the project on NE 100th Street.
And the big building with no windows? 
This is the highly anticipated new 14 screen cinema and IMAX theater due to open this MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! Seattle north-enders have been without a nearby movie theater (besides the deteriorating Oak Tree) for decades. This is exciting! The cinema will include stadium seating, high-back rocking seats, and digital surround sound in all 14 auditoriums, as well as an IMAX screen with digital projection and the IMAX sound system.
In addition, there are two apartment buildings with 266 units available for rent beginning in July. Retail and restaurant space is available on the ground floor.
This lovely community is Green focused and LEED Certified. LEED Certification Has requirements in various areas of design and construction, including storm water design, water efficient landscaping, daylighting, indoor chemical & pollutant source control, ventilation levels, recycled content levels, and use of regionally-produced materials. During construction, air quality is consistently monitored and waste items are recycled. This rating will result in lower operating costs and a healthier environment for residents. Also, the residences feature water efficient fixtures and Energy Star appliances. Interiors are finished with low-emitting paints, adhesives, and carpets.
All of this is surrounded by three acres of green space to be enjoyed by the residents and the general public. It is a welcome sight to have the Northgate area revitalized!
Seattle's Licton Springs neighborhood is not well know by its' name but we all know where it is. Referred to as North College Park and frequently called Green Lake, it is located west of Northgate, north of Green Lake (NE 85thStreet), east of Greenwood and Aurora (Highway 99) and south of Haller Lake.
Another not well-known fact is that it is also home to a natural spring, which exists in the northwest area of Licton Springs Park.
Licton Springs was once a healing center for Native Americans, who constructed sweat lodges and bathed in the mineral waters of the springs. Pioneer David Denny built a cabin near the springs in 1870 and hundreds of settlers drove for miles to immerse themselves in the spring water and in the mud.
A spa was built in 1935. Thousands then flocked to the springs to dunk in the thermal baths. In 1960 Seattle voters approved the site as a park, and the City bought the springs in 1961.
The park still exists with swing sets and fun hop scotches, bridges crossing over a creek, and large grassy areas.
Today, the residential area has mixed single family and town home residences with a few apartment buildings.
There are well over 300 Townhomes and new townhouses continue to be built. Two bedrooms are currently selling from $280,000 to $325,000 and three bedrooms run from $325,000 to $425,000.
The area is holding their holding value fairly well.
I specialize in North Seattle neighborhoods from Downtown to Edmonds including Wedgwood, Broadview, Maple Leaf, Northgate, Fremont, Ballard, Green Lake, Ravenna, Wallingford and Queen Anne.
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