West Water…Wasted Time
November 29th, 2007Posted by Leann
On a scale of 1-10 I would give West Water condos (6960 California Ave SW, Gamel Investment Group) in West Seattle a generous…2, maybe a 1.
It doesn’t help that I was lied to over the phone when asked about pricing and availability for one bedroom units. Agents beware, you unfortunately have to make the drive and verify what you are told by their sales reps. And by verify, I mean figure it out on your own. My suggestion is to do this on your own before you waste your clients time by taking them to see what is not available in their price range.
Gaudy is an understatement. It hits you before you even walk in the door with their interesting choice of a rust colored orange paint for the entry. I felt like I was in a circus in the middle of Vegas when I walked in. The lobby has been renovated with a cherry wood checkerboard scheme accented by marble on the floor. A bright baby blue adorns the hallways. Loud music is being piped in through speakers near the elevators, it’s like a sensory overload. Maybe the music is that loud in an effort to drown out the lying sales agents, who knows. I cannot imagine living in a building like this, it would take an hour to wind down after making it up to your condo.
Pluses: gated underground parking, sound views, nice landscaping and exterior tile work, and I am sure buyer bonuses are soon to come. Location on California is near some good shopping, restaurants, and Alki Beach.
Negatives: the whole experience
8 Comments Add your own
1. Jim Reppond | November 29th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Gee, Leann. Tell us how you REALLY feel :-)
It sucks when developers and marketing companies treat agents like this. It makes for a bad impression for everyone involved. Apparently a number of others have had similar experiences. See blog below:
http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=4158
2. Marvin | November 30th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Your article has motivated me to visit the place. It is a lot closer than Vegas and an adrenalin rush sometime over the weekend would be a welcome boost.
It might be entertaining to visit this place periodically just to see what kind of clientele it attracts - might be an interesting place to live if you like neighbors with interesting personality profiles and habits. Definitely not an old folks home…
On the serious side of things, I think it would be good for all of us to endure the sales pitch from these folks. It is good to see first hand what lying sales dementia and hype looks like. Ever sat through a time share pitch?
Thanks again for the heads up - this is definitely on my list of entertainment and educational hot spots - and off my list of potential sites in which to invest / live.
Marvin.
3. Terry | December 3rd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Wow, just when I was beginning to think Seattle was a class act!
Seriously though, too bad the “sales team” felt like they had to resort to lies, treachery, and desperation. I feel that if you have a good product, competitively priced, one needn’t resort to such outlandish tactics. There ARE other ways to get noticed. And the garishness? Oh please, have a little self respect, I am so embarrased for them. I won’t be traveling to see the Las Vegas wanna be anytime soon, not even if they promise a live showing by Elvis, which, by the way I am surprised they didn’t try. DID THEY?????????
Terry
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5. Judith | May 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I have been an agent for a number of years and I live in West Seattle. I have many clients that I have taken to the site. The agents representing the property were professional and the property was a very good value. They had over 20 units priced under 290k. My client is thinking about buying one priced at 239k. The units have granite, marble, fireplace, hardwood, and stainless steal. I thought the finishes were beautiful as did my clients. I dont know why you had a bad experience, but I’ve been there a few times and found it to be the best place to buy especially with so many options and great prices.
6. Leann | May 9th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Eric,
Classless? And I am unprofessional? Harsh words. It’s my opinion and also the opinion of many of my buyers. I am glad you are interested, I just don’t happen to agree with your opinion of this conversion compared to others in the area. But that’s what these forums are for, thanks for expressing yours:)
I understand that they are eliminating the orange paint, it looks as if I wasn’t the only one that felt this way.
7. Moderator | May 11th, 2008 at 6:09 am
[Leann’s response to “Eric” refers to post that was deleted for being an ad hominem attack.]
8. JJ | May 12th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Judith, (or would this be Judy trying to promote something positive when nobody else legit speaks up on the Gamels behalf?) others have been fooled before not only at this property but at others by the same developer. Upon first impression you may belive the agents are being “professional”, but, oh wait, professional or just ACTING professional while flat out lying to buyers before, during, and after the sale of the property. DON’T BE NAIVE AND BELIEVE ANYTHING THE AGENTS TELL YOU HERE….DO YOUR DUE DILLIGENCE AND RESEARCH THIS DEVELOPER AND EVERYTHING THEY TELL YOU!! It would be nice to assume that the agents would work under a certain code of ethics to promote this property but I know first hand that at other of their properties that this is not the case and the agents and developer told MANY MANY lies to the buyers, sometimes coming back later in a very negative way to the buyers.
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