The Thompson Flats- Listing Next Week

We're done with 99% of the work at 2106 10th St, and we're excited to put these condos on the market. The cleaning crew is in there this weekend, and two of the units will be staged on Tuesday and Wednesday. The photographer will get us the pics back on Thursday, and we'll be all set to have our first open house next Sunday. We have a big sign out front and we're already been getting several calls. A few potential buyers have even come through already for a sneak peek.

Here's the finished front of the building.

Here's the penthouse kitchen before the cleaning. The floors are all stained and look incredible, even better than I had imagined. You really get such a nice finish when they're sanded and stained in place. The contrast between the dark floors and the white cabinets looks stunning.

Here's the penthouse top bedroom. Lots of light!

This is the wet bar in the top unit. It's the same materials as the kitchen below.

The Thompson Flats- A few weeks away

We're almost done with this condo building. There is a lot of activity going on in the building, and each day it looks a little closer to being a home.

The crane came yesterday and dropped off the AC units for the roof. We set them as far back as possible so they aren't visible from the street.

The floor guys have been working really hard to prep the floor in order to stain and finish it. Today we tested out a variety of colors in order to choose the perfect stain.




Ever wonder how many electricians it takes to set up two pendant lights and four sets of track lighting per floor?

We finally got temporary power at the project. It was nice to see the place lit up, finally.



Tomorrow is a huge day because the countertops will be installed. I'll post more pictures after they are in.

The Thompson Flats- So Close...

The condos at 2106 10th st are really moving along. We have most of the big stuff done, and we should be complete within three weeks. The plumbers are working in the house now to put in the toilets and faucets. Next week, the house will be basically empty as the floor crew comes in to stain the floors and apply the polyurethane.

In the pictures below, you can really see how much natural light there is in the building. None of the electric lights were turned on for the photos

The front windows are totally wrapped in the metal. The dark brown looks awesome with the white.

We poured the concrete for the front walkways earlier this week. Next week we need to get fill dirt to put in the two planters.


All of the master bedroom closets received Elfa storage systems from the Container Store.

The built-in shelves were completed last week around all of the gas fireplaces. We ordered glass tile to surround the fireplace and it should be in next week.

The master bathrooms all have wall-mounted floating vanities.

Here are the floors on the first floor. The cabinets are all wrapped in paper and plastic to protect them during construction.

The top loft area has a ton of light.



This is the color that we are staining the floors. It's a dark coffee/ebony mix.

The Thompson Flats- More progress

The days are hot and long, and the work is grueling, but this project is getting closer and closer to completion. Things still look pretty hectic, but if you look closely, most of the big things are done. We should be done by the second or third week of August, just in time for the fall market.

(I apologize for the poor image quality, it will be fixed in time for the next post)

The front metalwork is nearly complete. All that's left is the front right side and the trim piece beneath the front balcony.

The back patio is fully poured, and work is underway on the fence. They should be done by the end of this weekend.

The tiling is really moving along. Here is the marble basketweave in the stand-up showers.

The built in cabinets are installed on the top two floors. Red House Staging came by today and helped me choose a really cool-looking Porcelenosa tile for the fireplace surround.

In the basement, the cabinets went in and were finished today. The countertop company is coming Monday to measure for the Silestone Quartz tops.

The Thompson Flats- Into the Last Month

The sheetrock guys finished the entire building in less than 4 days, which was really impressive. The painters came and primed all of the walls over the weekend, so now we're really racing to finish. There were almost 20 guys working in the building together this week. By my count, we had 4 roofers, 3 carpenters, 3 floor installers, 3 concrete guys, 2 welders, 3 painters, 1 tile guy and 2 helpers in the house on Friday alone.

This is the current status of unit 2. They finished the hardwood floors yesterday in this unit and were working in the top unit today. The floors are unfinished white oak, which will be stained a dark coffee color and then finished.

All of the interior doors are installed and most of the trim. This is the penthouse unit. We have a big pile of floors sitting in the kitchen, just waiting to be installed.

This is the first floor. We have glass transoms above all of the bedrooms and most of the bathrooms. They really do a great job of making the space feel huge.

Outside, the roofers were wrapping the bayfront windows with metal flashing. The first floor is done- we went with a dark brown to match the windows.

The steps to the basement and the front patio were poured at the beginning of the week. Here Mateo is removing the wood frames used to form each step.

It was 103 degrees multiple days this week and the workers had to do everything possible to try to stay cool. Gomez brought this sombrero, which looked pretty funny but probably really helped to block the sun.

The Thompson Flats- Decks

At the 10th St project we have the building all ready to sheetrock and we're working to finish up several of the exterior projects. In the rear, we got most of the metal in place for the decks. Tomorrow, the carpenters will put in the handrails, and we should have the spiral done by the middle of next week. My welder is going to Africa for the entire month of July, so let's hope he finishes next week. All of my inspections are done and we have the go ahead to close-in the building. It took them almost 4 hours today with a crane to get the sheetrock on each floor, and the hanging crew claims they'll hang 500 sheets tomorrow and finish in one day. I'll believe it when I see it, but they do move fast. The taping and mudding takes about another week, so I hope to start trim and unfinished flooring at the beginning of the following week.

1470 Chapin St NW- New Project Coming Soon

We're excited to announce our next project, which will be a conversion of a three-unit Victorian rowhome into a four-unit condo building. The building still has a lot of the original details, and we hope to preserve several of them, including the exposed brick and the hardwood floors. We're working now on the plans and should start construction at the end of this summer. We plan on delivering in the beginning of 2011.