Slog - Comments on For Sale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1 The Windermere listing of former WaMu chief Stephen Rotella’s Capitol Hill home doesn't include an address or a picture of the front of the $6.25 million house. But a Slogger teased out the address—1642 Federal Ave. E.—and so I rode over and took a picture. Nice place, lots of "curb appeal." Can't imagine why they didn't include a photo of the front of the place. Oh, and there's not a "For Sale" sign out front either.... Copyright 2008 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:30:55 -0800 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:23:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jseattle Mr. Rotella --
As you no longer have access to the WaMu Blog, please consider responding via your Capitol Hill Neighborhood Blog, http://capitolhillseattle.com, where any neighbor can post. Even Dan.

]]> jseattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178603 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:02:25 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Even me?

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178607 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:07:29 -0800 Comment by Jerry What happened to the MAVERICK boys? Weren't you a fan of V? I kinda like R.

]]> Jerry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178608 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:09:30 -0800 Comment by Tiny Dancer Mr. Rotella respond here, if he likes, on a blog that people actually read.

]]> Tiny Dancer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178610 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178610 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:21:10 -0800 Comment by John Galt In addition to a partial view of the Space Needle, it is close to the #49.

]]> John Galt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178621 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:13:02 -0800 Comment by superyeadon Fancy.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178624 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:29:29 -0800 Comment by Rachel That's some cool-ass landscaping.

]]> Rachel http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178626 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178626 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:44:22 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale A Sox (and Yankess) fan, without a doubt.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178627 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:53:32 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber Can I get one of those sweet no-money-down, ultra low-ball starting interest-rate mortgages on this shack? Could have some fun rave parties in there for a while.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178628 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178628 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:55:30 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell It has an Olmstead Brothers-designed garden.

Swoon. I could act out all my deepest costumed Edith Wharton fantasies.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178629 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:59:38 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Edith Wharton fantasies! That's kinky. I think you need a brownstone for that.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178646 News Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:50:15 -0800 Comment by Lee It's alright for a fix'r up'r I suppose

]]> Lee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178659 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:27:55 -0800 Comment by 4f...sake Sure, he's asking 6.25 million but, c'mon what is he willing to sell it for

I would pay $75 for the kick ass hydrangea bush out front

]]> 4f...sake http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178670 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:58:27 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay Maybe it's the result of my tender years being spent at the Olympic Hotel, but I can't imagine living in something like that. Way too plush and foo-foo for my tastes. I bet the windows don't even open.

I'm happy with my little rambler, thank you. If I were to move up, it would be to one of those fabulous ranches in a neighborhood like Seward Park or Olympic Manor - but it would have to be non-updated. Nothing worse than an updated ranch. People just don't know how to do it right.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178673 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:06:45 -0800 Comment by haha @1, in case you didn't know, steve's wamu "blog" was the first thing to go -- they had it shut down the same night that the announcement was made that JPM acquired wamu. I laughed until I cried.

]]> haha http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178682 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:51 -0800 Comment by Gene Degeberg Not to quibble, but it's actually a Coldwell Banker Bain listing.

]]> Gene Degeberg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178704 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:06:21 -0800 Comment by max solomon @7: you can buy a blue hydrangea, too.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178721 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:25:57 -0800 Comment by Kalakalot Yikes, I'm feeling a little motion sickness after looking at that listing. Is the super-duper wide-angle lens really necessary here? I get why photogs use a wide-angle lens to make a small place look bigger -- I don't approve, but I get it -- but this place is over 7,000 square feet for chrissakes.

]]> Kalakalot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178744 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:46:21 -0800 Comment by Farts hope you love LOTS OF FLOWER PRINTS and blue couches!
oh, and hopefully the painting of Rotella in middle pic comes with it....

http://www.cooperjacobs.com/28168989

]]> Farts http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178821 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178821 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:59:42 -0800 Comment by Greg If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1178951 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:39:49 -0800 Comment by Surly in Seattle hey catalina vel-duray, SHUT IT!
I want to read what everyone thinks of rotella's sht box not about you happy in a rambler. who care's where you'd like to live if your employer upped your hourly wage $.09! you want to get to seward park? two choices - quit your job cleaning bathrooms at the Olympic or get on your knees for your boss and HOPE the felatio is good enough for him to think your mouth is worth the pennies. you wrote the longest blog and I was forced to read it. anyone following my path is now dumber for having done so.

]]> Surly in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1179193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1179193 News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:17:13 -0800 Comment by Kat Clearly this home represents a substantial investment, and as such it seems to me that he should expect the same return as WaMu's investors got in the buyout. 0.27 on the dollar would make this worth about 1.69M. Sounds reasonable. Anyone want to make an offer?

]]> Kat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1180800 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/for_sale_1#c1180800 News Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:23:32 -0800