Live Like a Saint in Seattle’s Sanctuary

July 16, 2010 by Rebecca

Living in a church is all the rage these days, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to see a townhouse development within a massive church in Seattle’s hip Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The townhouses started selling a year ago, and I believe most are sold, since I can’t seem to find MLS listings anywhere online. The price tags on these 2 bedroom places was anywhere from $900k – $1.6 million. If you can imagine it, each townhouse is unique, and is arranged in a circle around the old church, with a courtyard “Sanctuary” in the middle. Pretty neat!

But take a look at the photos and tell me: would you live in it?

The stained glass is very pretty, but ponder this: all the light would have a yellow twinge. And you could never really see OUT. Hope the buyers aren’t claustrophobic.

Take a look at the full tour:

While I’m skeptical about living in a grand landmark with such an unusual light situation, it seems the people who’ve seen the units in person are over the moon about them. If you’re into old landmark renovations, you should check out UrbnLivn’s video tour and review and Capitol Hill Seattle’s full scoop.

So what do you think? Would you live in an old church? Or is the stained glass and crown molding too much for you?

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Greg

Agree. Seems like the windows might be nice for a while, but then you'd start missing a view....
Jane

Regarding the Seattle church renovation: I adore the molding! And the light coming in is just so gorgeous. However, like you, I want to be able to see out of my home. Are there NO regular windows? I think a combination of windows would be lovely, but if the only windows are the old stained glass windows, I think I personally would pass. ALSO ... would the stained glass windows, decorative in and of themselves, compete with art you put on the walls? I am very attached to my artwork ...
Rebecca

I agree...the historic details are really cool, but the not seeing out thing is a little weird. I have a friend whose parents live in an old building with a huge stained glass window. You don't mind not being able to see out because the house itself is so gorgeous, so maybe in some cases the stained glass thing works? You're right that it really does dominate the decor though. You can't exactly have kitchy pop art hanging beside somber stained glass windows...