Sonoma Villero is a 240-unit residential development of townhomes and flats just outside Bothell, Washington, near the University of Washington’s Bothell campus and Microsoft’s Redmond offices. Designed as condominiums, the units were rented at first to avoid competition from a similar development nearby. Targeted to first-time homebuyers and active adults, the rental-to-condominium option was a strategic response to surrounding market forces. Transfer from rental to condominium community Overcame NIMBYism from adjacent neighborhood Sloped site allows for creative design and “European village” ù ambience