Allure luxury condos on home stretch

The Sahara Avenue condominium tower is so close to completion that the developer expects first escrow closings to take place in September. That's good news for those who have bought units there. Moreover, he believes that they can finish up everything by the end of the year, effectively eliminating the dust and noise of construction for those who have already moved in.

Allure consists of 428 condominiums in a 41-story tower at its Sahara Avenue location. Units range in size from 671 to 4,400 square feet, with about 30 left for sale priced from the mid-$500,000s. As a side note, a penthouse unit sold for a cool $4.5 million last year.