Judy Mayfield, head of sales at The Esplanade condominium project in Tacoma, called Monday to say that she thought last Friday’s News Tribune story about poor condo sales inaccurately portrayed the situation at The Esplanade.

The story correctly noted that no sales have closed so far at the 162-unit development, but it did not mention that Mayfield has lined up 21 buyers whose sales are, for one reason or another, in a pending status.

“We have had tremendous interest and very positive responses,” Mayfield said. “The story had a tone to it that this has been a big failure here, and that is just not the case.”

Mayfield had a legitimate beef with the caption on a photograph that accompanied the story. The caption said “. . . no buyers have stepped forward for any of the 162 units.”

The way Mayfield sees it, 21 buyers have “stepped forward.” It’s just that, so far, none of them has actually closed a deal. Mayfield says she’s expecting at least one closure this Friday.