There were five true waterfront homes sold in October in Seattle (not including Seattle Houseboats). From as far south as Rainier Beach to the north end at Matthews Beach, the spanned from $775k to $3 million. The highlights:
Seattle Waterfront Homes
A 4 bed, 3.5 bath Rainier Beach home sold for $774,000. The 1980s-built home has 50 feet of waterfront and two docks with covered moorage. Rainier Beach is a great place for more affordable Lake Washington homes. This large two-story house has 2900 sq ft of space and is perched right up on the lakefront, with great views.
In Magnolia, a Puget Sound waterfront home sold for just over $1.1 million. This is another early '80s home with 3 beds and 2.5 baths. At 2330 sq ft, it's a good sized home and and has 10,000 sq ft of land. There are 75 feet of saltwater waterfront, and spectacular views of the Olympic mountains like many Magnolia homes.
Matthews Beach homes offer some of the best waterfront values in the north end of Seattle. A 3 bed, 2.75 bath, 2900 sq ft home sold for $1.4 million near the end of October. This is a custom-built home less than a decade old. 2 boat lifts, a covered boat house, and a hot tub grace the Lake Washington shoreline of this compact lot. The builders did a great job of using every bit of space they could to make the home enjoyable.
On Alki Ave, another Puget Sound waterfront home sold in the first week of October. Most Alki Beach homes are actually on the land-side of Alki Ave, but as you reach the Western tip, this small outcropping enjoys true waterfront living. This house is a 3-story, narrow home, built in 2006. It sold for $1.8 million and has 3 beds and 3.25 baths. At 3000 sq ft, it has plenty of space and an elevator to ease the climb upstairs--beautiful home and location.
The final sale was in the Windermere neighborhood. Sold for $2.5 million, this home is fairly typical for Windermere neighborhood homes. Built in the mid '70s, it's a sprawling one story home with 3200 square feet of living space. The lot of 10,000 sq ft isn't particularly big for Windermere, but the Lake Washington waterfront is hard to come by in the neighborhood. When the market is moving, Windermere neighborhood homes don't last. This house was on the market for around 5 months, which is typical or even faster than the average waterfront sale right now.
Sam DeBord and Brian Wiegand
Seattle Real Estate Brokers
Seattle Homes
SeattleHome.com
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