Pine Lake in Sammamish sits in a beautiful location, surrounded by forests and dotted along its shoreline by waterfront homes, from small cottages to expansive estates.  The location creates a short commute into Redmond and Bellevue, or a reasonable commute to downtown Seattle.  While Pine Lake waterfront homes are often overshadowed by the much larger inventory of waterfront homes on Lake Sammamish, the location and feel of Pine Lake is a world apart.  Inexpensive homes on the lake can start around $500,000, but there are plenty of multi-million dollar modern homes available as well.

 

Pine Lake Park is located along the eastern shoreline of the lake, and is run buy the city of Sammamish.  It offers a public swimming beach, boat launch, fishing pier, and public play areas.  There are also sports courts and picnic facilities available.  Events such as Shakespeare in the Park and the city’s Summer Nights in the Park music concert series draw plenty of local residents.  The lake is also well-known among fishermen for its healthy trout population.

Active Pine Lake Waterfront Homes – Sammamish Waterfront Real Estate

22306 SE 30th St	Sammamish	$574,900	2	beds,	2.5	baths,	882	sq ft
22016 SE 28th St	Sammamish	$1,445,000	4	beds,	3.3	baths,	5,313	sq ft
21717 SE 20th St	Sammamish	$2,690,000	4	beds,	4.3	baths,	5,250	sq ft

Pending Pine Lake Waterfront Homes – Sammamish Waterfront Real Estate

22523 SE 20th St	Sammamish	$499,950	3	beds,	2.8	baths,	2,260	sq ft
22007 SE 21st Place	Sammamish	$2,650,000	5	beds,	3.3	baths,	5,460	sq ft

Sold Pine Lake Waterfront Homes – Sammamish Waterfront Real Estate

2922 222nd Place SE	Sammamish	$835,000	4	beds,	3.3	baths,	2,738	sq ft
2955 224th Place SE	Sammamish	$895,000	5	beds,	3.3	baths,	3,313	sq ft

Today I dropped off my son for a Sounders Soccer Camp at Pine Lake Park in Sammamish. I thought I would take a moment to share with you some great facts about the park. If you live in Sammamish you know what a great park this is. Sammamish residence enjoy picnics, BBQ, Concerts in the Park, swimming, fishing and more! Located along the shores of Pine Lake, the wooded park offers swimming, boat launch, fishing pier, and two new play areas. Along with these amenities there is also a baseball/softball/open play field and a basketball court. Picnic facilities are plentiful and may be reserved. Because of its central location and beautiful wooded setting, the park is host to numerous community events, including the annual Summer Concerts in The Park series of music concerts, plays and outdoor movies. Date: Thursdays in July & August (see below) Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Location: Pine Lake Park Cost: Free

Schedule

• July 7th: Crème Tangerine (Beatles' Tribute)
• July 14th: @Five (Dance music for the soul)
• July 21st: the ABOUT FACE band (Classic Rock n' Roll)
• July 28th: Dr. Funk (Funk & Groove)
• August 4th: FreddyPink (Classic Rhythm & blues)
• August 11th: BottleRockit (Country Rock)
• August 18th: Sammamish Symphony (Music from the Oscars Award Winning Film Scores)
• August 25th: Soul Purpose (Motown)

History: The park started out in the 30's but not as Park, but as a Resort. French's La Pine Resort as it was named back in the 30's when Marion Reiff French bought the 18 acre resort in 1932 but most called it "Frenchy's." Some time around 1966 or 1967 King County bought the Resort and converted it to a public park. Read more about the history Today there are million dollar waterfront homes all around the Pine Lake. Whether it's "Frenchy's" or Pine Lake Park the 18 acre space on the east side of Pine Lake of Sammamish is a wonderful place for residents of Sammamish to enjoy. I know my son had a great time at the soccer camp!

New homes being built in Sammamish
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Sammamish area homes hold their value better and that is what is prompting builders to build even in this tough economy.  William Buchan is selling premium lots and the homes to match in Chestnut Estates off 212th in Southwest Sammamish. Homes start in the $900,000 You can see that homes statistics for Sammamish show the median asking price is $630,000. 

This happens too often but this house is special. Kempton Downs in Sammamish is one of those neighborhoods you hardly ever get a chance to get into. Now I have an approvaed short sale for about $100,000 less than the next lowest sale in over a year

Guests on my fron porch... It's Spring

 

 

 

 

 

This blog was written by Brian Leavitt, Designated Broker of Northstone Real Estate Inc, and Northstone Mortgage.

Brian serves clients within the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. And specializes in residential re sale homes, condo's and land, and is uniquely qualified as a short sale negotiator holding both real estate and mortgage licenses.

You can contact Brian directly by phone at 800-806-3145 or by email at brian@northstone.net.  Click here to view his client newsletter.

Brian is licensed with the Washington State Department of Licensing and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions License number MLO-114864 and is a member of the Seattle King County Association of Realtors and Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Homes for sale in Pine Lake in Sammamish, Washington.  The Pine Lake Neighborhood is located in the southwest corner of the Sammamish Plateau.  North to SE 20th, south to SE 43rd east 228th Ave and west to 212th Ave SE east of Lake Sammamish.

This great neighborhood near Pine Lake has about 1715 homes dating back to the turn of the century all the way up to brand new homes.  2009 saw 51 of these homes sell with an average sales price of $330,535.  Of the homes sold in 2009 the average home size was 1,798 square feet 2 bedroom and 2 bath.  Download the market trend report.   You can also sign up for a Market Snapshot to see how your home measures up.

The Pine Lake neighborhood surrounding Pine Lake has wonderful waterfront homes, view homes and quite residential neighborhoods. Not to mention one of only 3 Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Washington State.   Pine Lake Estates, The Crossings, Pine Lake Highlands and Stonebook are just a few neighborhoods you will find in the Pine Lake Neighborhoods. On the south end, technically Issaquah Providence Point a 55 & over Senior community.  Public Schools serving this area are Issaquah School District - Sunny Hills Elementary, Discovery Elementary, Creakside Elementary(2010-2011 year) Pine Lake Middle School, Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus and Skyline High School.

Residence enjoy easy access to the Pine Lake, I-90 and Lake Sammamish. Outdoor recreation includes fishing, swimming and boating, at Pine Lake Park   In addition the park has sports fields, concerts, wildlife and more. Amenities include Baseball/softball field (practice grade), children's play area, basketball full court, picnic tables, bbq's and open space.

Homes in the Pine Lake area maintain their value year over year.  This is due in part to the great neighbors and of course the cardinal rule of real estate.  Location, Location, Location! Minutes from Pine Lake Shopping Center, Microsoft's Issaquah Campus and the I-90 freeway make the Pine Lake Neighborhood of Sammamiah Washington a great place to live, work & play!

Pine Lake Eagle & Crows, Sammamish WA  

Checking on a listing in Pine Lake Heights in Sammamish we heard, “caw caw caw.”  Looking around we spot the object of all the ruckus, a beautiful bald eagle sitting nobly on the very top of a tree.  The crows apparently were jealous of the eagle and were trying to make his life miserable.  He truly didn’t seem to be bothered.

 

If you are planning to buy or sell in Sammamish, please contact Dan or Elsie Tabit with Northstone Real Estate.