Every home has a story. Some have layers of history. Vashon’s Beall Greenhouses have chapters starting in about a hundred years ago, and are entering a new era.
On the Maury Island shore of Quartermaster Harbor sits a custom modern home that breaks with convention by segmenting the house into at least two pieces.
Start in the covered roof-top deck. That’s probably where the swinging bed hangs out. Settle into a bed that sways naturally surrounded by tall trees and hopefully gentle breezes (though probably not lately.)
Care about preserving nature? There's a program for that. King County has a Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS) that offers homeowners an incentive to "voluntarily preserve open space, farmland or forestland on their property".
Buy an icon. The home of Dig Nursery on Vashon is up for sale at $1,250,000. If you love plants but not your job, here's an opportunity to grow. (You may have to negotiate the business side separately.)
A woodstove sits inside a blackened fireplace as if it was an upgrade to a hundred year old house; but the fireplace probably isn't older than the build date for the house, 1992. Get a bit of old New England for $595,000.
There's so much to see and do in Seattle but we understand. Sometimes you just need to get away. It's a good thing there are so many great small towns and getaways nestled within driving distance of the city.
It stayed in a family for many generations, but evidently it's time to put this waterfront cottage on the market. Rare opportunities do occur. And sometimes they cost about $385,000.