The good news is that Light Rail is heading over I-90 to connect the two sides of Lake Washington. The bad news, according to the Mercer Island City Council, is that the construction will limit Mercer Island’s special access to the highway.
Fred Bassetti and midcentury modern go together like Seattle and being passive-aggressive. The four-bedroom, 2,420 square-foot home was originally built in 1963.
A waterfront estate on the north end of the island just hit the market asking $15,000,000, making it the second most-expensive property for sale on Mercer Island and tying it for sixth on the list of most expensive King County properties.
For all the expensive homes to be found on Mercer Island, there are currently only four that top the asking price of $10M. A new home just hit the market and it's gunning for $13M. The five bedroom, 10,030 square-foot whopper of a residence.
Last week's biggest sale in Seattle spent all of two days on the market before going pending. The biggest sales came from Broadmoor, Woodinville, and Mercer Island.
This well-maintained 1973 custom home was built by Swanson Dean and designed by Mithun Architects. It features vaulted ceilings, walls of windows, open entertaining spaces & five upper bedrooms that are all en-suite.
The three big home sales last week happened in Bellevue, Medina, and Mercer Island. The most notable was the sale of Roots of the Pacific Rim, which Seattle Homes & Lifestyle Magazine dubbed it their "Home of the Year" in 2003.
Wondering how this year has been for the Seattle-area's real estate market? To find out, Curbed mapped the 10 most expensive single-family home residential sales that have occurred so far this year with prices ranging from $5.8M to $9.75M.
A Mercer Island waterfront property almost broke the $10M sale mark last week. Following that are two Seattle condos with views to justift their million-dollar price tags.
How much do you care about the hydro races? Pay $2,995,000 and be prepared for Seafair, or at least some epic parties that you can spread out through the rest of the year, too.
Two of Seattle's most-expensive listings were both snatched up last week. One in Windernere that was so big it needed its own funicular. The other a beautiful modern home in Leschi.
It's that special time of year once again when you try to figure out if you know anyone who knows someone who lives on a Lake Union floating home and find out if they're having a party. That's right, it's time for Fourth of July fireworks!