Superb Lakefront Townhome-style Condo with stunning water views from the living room, kitchen and master suite! 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 1495sf home offers exceptional commuters location, with Aurora Village Transit Center across the street. Walk to shopping- Home Depot, Costco, Starbucks, all within 1 block. Steps from the Interurban trail, and Echo Lake Park. 2 decks- 1 lakefront, 1 set into the building and protected from wind/weather. Attached 1-car garage, and storage room. It’s all Here!

List Price: $330,000
MLS#: 42462
Address: 1415 N 200th St #B6 Shoreline, WA 98133-3216
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 1,495
$/Square Ft: $220.73
Year Built: 1981
Taxes: $3,565 (2009)
School District: Shoreline
High School: Shorewood High School
Middle School: Einstein Middle School
Elementary School: Echo Lake Elementary

Property Flyer: Shoreline Lakefront Condo

Tags: commute, condo, Interurban trail, Shoreline, view, waterfront

Perched at the necks of tall timbers and situated between two vacant lots, this custom-built 3 bedroom, 2.25 bath home offers privacy and style in an urban location. Beautiful living room with hardwood floors and coved ceilings is warmed by a wood stove set into an arched brick alcove. Family room with vaulted ceilings and skylights is wrapped in windows and is a nest of ambiance and light. Master suite has custom finishes including vaulted tongue-and-groove pine ceilings, stone faux fireplace, master bathroom and walk-in closet. Lower bonus room has sauna and granite floors with radiant heat. Two detached storage spaces, including one well-insulated space with a window that could be used as a studio or office. Want to get above it all? This is your chance!

List Price: $400,000
MLS#: 44726
Address: 2417 NE 178th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 1,850
$/Square Ft: $216.22
Year Built: 1991
Taxes: $4,157
School District: Shoreline
Elementary School: Brookside Elementary
Middle School: Kelloggl Middle School
High School: Shorecrest High School
Property Flyer: Shoreline.pdf

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Custom-built home in Snohomish on 4.55 acre lot with full southern exposure. Over 3,000 square feet of living space including 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, den/office & bonus room. Welcoming grand foyer with hardwood floors and cathedral ceilings. Vaulted ceilings in formal living and dining rooms. Enormous kitchen with vaulted ceilings, skylights, hardwood floors & eating space. Over-sized family room has gas fireplace and is wired for surround sound. Master suite with 5-piece bath, double shower, walk-in closet and slider that opens to balcony with sunset views. Over-sized 3-car garage, extra parking, multi-level deck and terraced yard make this a perfect site for hosting large gatherings.

List Price: $525,000
MLS#: 44366
Address: 8207 Spada Road, Snohomish, WA 98290
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 3,061
$/Square Ft: $171.51
Year Built: 2005
Taxes: $5,442.74
School District: Snohomish
Elementary School: Dutch Hill Elementary
Middle School: Centennial Middle School
High School: Snohomish High School
Property Flyer: SpadaRoad.pdf

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Tags: acreage, Snohomish, Spada, view

Located on a dead-end street and situated on a secluded 4.9 acres, this Arlington home offers privacy and value. Offering 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms in 1,552 square feet of living space, with vaulted ceilings in the living room and master bedroom. Elevated deck looks out over mostly level & cleared lot with timbered perimeter. Rosebushes, blueberries, and asian pear, cherry, and apple trees and plenty of room to build a garden. Short sale, subject to lien holder approval.

List Price: $250,000
MLS#: 40274
Address: 14507 99th Avenue NE, Arlington, WA 98223
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 1,552
$/Square Ft: $180.41
Lot size: 4.9 Acres
Year Built: 1998
Taxes: $3,229
School District: Arlington
Property Flyer: Sisco Heights

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St. Patrick’s Day is always a special celebration for me – even though I’m a few generations removed from actually being very Irish. But I do know that my O’Shea family originally came from County Cork and County Kerry in Ireland. I also know that I’ve been saving money so that my wife and I can go tour castles in Ireland on our 20th wedding anniversary!

If you decide to experience some authentic Irish celebrations – here are a few local Irish Restaurants and PUBs:

Seattle area:

Kell’s Irish Restaurant and Pub – Pike Place Market, 1916 Post Alley, 206-728-1916 (come early!)
The Dubliner – Fremont, 3405 Fremont Ave N, 206-634-3161
Fado Irish Pub – Downtown, 801 First Ave, 206-264-2700
Paddy Coyne’s – Lake Union

Northend:

Mick Finster’s Pub & Grill – Edmonds, 24001 Hwy 99, 425-775-2121
Shawn O’Donnell’s Rest. & Pub – South Everett, 122 128th St SE, 425-338-5700
The Irishman – Downtown Everett, 2923 Colby Ave, 425-374-5783

Eastside:

JJ Mahoney’s – Redmond, 8932 161st Ave NE, 425-558-1866
Wilde Rover Irish Pub – Kirkland, 111 Central Way, 425-822-8940
Celtic Bayou – Redmond, 7281 Sammamish Pkwy NE, 425-881-0704 (shuttle bus from Marymoor Park every 15 mins from 4pm to 2am)

Or you can stay home and cook up this fine Irish feast.

May your blessings – outnumber the shamrocks that grow And may trouble avoid you – wherever you go.

P.S. Do leprechauns get angry when you make fun of their height? Yeah, but only a little!

Happy St. Patty’s Day, Andy

Embodying everything ‘Lodge’, at 4500 square feet, with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 3-car garage, on 1.75 wooded acres located midway between Bothell and Snohomish, off Highway 9 in Cathcart, this home offers refuge from the hustle and bustle.

There is a primeval connection between humans and nature that makes it impossible for us to step through the door of a log home without acknowledging the union of beauty and emotion that occurs when nature’s raw materials are rendered skillfully into architectural bliss. Only the blackest of hearts could remain unmoved by a tour through a home this exceptional. Even if your bell is only rung by the sleek chromes, blacks and whites of Modern architecture, or your heart simply sings at the sight of a freshly reworked turn-of-the-century Craftsman, I defy you to resist the tug of that portion of the human genome that has no memory of plastic.

Inhale the spruce and cedar scented air, slide your stockinged feet on the gleaming maple floors, and gaze into the open-beamed log rafters 21′ overhead as you melt into a chair in the living room, heated by that most primal of all elements- fire; held captive in the Bitterroot Granite and slate gas fireplace that stretches gracefully upward through the cedar tongue and groove ceiling.

Finishes and Construction Details include: Clear finished Engellmann Spruce Swedish-cope logs, Maple hardwood floors with Brazilian Walnut border inlays, Cedar-wrapped double-pane windows, SIPS insulated roofing panels under architectural composition roofing tiles, Granite countertops, Hickory Cabinets and built-ins, Cedar Tongue & Groove ceilings throughout, tile kitchen floor, 1500 square foot entertainment deck with hot tub, R/V Parking with 50A service, Built-in 10KW backup generator, Approved 4-bed septic system, Additional basement storage with roll-up door, 4′ height crawl-space with concrete floor for additional dry storage, Abundant storage throughout.

List Price: $850,000
MLS#: 34200
Address:8828 172nd St. SE Snohomish, WA 98296
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 4,500
$/Square Ft: $188.88
Lot size: 1.75 Acres
Year Built: 2004
Taxes: $7,962.70
School District: Snohomish
Property Flyer: Log home flyer

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Tags: log home, luxury, Snohomish