Turning This Kirkland Ranch Home Into a Craftsman
Project Name: Exterior Upgrade/ Remodel
Location: Kirkland
Timeframe: Four months
Professional: Sellentin True Design Build
Cost: $75K
Description: The family of three that called this 60's Kirkland ranch-style house home wanted to turn it into a Craftsman. Sellentin got to work on the interior and exterior upgrade using sustainable, natural materials. Some of the materials used include cedar trim, MILGARD vinyl windows and Sherwin Williams paint. Up top, a 30-year roof was installed as well.
· Exterior Upgrade/ Remodel [Porch]
· All Extreme Makeovers coverage [Curbed Seattle]
Location: Kirkland
Timeframe: Four months
Professional: Sellentin True Design Build
Cost: $75K
Description: The family of three that called this 60's Kirkland ranch-style house home wanted to turn it into a Craftsman. Sellentin got to work on the interior and exterior upgrade using sustainable, natural materials. Some of the materials used include cedar trim, MILGARD vinyl windows and Sherwin Williams paint. Up top, a 30-year roof was installed as well.
· Exterior Upgrade/ Remodel [Porch]
· All Extreme Makeovers coverage [Curbed Seattle]
Densifying Seattle Neighborhoods; Is Ballard the Next SLU?
· How fast is your neighborhood densifying? [FYI]
· Developers aren't the only ones getting ready for the viaduct to be demolished [DJC]
· Plan to scale back new developments in Seattle lowrise areas moving forward [CHS]
· Penthouse At Tom Kundig Designed 1111 E Pike [UL]
· Is Ballard the next South Lake Union? [CC]
· Seattle City of Literature Has a New Board [SLOG]
· Pioneer Square Could Look Like Nepal When The Big One Hits [KUOW]
· Murray: Port must apply for new permit to host Shell [SPI]
· Of Small Means: Vertical Plank Dwellings in the PNW [4C]
· Azure Northwest Homes Coming to Tehaleh [Redfin]
· Prospective NHL owner suggests moving on from Seattle Arena [K5]
· What Happened When Orting, Washington, Hired Its First Black Police Officer [KUOW]
· Developers aren't the only ones getting ready for the viaduct to be demolished [DJC]
· Plan to scale back new developments in Seattle lowrise areas moving forward [CHS]
· Penthouse At Tom Kundig Designed 1111 E Pike [UL]
· Is Ballard the next South Lake Union? [CC]
· Seattle City of Literature Has a New Board [SLOG]
· Pioneer Square Could Look Like Nepal When The Big One Hits [KUOW]
· Murray: Port must apply for new permit to host Shell [SPI]
· Of Small Means: Vertical Plank Dwellings in the PNW [4C]
· Azure Northwest Homes Coming to Tehaleh [Redfin]
· Prospective NHL owner suggests moving on from Seattle Arena [K5]
· What Happened When Orting, Washington, Hired Its First Black Police Officer [KUOW]
Are Warren Buffett's Neighbors Trying to Force Him to Buy Their House?
Warren Buffett's across-the-street-neighbors in Omaha, Nebraska are not above using their celebrity-adjacent location to help sell their home. Actually, "not above" is quite the understatement—the neighbors, Phil and Anne Huston, have created a website called www.livenexttowarrenbuffet.com (complete with photos labeled "THIS IS WARREN'S HOUSE") and their asking price is 10 shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's company. The message seems clear. Either Buffett can buy the house, for more than it's probably worth, or the Hustons will sell to one of his fanatical shareholders who will spend all day pretending to mow the front lawn in hopes of being able to engage the Oracle of Omaha in conversation. It's the rare case of real life turning out to be even worse than an Onion article.
And Now, a $2.6M Luxury Cube Floating on Lake Union
French doors? Ha! If you're going with an industrial style, then hang garage doors instead. Doing that on a houseboat makes even more of a statement, especially to the folks that had to deliver and install them. You want these where? A 2009 houseboat in Fairview Landing is up for sale. They're asking $2,595,000 for a cubic 2,019 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2.25 baths. The stats aren't as important as the location - a unit on Lake Union with views and access that dive into float house living. Cubes maximize volume and, while the house isn't an exact cube, it certainly gets close. You can squeeze a lot onto a few floats. Being on the lake means being outside, or at least letting the outside in. That's what the garage doors are for, to let in the air when the weather cooperates, or to really quickly clear the air if you've made too much smoke in the kitchen. The roof is flat and set for a deck, because getting above the rest of the houses is the best way to catch the viewsfrom the skyline over to Gas Works. A primo spot for fireworks. While they didn't mention it in the listing, that looks like either a bit of living roof, or a miniature putting green, or both. That isn't industrial, but it is a unique touch. The geese may thank you for the tiny pasture.
May the 4th Be With You, Seattle Real Estate Listings
- So...you like R2-D2?
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It's May the 4th and that's a special day in the world of Star Wars. May the 4th. "May the Force..." Get it? And on this day when we celebrate all things Wookie and Jedi, we at Curbed Seattle are reminded that we see a lot of Star Wars-related memorabilia pop up in Seattle-area real estate listings. A lot. Whether it's a movie poster or a cardboard cut-out for a photoshopped image from one of the films on the movie screen in a luxury home, Star Wars continues to catch our eye and command our attention. So, let's take a look around see what the most Star Wars-y homes around Seattle have to offer.
Last Week's Biggest Sales: Two $5M Seattle Homes Sold
Listed for: $4.65M
Received: $5.22M
Size: 4-BR, 3.75-bath, 4,400 sf
Location: 4108 55th Ave NE, Windermere
The Skinny: This three-level Colonial Revival is situated on a 13,870 sq-ft lot with a 50-foot waterfront and dock, all of which overlooks Lake Washington. Sold by Amazon Studios head Roy Price, who recently moved to Malibu, he leaves behind a gorgeous home with tall ceilings, great millwork, paneled library, media room, wine cellar and hot tub, just to name a few amenities. Price bought the place for $2.4M in 2010, so, he did pretty well, we'd say.
Received: $5.22M
Size: 4-BR, 3.75-bath, 4,400 sf
Location: 4108 55th Ave NE, Windermere
The Skinny: This three-level Colonial Revival is situated on a 13,870 sq-ft lot with a 50-foot waterfront and dock, all of which overlooks Lake Washington. Sold by Amazon Studios head Roy Price, who recently moved to Malibu, he leaves behind a gorgeous home with tall ceilings, great millwork, paneled library, media room, wine cellar and hot tub, just to name a few amenities. Price bought the place for $2.4M in 2010, so, he did pretty well, we'd say.
For all the talk about living green and environmental change in Seattle, Bellinghamappears to be the Western Washington city that walks the walk. Seattle's northerly neighbor recently topped the the American Lung Association's list of least ozone-polluted cities in America. You'd think all those pot shops might have had an effect, but, none so far. [Grist] Image: John RushFive Properties Worth Buying Along Metro Bus Route 22
Seattle has buses. Use them! In which case you might as well find a place to live along a line. One line at a time. Here's the next one, selected at random for the fun of it.
From Arbor Heights, past Westwood Village, through Gatewood and up to Alaska Junction, There's enough traffic to warrant Route 22 - a ride that stays west of I-5 without touching downtown (unless you transfer). Sometimes you just need a way to and from West Seattle.
↑ Just for a sense of numerical style, maybe they'll get an offer for an extra 77 cents. The asking price has such a nice rhythm to it, $1,999,888, that maybe it should continue to $1,999,888.77. The main story, of course, will be the house that includes 5 bedrooms and 4.1 baths distributed as part of 6,530 square feet. Despite its size, it doesn't take up much room because it is a 3 story, though it looks like 5. Is the story really how many stories it has? There's a lot of lot, too: 1.75 acres. Inside is beautiful craft work with high wood ceilings, extensive tile floors, iron railings and steel strapped beams. Outside is the view that probably inspired all that effort, because Puget Sound and the Olympics are spread out as a marvelous piece of art. Enjoy that from 9 patios and decks, which means watching a sunset from a different space every day takes more than a week (assuming the weather cooperates).
Cornerspotted: Green Lake Way & Ravenna Boulevard
Yesterday, we asked you to guess where this 1963 Seattle spot that's become a traffic snarl is located today. Fnarf was the first to nail it correctly: E. Green Lake Way and Ravenna Boulevard.
Images: Seattle Municipal Archives, Google Maps
Not sure why that that lane of NE Ravenna was closed in 1963 but it's certainly open today, one of four roads and six lanes that connect here at the northeastern edge of Green Lake. They've shifted things a bit to make room for a couple new roads in the mix since then. And of course, Greenlake Cycle Shop is now Gregg's Cycle. Some things never change, some only change slightly.
· All Cornerspotter coverage [CS]
· All Cornerspotter coverage [CS]
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At Last, Tesla Unveils its $3K Batteries for Powering the Home
All photos via The Verge
Tesla, the company so far famous for electric cars, is trying to conquer much, much more. Last night, CEO Elon Musk finally lifted the curtains off Tesla Energy, its long-anticipated battery system for powering homes, businesses, and potentially public utilities. The product aimed at average homeowners is the Powerwall, a shield-like pack that measures three feet by four feet in size and six inches thick, and can be hung indoors or outdoors. Targeting solar energy adopters, Powerwall stores electricity generated from solar panels during the day and saves it up for use at night and as a backup supply.
This Week in Strange, Weird & Terrible Seattle Real Estate Listing Photos
As the weekend approaches, let's take a look around the Seattle real estate listings to find some examples of the strange, the weird and just the plain terrible. (Come across one we missed? let us know…)
This is a relevant photo to purchasing a home...how?
Demetriou Mansion on Mercer Island Back & Asking $10.8M
Listed back in April 2013 for $10.9M, this Vassos Demetriou mansion was de-listed in 2014 after no takers stepped up to take it off the hands of concessions mogul Jerry Burtenshaw and his wife Angelina. Now it's back on the market with the slightest of price-chops, asking $10.88M. Custom built in 1997, the 9,790 sf house sits on a 0.9 acre-lot and boasts 178 feet of waterfront as well as top-of-the-line luxury throughout. There's five bedrooms and they all come en suite. The listing calls shouts to the rooftops about walls of windows that reach to the rooftops. Tucked behind a gated entry and featuring an updated security system, it's the luxury hideaway any eccentric Seattle millionaire could easily call home. That spa out back with a view of Seattle's skyline in the distance was made for soaking in while smoking a cigar and thumbing $100 bills. Surely there's a tech startup CEO out there eyeballing this place right now. According to the listing, they're not able to "put this home in superior presentation order yet," hence the skimpy photos. But we found some inside looks from 2013 so you can see more than what the listing shows.
Shoreline Estate With Olmstead Gardens Asking $5.68M
With the rental market what it is in Seattle, we're often looking at places to rent for $1,700/month. Well this Shoreline 5-BR is a bit like that, except that $1,700/month is the HOA dues that you're on the hook for after paying $5.68M. Built in 1931, this 8,010 sf Colonial Revival sits on 3.24 acres of beautiful grounds that include restored Olmsted gardens. This is a serious manor house. You don't just get a kitchen, you get a granite kitchen with butler's pantry and breakfast room. There's a sunroom, of course, as well as two porches and two garages big enough for all eight of your cars. Those grounds also come with multiple water features and a woodland garden with waterfalls. Last sold for $1.9M back in 1994, they're looking for just a little bit more than that for all of this now.
Gordon Varey's Leschi Midcentury on Market for $1.29M
Gordon Varey worked his way up from United States Army Corps of Engineers to private practice to University of Washington professor to eventually becoming Dean of UW's College of Architecture and Urban Planning from 1982 to 1992. He considered the University's Rome Center at Palazzo Pio one of his crowning achievements but the mid-century Northwest modern home at 3438 E Superior St. ain't all that shabby either. Varey's 1965 urban treehouse has hit the market for $1.295M. The current owner has turned it into a live-in, art show-house with the home itself being part of the attraction. The home's original paneling and trim is still there, though restored to it's original finish. Restorations aside, the lower-level still looks like a 60's hangout. Up top, enjoy pocket views of the Sound from the elevated back deck.
Seattle Restauranteur Linda Derschang Lists $1.7M 'Old House'
Linda's Tavern. Smith. King's Hardware. Oddfellows. Those are just some of the Seattle restaurants, music clubs and watering holes that Linda Derschang has had a hand in. The queen of Seattle nightlife has built a local empire that in turn led to her purchasing a 1927 Interlaken Park 4-BR around 2007. Now she's selling her "old house" for $1.695M. Derschang told City Arts that she "was envisioning it as this house that someone inherited from a distant uncle, and there was already furniture there and then the punk rockers moved in and put their spin on it."The big metal "KISS" sign that greets you when you enter the front door speaks to that. Outside, a patio and expansive terraced yard might not be punk but they are pretty. Inside, exposed beams, leaded glass windows and arched entryways remain from the original architectural style while the decor makes the house very much Derschang's own. One of those things will be staying and the other, well, that's gonna be up to you.
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