Seattle and Eastside Neighborhoods
 

The Seattle/Eastside area is a large, diverse metropolitan area. This is a brief synopsis of some of the neighborhoods. Please contact us for a more detailed list and descriptions. 

SEATTLE--The Emerald City--The Largest City In The Pacific Northwest 

CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS: 

Belltown
A dense urban neighborhood just north of the downtown. Filled with low and high-rise condominiums. Most have water and mountain views. 

Capital Hill
Seattle's most fun neighborhood. It is very dense with low to mid-rise condos and apartments. It is home to trendy clubs and funky shops. Many students and diverse lifestyles converge to make this the most exciting neighborhood in the city. 

Downtown
The business and retail core of Seattle. It is slowly gaining housing because of its convenient location. 

First Hill
Closest neighborhood to downtown. Directly east of the financial district. It has several high-rise buildings. It is also the home to most of Seattle's hospitals and Seattle University. 

Pike Place Market
This is the area around the famous Pike Place Market, a downtown farmers market (slogan: Meet the Producer). After the market was saved from redevelopement in the early 70's developers started building mid and high rise condominiums around it. Great city, water and mountain views. Convenient to everywhere. Only 3 blocks to the retail core, and one block from the waterfront. 

Pioneer Square
Where Seattle began. Probably the most exciting area in the city. This historic area is filled with pre-1900 buildings converted to offices and condominiums. The condominiums are mostly flats and brick walled lofts. This neighborhood is full of restaurants and art galleries. All this is next door to the new Baseball & Football stadiums. 

Queen Anne
Just north of downtown situated on a hill. This neighborhood boasts of great views (like on TV's Frasier) and quiet streets. It is mostly houses, but there are some condominiums. You pay more for the prestige and location. 

Uptown
Also known as Lower Queen Anne. It has low and mid-rise buildings with lots of restaurants and shops, including 3 supermarkets. In this neighborhood is Seattle Center, home to the 1962 World's Fair. Now it features Key Arena (Sonics), and Seattle's Theater District. Great views of downtown and the Puget Sound. 

NORTHERN NEIGHBORHOODS: 

Ballard
Originally a Scandinavian fishing village. Just a few miles north of downtown, this neighborhood still has remnants of its heritage nestled between low rise condominiums, quaint bungalows and new Midrise buildings. 

Freemont
"The center of the universe." A fun neighborhood of restaurants and artsy shops. The housing is mainly homes and town homes, but new condominiums have been added recently. It is only a few miles north of downtown and home to Getty Images and Adobe. 

Greenlake
Between Phinney Ridge and Ravenna. This neighborhood is known for one thing: Greenlake, which is a small urban lake surrounded by a park. There are bike paths, jogging trails, and sports fields. The housing is mainly homes with some town homes and condominiums. 

Phinny Ridge
A neighborhood of homes and small condo buildings, many with views. This is also the location of the Woodland Park Zoo. Great parks and quiet streets. 

Ravenna
Just north of the university and full of great homes. From bungalow to grand brick Tudors. It is possible to find good deals here or a diamond in the rough. 

Wallingford
Just west of the university. Filled with great older homes, many have city and lake views. The neighborhood has great shops, restaurants and pubs. 

The University District
Home of the University of Washington. A fun area of low and mid rise buildings around the university. There are also homes, and many are large and grand. Prices are higher in this neighborhood. 

THE EASTSIDE--The main suburbs of Seattle just across Lake Washington from the city: 

Bellevue
The largest city outside of Seattle. It is the financial and retail center of the eastside. It features homes from starter homes to luxury estates. The downtown also has mid and high rise condominiums. This city boasts of the most park acreage per resident in the area. 

Issaquah
A quiet former mining town along I-90. A friendly community in the Cascade foothills at the South end of Lake Sammamish. Great homes close to Seattle and Bellevue. 

Kirkland
Seattle's answer to SF's Sausalito. A fun and vibrant community on the shores of Lake Washington. Started as a steel town, but the factory never was built. Instead it filled up with houses and condominiums that take advantage of the great views of Lake Washington and the mountains. It also has lots of restaurants and art galleries. This town has more public waterfront than any other eastside community. 

Medina
The most expensive town to purchase a home in (along with the other "Gold Coast" communities of Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, and Yarrow Point). Here there are houses, just houses. Starter homes start around $500,000 (teardown) and progress up to Mega-Mansions of the Tech elite. 

Mercer Island
A city on an island in the middle of Lake Washington. Connected to both Seattle and Bellevue by I-90. Lots of waterfront and view properties. Best schools in the state, and home prices reflect its desired status. 

Redmond
Home to Microsoft and other high-tech companies. It is also known as the bicycle capital of the NW and has the only local velodrome. Situated at the north end of Lake Sammamish it is mostly houses with a few condominiums, but lately has been building town homes around it's burgeoning downtown and upscale shopping center. 

Sammamish
A new community built on the Eastside of Lake Sammamish. This is where you can find the largest selection of newer construction. 

Woodinville
North of Redmond, this community is known for its equestrian estates and homes on acreage. 

These are just rough outlines of our local communities. Please contact us for more detailed information.