Neighborhoods

Shoreline, WA

Shoreline, Washington is a residential area north of Seattle, known for its great schools and easy access to I-5. 

To the West, you'll find the Richmond Beach area on Puget Sound.  The the East, you'll run into Lake Forest Park, and Lake Washington.

Hop on the bus at the park and ride on I-5 and you'll be in downtown Seattle in about half an hour.   Or stay in the Shoreline neighborhood and enjoy shopping along the Highway 99 corridor, or at Costco, and Home Depot in our local shopping center.

Lake Forest Park, WA

Lake Forest Park, Washington is a woodsy neighborhood municipality in North-East Seattle.  Abutting Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Lake City and Kenmore, Lake Forest Park slopes down to Lake Washington where you will find The Lake Forest Park Towne Center and the Burke-Gilman trail.

This primarily residential area features good I-5 access. To get to Bellevue, you can drive on Bothell Way around the north end of Lake Washington until you hit 405.

Great Shoreline School District and heavily wooded lots.

Edmonds, Washington

Edmonds, WA is located in Northwest Seattle, on the West side of Shoreline and includes the Richmond Beach Neighborhood.  Lynnwood is to the North and Puget Sound is to the West.

The beach park at Bracket's Landing in Edmonds features the Edmongs-Kingston ferry - popular on sunny weekends and a beach-front board walk, dog park, playground, and senior center.  The "bowl" of Edmonds is known for its wonderful water views and breathtaking sunsets. 

Edmonds also features several parks, including Yost Park - which is forested, with an outdoor pool administered by the YMCA during the summer season.  There is also the city park with a new splash pad and water features popular with children of all ages.

Bothell, WA

Bothell, WA enjoys a prime location on the northern tip of Lake Washington.  From this vantage point residents can easily deploy East to Redmond or Bellevue via I-405, or West to I-5 for the drive into Seattle.

The Bothell town center and waterfront is undergoing a massive rejuvination, creating a walkable and modern mixed use neighborhood with apartment dwellers up above, and restaurants and shops at street level. 

This area is part of the North Shore school district and enjoys an excellent reputation with a combination of established homes and newly developed neighborhoods.

Lynnwood, WA

Lynnwood, Washington is, according to the billboard I recently saw there, 20 minutes from everything.  Convenientlly located North of Seattle at the Intersection of the I-5 freeway and the I-405 North-South freeway loop around the East side of Lake Washington, it is a great location from which to commute to Everett, Bellevue and Seattle.  It has excellent direct bus access into Seattle and will soon be the site of a new metro light rail stop - construction is underway.

There is a lot of shopping and commercial development in Lynnwood.  They have a new Costco there at the site of the former Lynnwood High School, Alderwood Mall has recently devleoped and is a tourist attraction (first Nordstrom south of Canada, huge American Girl Doll store) that draws buses of shoppers who stay the weekend for a little retail therapy.  There is also Home Depot, Chik-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby, Lowes, and Chipotle.  What's not to love?  It is also a furniture shopping hub and features many new furniture sales rooms.

Lynnwood does not have a walkable "heart of the city" area.  It is mostly commercial and retail.  That being said, there are many quiet streets for residents to walk on away from the hussle and bussle, and even a few small pocket parks to take the kids after story time at the library.

Queen Anne Neighborhood in Seattle, WA

Queen Anne is one of the most popular, prestigious and old neighborhoods in Seattle, WA.  It is located on a steep hill just North of downtown Seattle, providing excellent walkable or bus-able access to downtown employment opportunities.

Housing there ranges from a plethora of small apartments and rentals, to stately older homes overlooking the city.

Magnolia Neighborhood, Seattle

Magnolia is a lovely community just North of Seattle's downtown and adjacent to the Queen Anne Neighborhood.  A little farther off the beaten track, it features stunning views of the water.

Many cruise ships park here and there is a huge park, called Discovery Park, which is popular with locals and also draws families from across the city.

You'll love jogging or walking along the bluff and taking in the spectacular views.

Everett, WA

Everett, WA is home to the Boeing Airport manufacturing plant, and a prison, as well as the Snohomish County Court House.