Big Sticks, Sequined Skirts and More–Past Sales: Kirkland’s Kingsgate

Twirling girls in flowing, sequined skirts. Charging, brawling boys with really big sticks. Halloween costumes. Holiday music. Those are the sights and sounds that surround me as I sit here on the b#%$-freezing bleachers in Kirkland’s Kingsgate Ice Arena. I say that endearingly, as I sit here and freeze for hours each week, watching my daughter spin, jump, float, and occasionally splat accross the bright, white ice. She loves it here, I tell you, and because she loves it, here I sit, hour after hour, day after day…frozen fingers, frozen toes, and more (which I’ll spare you the atrocity of hearing about).

If you have little ones in your family that are interested in figure skating or ice hockey, you may want to visit this Eastside ice skating rink. It’s tucked away in the back of an inconspicuous shopping center, and in fact, I didn’t know it was here for years! Try the group lessons, or go for leisurely spin during public skating hours. Though it’s not a fancy arena, it is a friendly one, and the teachers and coaches do what they do for the love of it.

However, if you do happen to get caught up into the wallet- and-time-sucking vortex of either of these sports, do yourself a favor—relocate to the area.

PAST SALES IN THE KINGSGATE AREA:

14266 122nd Ave NE
4 br/2.25 ba, 3,220 sq. ft.
SOLD (10/10) $220,000

11720 NE 141st St.
3 br/1 ba, 2,160 sq.ft.
SOLD (10/9) $400,000

12811 NE 142nd St.
4 br/2.25 ba, 2,090 sq.ft.
SOLD (9/28) $447,000

13901 127th Pl. NE
3 br/2.25 ba, 1,590 sq.ft.
SOLD (9/27) $440,000

13619 121st Ave NE
4 br/1 ba, 1,300 sq.ft.
SOLD (9/19) $429,950

14079 117th Ave NE
3 br/1.75 ba, 1,170 sq. ft.
SOLD (9/7) $436,000