Sweet Open Houses in West Seattle

Maybe you’re going to Seafair–good for you. But after you’re done with hydroplanes, Blue Angels, and traffic, swing by West Seattle. There are some sweet open houses (and if Seafair’s not your thing, you can still see plenty of the Blue Angels from Hamilton Viewpoint Park at the northern tip of West Seattle).

Here’s the first one, at 1526 Palm Ave SW. It’s four bedroom, four bath, 4,010 square feet, and it has a ridiculously good view of downtown Seattle:

I’ll take it. The location is actually quite good, too. It is only about two or three blocks from Hamilton Viewpoint Park, which, apart from viewing the Blue Angels, is an awesome spot for looking out over Elliot Bay, playing football, or just picnicking in the Seattle summer weather. We watched the Ivar’s fireworks from there this past 4th of July.

Anyway, here’s the kicker: it’s priced at $2.5M, which translates to $623/sf. Yes, it has a good view, but the kitchen could use some updating, and, if anyone hasn’t noticed, there are quite a lot of houses for sale sitting idle. I wouldn’t bet that it will fetch the asking price, but check it out anyway: it’s open Sunday from 1-4pm.

This is the other one that caught my eye, at 3252 35th Ave. SW. It has 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 4,000 square feet, and it’s priced at almost exactly half of the other house at $1,250,000, which is $312/sf. I’m actually going to have to go check this one out myself, because it’s stunning. It even has radiant heat in the floors (I love that).

The location is not quite as good as the first house, but still pretty good (it’s in West Seattle, after all). This one is about the same distance from all the good stuff up at California and Admiral, and though it’s close to a park (Hiawatha Park) it’s about 80 feet below it in elevation, which means a steep hike to hit the playground or do some grocery shopping. No problem if you like the fitness challenge though.

This one is open this weekend on Saturday from 2-5 and Sunday from 1-4. See you there!