Seattle Real Estate Blog

When you stroll along in the little retail core of Montlake, in Seattle on 24th Avenue East, you will find Mr Johnson's Antiques. 

Stepping inside, you are surrounded by treasures, and your eyes move around about trying to take them in.  Near the entrance, seated behind a desk, you see Mr Johnson, aka Matthew Johnson, who greets you and laughingly puts you at your ease.  

I met Matthew a year before at Georgetown's Art & Garden Walk where he has a house, also filled with many wonderful objects. Matthew is very outgoing and loves to show off the treasures that his shop holds.  Besides his regular cutomers, antique and collectible seekers, the Montlake neighbors often drop by and there is a candy bowl just for the kids.  One mom and young daughter stopped by while I was there recently and they were delighted by Matthews' charm and of course the bowl of candy!  One of the neighbors who came by my open house in Montlake recently told me that he considers Matthew to be the "Mayor of Montlake".  Matthew is a long time resident of the area, he grew up in North Capitol and played baseball at the Montlake Playfields as a child, there is even a photo of him in the shop with his bat the ready for a pitch.  

Whether you live in the Montlake neighborhood or are just in the neighborhood, and if you love to poke around to find treasures, then Mr Johnson's Antiques is a great place to stop by.

For more information about Montlake and Seattle and the Seattle Real Estate Market, please contact: 

Deborah Burns 

206-618-0565

John L. Scott

deborahbu@jonhlscott.com

www.johnlscott.com/deborahbu 

My other blog is:

http://www.seattlesurbanvillages.typepad.com/

I love Seattle!  I moved here in 1994, and I am so glad I did.  If you are Relocating to Seattle, I would be happy to help you find a great neighborhood and home to make living in Seattle a wonderful experience for you.

Lovely Montlake Tudor Home

This home is sits on a level tree-lined street just two short blocks from the Montlake Community Center and Playfields. 

There are 4 bedrooms, one on the main floor, three on the second floor and 3 of them are large enough to have seating areas.  There are 5 bathrooms (very unusual in a neighborhood where homes have just 1 or 2) 2 half baths, 2 three quarter baths, and 1 full bath. 

The home was built in 1928 and has many period details:  coved ceilings, stained glass window details, original leaded windows, archways and hardwood floors newly refinished with a dark coffee stain.  Formal dining room, entryway under the turret, and the Family/TV room even has a wet bar concealed in the cabinet.  There is even a "secret room" that any 9 year old Harry Potter fan would love!

There are 2950 finished square feet, and 840 unfinished for a total of 3790 square feet.  The basement has a large, natural light-filled laundry room,  half bath, recreation or possible media room, den (originally a "short stick" pool room), workshop, large storage area and an area that would be great for wine storage.   The den was originally a 1 car garage, and could be restored, even potentially made into a tandem 2 car garage if the workroom was used too.

Outside there is an enclosed patio off the kitchen.  The house sits on a street-to-street lot so there is plenty of parking on E. McGraw St. behind the house as well as driveway parking for one car. 

Montlake is ideally situated for quick and easy access to Downtown Seattle, and to Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmondand other Eastside destinations.  It lies just south of the University of Washington, across from the Montlake Cut which separates Lake Washington and Lake Union. Montlake is surrounded by parks; West Montlake Park, East Montlake Park, The Arboretum, Interlaken Park and the Montlake Playfields.  The neighborhood has a wonderful friendly "Leave it to Beaver" feel to it, very much a walk around, bike or jogging neighborhood.  Portage Bay borders the Montlake Playfields and both the Seattle Yacht Club and Queen City Yacht Club are nearby in Portage Bay. 

For more information or a private showing, please contact: 

Deborah Burns

 206-618-0565

deborah.burns.seattle@gmail.com

Brio Realty

Seattle's Urban Villages 

Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood gets to show off for a second time in as many weeks with its'  12th annual Georgetown Art & Garden Walk following June 23rd's first ever Artopia.  This is a quirky collection of gardens with a definite art spin, so come and be inspired!

Last year, was a day of sun and fun exploring the streets and gardens of Georgetown, and this year the weather man promises more sun!  There were nooks and crannies to look into, and art to discover all over.  The event is Sunday, July 8 2007 from 10AM to 5PM and you can get maps at the Georgetown Bank of America at 1112 S. Bailey St.

Here are some photos from last year....

 These are the Boots from the famous "Hats and Boots" in Georgetown's Oxbow Park.  These used to be the restrooms for a gas station that was located a few blocks away.  The Georgetown residents saved the "Hat and Boots" from demolition, raised money and had them moved to their new park.  Last year the Hat was decorated in flowers (ala the Pasadena Rose Parade) as an art piece for the Georgetown Art and Garden Walk, though the hot, and sunny weather was hard on the flowers. 

The neighborhood P-parch grows in this park too, and are also on display for the Garden Walk.

Come by for a stroll on the quirky side of Seattle and discover a unique perspective in Georgetown....

For more information about Georgetown, Seattle and the Seattle Real Estate Market, please contact: 

Deborah Burns 

206-618-0565

John L. Scott

deborahbu@jonhlscott.com

www.johnlscott.com/deborahbu 

My other blog is:

http://www.seattlesurbanvillages.typepad.com/

I love Seattle!  I moved here in 1994, and I am so glad I did.  If you are Relocating to Seattle, I would be happy to help you find a great neighborhood and home to make living in Seattle a wonderful experience for you.