Neighborhood guides · Seattle + Eastside
Seattle, Curated.
70 guide-ready profiles across Seattle and the Eastside: the architecture, the markets, the seasons, and the places locals actually go.
The signature markets
The addresses that define Seattle real estate
Signature Markets
Madison Park
A lakeside village at the end of Madison Street, with a swimming beach and a walkable core.
Signature Markets
Washington Park
Estate architecture on unusually large in-city estate parcels, beside the Arboretum.
Signature Markets
Broadmoor
A gated country-club development begun in 1924, wrapped around a private golf course.
Signature Markets
Denny-Blaine
Discreet lakefront blocks tucked behind old hedges on Lake Washington.
Signature Markets
Laurelhurst
Lake Washington classicism on the northeast shore, with a private beach club.
Signature Markets
North Capitol Hill
Millionaires’ Row and the landmark blocks around Volunteer Park.
Signature Markets
Queen Anne
Historic architecture on a hill above the city’s signature skyline views.
Signature Markets
Magnolia
Bluff views, a marina, and Discovery Park’s 560 acres of forest and shoreline.
Signature Markets
Montlake
Brick Tudors between the Montlake Cut and the Washington Park Arboretum.
Signature Markets
Downtown
Tower living above Pike Place, the waterfront, and the arts.
Signature Markets
Belltown
The city’s deepest condo market, with bay sunsets included.
Signature Markets
Denny Triangle
A rapidly built cluster of residential high-rises.Seattle Core
the central city, lake to bay
Seattle Core
Capitol Hill
One of the city’s most walkable and energetic central neighborhoods.
Seattle Core
Madison Valley
A compact bistro row in a garden valley below Capitol Hill.
Seattle Core
Madrona
Lake views and a small main street known as the Peaceable Kingdom.
Seattle Core
Leschi
A marina village on Lake Washington beneath a view hillside.
Seattle Core
Portage Bay
Floating homes and two yacht clubs on the water between the lakes.
Seattle Core
Mount Baker
Olmsted boulevards and grand homes meeting the Lake Washington shore.
Seattle Core
Columbia City
A landmark main street on the light-rail line.
Seattle Core
Seward Park
Old-growth forest on a peninsula reaching into Lake Washington.
Seattle Core
Pioneer Square
The city’s 1852 origin in red brick, galleries, and lofts.
Seattle Core
Pike Place Market
Living inside the city’s icon, above the market stalls.
Seattle Core
South Lake Union
A major employment district with lakefront parks and newer towers.
Seattle Core
Eastlake
Floating homes and lakeside lanes on Lake Union’s quieter eastern shore.
Seattle Core
First Hill
Seattle’s first residential hill, now a central condo district above downtown.North Seattle
the ridges, lakes, and villages north of the ship canal
North Seattle
Ballard
Scandinavian bones, breweries, and the beach at Golden Gardens.
North Seattle
Sunset Hill
Ballard’s view crest above the Shilshole marina.
North Seattle
Blue Ridge
A 1930s view enclave with its own private beach club.
North Seattle
Fremont
The self-declared center of the universe, along the ship canal.
North Seattle
Wallingford
Craftsman porches on a sunny slope above Gas Works Park.
North Seattle
Phinney Ridge
A ridge-top village with sound views and the zoo next door.
North Seattle
Green Lake
Life organized around a 2.8-mile lake loop and its park.
North Seattle
Ravenna
Classic tree-lined streets wrapped around a forested ravine.
North Seattle
View Ridge
Mid-century view streets above Magnuson Park and the lake.
North Seattle
Windermere
Quiet lake luxury where the streets end at the water, on the northeast shore.North Seattle
Laurelhurst
Lake Washington classicism on the northeast shore, with a private beach club.West Seattle
the peninsula: beach town, view hill, and ferry coast
West Seattle
West Seattle
Beach-town Seattle, a walkable Junction, and more house and green for the money.
West Seattle
North Admiral
Skyline views from West Seattle’s historic north hill.
West Seattle
Alki
Seattle’s beach town, with a promenade and sound views.
West Seattle
Fauntleroy
A ferry village beside Lincoln Park’s shoreline trails.Mercer Island + Points
the island and the gold coast
Mercer Island + Points
Mercer Island
An island city on Lake Washington between two downtowns.
Mercer Island + Points
First Hill, Mercer Island
The island’s connected north end, close to the bridges.
Mercer Island + Points
Medina
A waterfront city of estates, anchored by the 1908 Medina Store.
Mercer Island + Points
Clyde Hill
A hilltop city with panoramic views toward Seattle.
Mercer Island + Points
Hunts Point
One road and two shorelines of quiet, on a small point town.
Mercer Island + Points
Yarrow Point
A points town with a beloved community beach.
Mercer Island + Points
West Bellevue
The luxury umbrella west of downtown Bellevue, shoreline to hilltop.
Mercer Island + Points
Meydenbauer Bay
Bellevue’s historic waterfront, on a sheltered bay.
Mercer Island + Points
Vuecrest
A view crest known for its nightly skyline sunset.
Mercer Island + Points
Enatai
A hidden lake pocket with a community boathouse.Eastside
Bellevue, Kirkland, and the plateau
Eastside
Downtown Bellevue
Tower living above a downtown park and regional shopping.
Eastside
Somerset
Sixty years of view streets where the skyline shows up at dinner.
Eastside
Newport Shores
A canal community with more than 100 waterfront homes, many with private docks.
Eastside
Newcastle Golf Club
Thirty-six holes of golf and one of the region’s biggest views.
Eastside
Kirkland
The Eastside’s waterfront downtown, on Lake Washington.
Eastside
West of Market
Kirkland’s walk-to-everything signature, west of Market Street.
Eastside
Market
The smart, walkable side of Kirkland’s downtown core.
Eastside
Norkirk
The residential grid on the rise above downtown Kirkland.
Eastside
Houghton
Kirkland’s view slope with two lakefront beaches.
Eastside
Bridle Trails
Equestrian acreage and bridle paths between two downtowns.
Eastside
Education Hill
An established residential hill on the north side of Redmond.
Eastside
Sammamish
A plateau city around two lakes, where the trails start at the cul-de-sac.
Eastside
Issaquah
A historic mountain town at the foot of the Issaquah Alps.
Eastside
Issaquah Highlands
A planned hill town with trails, a village, and newer homes.
Eastside
Sahalee
Championship golf beneath tall cedars on the plateau.
Eastside
Trossachs
Newer homes against the foothills, where the plateau turns to forest.
Eastside
Hollywood Hill
Acreage and horse property above Woodinville wine country.
Eastside
Bear Creek Country Club
A private golf community on the wooded Redmond–Woodinville edge.
Eastside
Juanita & Finn Hill
North Kirkland’s beach-and-forest side, around Juanita Bay and its boardwalk.
Eastside
Woodinville
Wine country living, with more than a hundred tasting rooms up the Sammamish Valley.
Eastside
Kenmore & Bothell
The lake’s north end, where the Burke-Gilman Trail meets two growing downtowns.Every profile, A–Z
70 complete neighborhood guides
AlkiBallardBear Creek Country ClubBelltownBlue RidgeBridle TrailsBroadmoorCapitol HillClyde HillColumbia CityDenny TriangleDenny-BlaineDowntownDowntown BellevueEastlakeEducation HillEnataiFauntleroyFirst HillFirst Hill, Mercer IslandFremontGreen LakeHollywood HillHoughtonHunts PointIssaquahIssaquah HighlandsJuanita & Finn HillKenmore & BothellKirklandLaurelhurstLeschiMadison ParkMadison ValleyMadronaMagnoliaMarketMedinaMercer IslandMeydenbauer BayMontlakeMount BakerNewcastle Golf ClubNewport ShoresNorkirkNorth AdmiralNorth Capitol HillPhinney RidgePike Place MarketPioneer SquarePortage BayQueen AnneRavennaSahaleeSammamishSeward ParkSomersetSouth Lake UnionSunset HillTrossachsView RidgeVuecrestWallingfordWashington ParkWest BellevueWest of MarketWest SeattleWindermereWoodinvilleYarrow Point
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