7003 37th Ave NE, Seattle

$499,000 MLS#

Opportunity in Wedgwood

6000SF corner lot in serene neighborhood 2 blocks from amenities, close to UW and Children’s. Build 2 new homes + DADU or enjoy cozy existing home. Must be sold with 7003B on same lot for a total price of $898,000.

Development Option

Single Family 5000 zoning with opportunity to build 3 new homes (2 attached + DADU) on this favorably situated oversized corner lot with full southern exposure. Go vertical to unlock potential Lake Washington views! Site DADU for maximum privacy with access to quiet alley on west side of property. Seller makes no assurances about the viability of development; buyers are urged to verify feasibility with the City of Seattle.

Or you may choose to live in the bright 860 SF existing Cape Cod home with hardwood floors throughout and welcoming circular floor plan. Mature plantings – garden beds as well as productive fig, quince, plum and sweet cherry trees – and alley access allow extended households privacy within an expansive compound. Plenty of room to spread out as you consider all your options!

Alternatively, purchase as an investment and use the wellmaintained existing home to generate immediate rental income. So many possibilities!

$499,000 MLS#

Mellow Wedgwood

Inhabited since the last glacial age 10,000 years ago by native Duwamish peoples who hunted and traveled through dense forest, the area in northeast Seattle we know as Wedgwood was settled in the 1870s by Civil War veterans with land claims, then by waves of Swedish, German and Italian immigrants. Logging and subsequent drainage of peat bogs revealed fertile soil that supported a ginseng farm and later Seattle’s first P-Patch (P for the Picardo family who farmed the area until 1965).

The vibrant commercial district along 35th Ave NE, which now includes supermarkets, drugstores, banks, a US Post Office, churches, synagogues, taverns, bakeries and cafes, sprang up in the 1920s, but it was not until World War II that the area was fully developed, as housing for defense workers. The pleasantly sleepy, quasi-suburban atmosphere of Wedgwood has always coexisted with a spirit of neighborhood engagement and activism.

Wedgwood was named for the distinguished English bone china beloved of pioneering developer Albert Balch’s wife, Edith. Like the eponymous porcelain, it is often misspelled as “Wedgewood.”