The Life Aquatic
Join the fraternity of optimists with your very own Seattle swimming pool
By Michelle Tolfa May 28, 2013
While Seattle is not what you’d call a swimming pool kind of town (case in point: in mid-April, only nine active Seattle-area house listings on Redfin.com included pools versus 64 in Los Angeles), warmer weather has us dreaming of shimmering, turquoise pools just steps from the backdoor.
View Ridge
List Price: $950,000
Square footage: 3,090; 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
Property size: 0.275 acres
Property taxes: $7,544
Year built: 1943
Bonus: Small pool house, 2-car garage, fully landscaped yard
Listed: March 2013
Capitol Hill
List price: $2,775,000
Square footage: 8,150; 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms
Property size: 8,640 square feet
Property taxes: $28,747
Year built: 1913
Bonus: Restored original stained glass windows and woodwork, in-ground spa, remodeled kitchen
Listed: May 2012
Windermere
List price: $1,299,000
Square footage: 5,160; 4 bedrooms, 4.25 bathrooms
Property size: 0.32 acres
Property taxes: $12,666
Year built: 1966
Bonus: Three fireplaces, deck with expansive view
Listed: September 2012