I'm house shopping as part of a Seattle relo, and looking at the suburbs as I have a young family expected to grow. Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, where do I need to go to get a real backyard? Lots of Mcmansions off main roads, but even older homes seem lacking what I'm expecting from East coast suburbs. Are backyards capable of supporting a real game of catch not an option? Budget is 900k to 1.2M. TC 360
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It’s right in the middle of G, FB (Oculus and the future norther Bellevue campus) and MS HQ.
10 mins to Bellevue downtown, up to 30 mins to SLU in a rush hour. Best restaurants, Costco, WholeFoods, TraderJoes, etc. are 5-10 mins away.
Don’t buy anywhere north of Totem lake, east of lake Sammamish or south of I-90 freeway (except Mercer island): you’ll hate the commute.
Here’s a good example: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Kirkland/12716-NE-94th-Ct-98033/home/511402
Or this: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Woodinville/20823-NE-150th-St-98077/home/273328
The real problem is that most new development is packing in 3-4 houses or more on lots that used to have 1. Lots of "zero lot line" developments everywhere.