New Homes and Plans for 2015

There is a lot to be excited about in the coming year! We’ve acquired more properties in the Northwest, including our first property in Seattle. There are great plans for these upcoming homes and we’re excited to bring our NW LifeStyle floor plans to more locations next year.

Here are some of our upcoming projects in 2015. Make sure you follow our website and social media pages like Facebook and Twitter to see more announcements next year!

8909 NE 10th Street, Bellevue 98004

Currently under construction, this house will be our first finished property to hit the market in 2015. With 4 bedrooms and 4 baths, this 3,700 square foot house will uniquely fit the needs of the NW LifeStyle. Take a look at the floor plans and more.

7804 NE 22nd Street, Medina 98039

Take a look at the floor plans and more.

9803 NE 13th Street, Bellevue 98004

Take a look at the floor plans and more.

1025 91st Avenue NE, Bellevue 98004

Floor plans and more coming soon.

3005 Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue 98004

Floor plans and more coming soon.

Changes Coming to Bellevue Neighborhoods

You’ve probably noticed lately that there has been a lot of change to Bellevue’s neighborhoods. Old homes are being torn down to make room for larger and more expensive homes. As highlighted in a recent Seattle Times article, there’s a lot of conversation about how this affects the city and its neighborhoods. However, change isn’t necessarily a bad thing for the city of Bellevue. Our Managing Member, Michael Burke, shared his input on the growing publicity for this situation.

People are beginning to think differently about our neighborhoods, homes and cities. In West Bellevue, where a 1200 sq ft home build in 1950 is selling for 600-800k, the value is in the land. The wrong type of home is sitting on these lots, and the highest and best use is to build new. According to the Seattle Times article, more than half of Bellevue’s housing stock was built in the 1950s and ’60s as returning war veterans and city dwellers flooded to the suburbs in search of new houses in safe neighborhoods.

It’s unfortunate that people are having to sell their homes because of the increase in property taxes from the surrounding new homes. But homeowners can take advantage of their financial legacy by selling their lots if they want to invest in another property. If they don’t want to move, that’s okay, too. It’s just by luck that the neighborhoods they chose in the ’50s and ’60s became so desirable today. Conrad Lee, a 20-year member of the Bellevue City Council, says that the redevelopment of older neighborhoods is a good thing. “It means people want to live here. We are in more demand.” 

Change is coming to Bellevue, but it doesn’t have to be negative. This is just the way the city is progressing, growing and becoming the go-to location on the Eastside.

Read the original Seattle Times article for more information.

Floor to Ceiling

We are excited to start leaking our sneak peak and work in progress pictures of our upcoming homes! Right now we have five properties on the way that are challenging us to create our most innovative designs yet. Our most recent work in progress picture comes from Bellevue.

What we like about this home is it’s giving us a chance to try some of our favorite designs in addition to a few new ones. As we have mentioned in the past, we always design our homes with a very specific floor plan philosophy…

We want to make sure that you are walking into a home that makes sense for the LifeStyles of the Pacific Northwest. This home allows us to do that with colors, layouts, materials and more. Every inch of every room gets our utmost attention as we select and design the elements to work for a homeowner.

From the individual details to the cohesive design, this home will reflect NW LifeStyle Homes from floor to ceiling.

Medina’s Welcoming Atmosphere

Our broker’s launch and open house last week was so entertaining and very successful. We loved showing off our hard work and design to a large audience.

The Medina home easily accommodated over 100 guests as they filtered through the main floor and the bedrooms, master suite, guest suite, and bonus/media room upstairs.

Part of the warmth came from those admiring the unique qualities that made this Nantucket Modern different from other new construction homes. The repeated use of beadboard walls and accents was carried throughout the house along with the use of neutral blue walls instead of standard beige. Our 24″ porcelain tiles in the entry took many by surprise, as did the dark Kalispell brushed oak hardwood floors. Later in the afternoon, guests settled outside under the covered patio to take in the backyard and the custom built-in gas brick fire trough.

In true entertainment fashion, the most fun was spent later in the evening as guests settled into the kitchen with our caterer, Bis on Main. Everyone comfortably fit around the island to appreciate the attention to detail given by Michael and his team, including his sons Matt and Mason.

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What was most noticeable in the house was the open and inviting atmosphere in every room. It seemed to capture a quality of timelessness that we truly strive for in each of our designs. This open house event was so enjoyable and we loved the opportunity to partner with KITH (Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing) and donate to them with this event. We look forward to seeing you at our next broker’s open event!

Nantucket Modern

Michael Burke returns again with this striking Nantucket Modern in Medina. He displays his attention to detail and dedication to bringing comfortable livability and flexibility to homeowners.

Accents like the beadboard in the den/flex room exhibit Michael’s ability to design with the classic details and needs of the Northwest LifeStyle while giving them a modern make-over. The beadboard is carried into the inviting dining room bringing a beach-like feel from the entrance of the home through the entire house. A bright, warm comfort can be felt from the gorgeous great room that spans to the breakfast nook with a built in beverage station with wine niche. The spacious and fully equipped kitchen has an attached kitchen command center completes the first floor with these modern necessities.

Great room leading into nook, kitchen

Guest bedroom

Bonus/media room

Master bedroom

Covered patio with built-in gas brick fire trough

Kitchen command center

Upstairs, each room has been designed with the same comfort and livability. Master suite + master bath and his and her closets, guest room en-suite. Three bedrooms with access to the large bonus/media room. Generous laundry room and linen closet, abundance of storage throughout. Extensive California Closets throughout. Covered patio with custom-built fire trough and BBQ buffet with storage.

Please join us for the broker’s event this upcoming Thursday, September 25th.

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