About Bellingham's Fairhaven

I feel so fortunate to live in this beautiful place called Bellingham. One of the things I enjoy so much about being here is being around the waterfront, and having water views all around. Driving in and out of Fairhaven on the Boulevard and seeing the Bay is always a joy. Sometimes I’ll drive down 36th Street out of Fairhaven, which is another great place to see the Bay. I was out taking some pictures and looking at condos in Fairhaven today and thought I’d see how many Bay view condos are available in Bellingham today.

If you looking for a Bay view condo there are 77 of them available in Bellingham as of today.

The least expensive ones is a 1 bedroom 1 bath unit on High Street near Western Washington University selling for $115,500, there are 6 Bay view condos on the market for under $200,000.

The most expensive condo is in the Waldron building, it is a 2 bedroom 2.75 bath unit in the heart of the Historic Fairhaven district and it is selling $1,565,000.

The largest unit is a 2 bedroom 2.25 bath unit that is 3345 square feet and its in the new Park Place Residences above Boulevard Park selling for $895,000.

60 of these Bay view condos are in Fairhaven or on South Hill.

There also three Lake view condos available in the Bellingham market from $164,900 for a 2 bedroom and 1 bath unit to $349,900 for a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath waterfront unit where you can walk out your patio door to your own beach with a dock.

There were 13 Bay view condos sold so far this year ranging in price from $87,700 of to $570,000.

If you’re interested in any view condos feel free to email me or give me a call at 360-739-6981.

WOW! What a weekend for the Dirty Dan Days in Historic Fairhaven. The weather was fabulous and the turn out for the various events was incredible.

Thank you to everyone that participated and took the time to spend their day in Historic Fairhaven for the 7th Annual Dirty Dan Days event.

The First Annual Katie's Cupcakes - Cupcake Eating Contest was a huge hit, even for our youngest competitors. Who could not smile while eating yummy cupcakes?

Come one, Come all and enjoy the festive atomsphere in Historic Fairhaven during the Dirty Dan Days Seafood Festival on April 25 & 26.

This event is in it's seventh year and it gets better and better with age. Saturday will feature cooking demos, Fairhaven history, kids activity booths (toy boat building, salmon art, felting & the friendliest catch derby), Salmon Toss, look-a-like contest and a cupcake eating contest. Sunday features the Dan Harris Challenge rowing race, Chuckanut Chowder Cook-off and the world's only piano race. Both days features live music and buskers around the district.

For a full listing of activities happening during this event go to www.fairhaven.com for the details or see the April issue of Entertainment New NW.

Historic Fairhaven's only computer repair store, Whatcomputers, moves from store front on Finnegan Way to the Harris Square Office Suites and changes name to Whatcom Digital.

Their new location on the second floor of the Harris Square Office suites has elevator access, parking and a view over the courtyard, which is surrounded by the Harris Square Condominium buildings. There are several other successful businesses located in the square to include Four Starr Boutique, Studio 910, Serena Gelato and Southside Trends.

If you live in Fairhaven, especially in a condo in the District core and you are looking for computer parts, repair or tech support be sure to check out Whatcom Digital at 960 Harris Avenue #202 on the second floor off the courtyard.

Quickly approaching is the 7th annual Dirty Dan Days Festival on April 25 & 26 in the Historic Fairhaven District of Bellingham, Washington. A fun, funky seaside village Fairhaven boasts a charming district center with historic & new buildings featuring condominiums, offices and boutique shops.

The added Seafood Festival theme to the Saturday events should be a fantastic addition with festive booths featuring food, toy boat building, interactive salmon art, Dan Harris history and cooking demos. Saturday's fun will end with our first Cupcake Eating Contest, featuring cupcakes from the newly opened Katie's Cupcakes.

Sunday's Chuckanut Chowder Cook-off has continued to grow and our local Restaurants feature some of the best chowders around. For a $10.00 fee you get to sample between 16 - 18 ounces of chowder, then choose your favorite and received a 10oz bowl & a hunk of bread. Additionally, the Dan Harris Challenge has continued to grow with the help of the New Whatcom Rowers group.

For additional information about the event see fairhaven.com and check out the write up about the event in the Entertainment News NW April 2009 edition.