About Renton's The Orchards

Posted by David Edwards under For Buyers, Regional - West, Regional News, Renton Highlands

The repair work started today on the damaged entrance facade located on the NWC of Duvall and NE 6th (close to most of your homes).

The wiring has been mounted on a temporary panel until the facade is rebuilt in the next day or two. After that, the plan is to hopefully install all of the electrical into steel boxes that will be securely mounted on the back of each facade. Hopefully this will better protect all the metal and wiring from future vandalism and/or metal thieves.

While this construction work is underway, the HOA Board asks each of you living nearby to please keep an extra eye/ear out, especially at night, for anyone that might find anything in this area enticing - if you see/hear ANYTHING, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

This repair/replacement of all wiring, lighting and other electrical equipment out there has been a very expensive proposition, one which your HOA cannot afford to do frequently. It is unfortunate we have such undesirables frequenting this area regularly. The creeps have come to know these facades as an easy targets. We ALL now need to make sure each and every one of us pays attention to this area, so these creeps either get caught in the act, or learn to stay away. If this damage continues, any future repairs could easily require a special assessment, which none of us want, or can afford.

Any questions/comments on this, please let me know. Thanks for your help.

The Orchards Subdivision named "Neighborhood of the Week" by The Seattle Times

Posted by David Edwards under For Buyers, For Sellers, For Realty Professionals, Regional - West, Regional News, Renton, Neighborhood Profiles, Roads & Transportation

The Orchards is a subdivision in Renton's East Highlands neighborhood. It is nestled between Duvall to the East, Union Ave to the West and NE 4th (Cemetary Road) to the South.

The article was written by Jolene Gensheimer as a special to The Seattle Times. It touched upon the fact that The Orchards subdivision is comprised of smaller communities that each have a unique atmosphere of their own with various types of housing that will meet the needs of almost any lifestyle. The Orchards has condos and townhomes as well as small and large single family homes. There is even an apartment community within the geographic confines of The Orchards although it is not officially part of the master association.

The Orchards has very little drive through traffic making this a quiet place to live. The well maintained sidewalks and trails make it a great place to enjoy the outdoors. But this doesn't mean that residents are so isolated that they have to travel far to access services. As you would expect, there are two Starbucks stores and a Tulley's withing walking distance. There is also a 24 Hour Fitness, an Albertsons, a Safeway and a QFC within a two minute's drive. The Landing is straight shot down Sunset Blvd.

The Orchards has drawn residents from surrounding areas such as Seattle, Bellevue and Issaquah who have discovered they can purchase newer homes and get more house for their money. Residents currently have access to three major north/south arterials to get to work each morning, I-405, Coal Creek Parkway and SR 900 (Into Issaquah). Coal Creek Parkway is undergoing a major widening project that will add two more lanes to the two lanes that currently exist. Once the project is complete, there will be two lanes running north and two lanes running south. This project is expected to reduce the time it takes to drive into Bellevue to a level that residents of Newcastle currently enjoy. Newcastle is the East Highlands' neighbor to the north where the average sale price of a home is 44% higher than it currently is in the East Highlands. The Coal Creek widening project effectively improves the location of the Orhcards by reducing commute times.

If you would like to read the article published by the Seattle Times, please click here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2004159169_realneighborhood03.html

David Edwards
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Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound
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David J Edwards is a full time real estate agent and REALTOR with Keller Williams Realty specializing in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers in Renton, Newcastle and South Bellevue Washington.