About Sammamish's East Lake Sammamish

Three Lake Sammamish waterfront homes were sold in the past two weeks, heating up the real estate market as we head into the fall. Circling the lake, the Bellevue, Issaquah, and Sammamish waterfront homes included two sales that had less than two weeks of time on the market.

The least-expensive sale was a Sammamish home with a private beach shared by three other homes. The 3 bed, 3 bath home was on the market for just 12 days, listed at $625,000 and closing at $600,000. Shared waterfront can be a great way for a buyer to enter the waterfront market at a discounted price, and still have moorage for a boat and beach recreational space.

A Bellevue waterfront home sold for $1.27 million after having been on the market for 6 months and starting at $1.399 million. This home had a typical lot for the south end of W Lk Sammamish Pkwy, a long dock (this part of the lake has a very shallow slope), and the house situated near the street and a nice long backyard leading to the lake.

The top sale was an Issaquah waterfront home with a 90 foot shoreline. After just 10 days on the market, the home sold for just under $1.7 million after being listed for $1.75 million. The nearly-3500 square foot home has 3 beds and 2.25 baths on a 13,500 square foot lot.

Recently Sold Lake Sammamish Waterfront Homes

20413 NE 7th Ct	Sammamish	$600,000	3	beds,	3	baths,	2,000	sq ft
3226 W Lk Sammamish Pkwy	Bellevue	$1,270,000	4	beds,	3	baths,	3,380	sq ft
18810 SE 42nd St	Issaquah	$1,692,500	3	beds,	2.3	baths,	3,498	sq ft

A new sport is gaining momentum on Lake Sammamish: Wake Surfing. This last weekend I had the opportunity to try Wake Surfing on Lake Sammamish. Thanks to the Eastgate Expounders(Toastmasters in Bellevue) summer BBQ our good friends Allison and Brian were kind & patient enough to teach many of us how to wake surf. Wake Surfing is where you stand up on a shortened surf board and surf the wake of a power boat. The power boat has ballast on one side and lists heavily to that side. The displaced water makes a large wake that a properly balanced surfer can ride and do tricks in. In the video below you can see myself and my daughter giving it a try. The object is to let go of the rope and you will see Allison and Brian showing off for the camera :) I really enjoyed the sport and I would recomend it for people of all ages and skill levels. My daughter that you see in the video got up later, has never wake boarded, skied or snow skied but she was able to get up. I think it's a great way for kids to learn water sports without the danger of being straped into a board or ski(wake boarding.) All in all the afternoon was a lot of fun. I would highly encourage anyone to look into Wake Surfing. This July 26- 28th the North West Wake Surfing Association is hosting classes for to learn how to "rip it up skim style." Then July 29th -31st the NWWSA host the 3rd Annual WakeSurf Northwest Open

Two Lake Sammamish waterfront homes in the city of Sammamish were sold in September.

The first home is on a 1/3 acre lot, with 62 feet of waterfront. The unique characteristic of the property is its boathouse with attached studio unit. As most waterfront home owners know, it's extremely difficult to build any structures near the shoreline in the Seattle area, and especially hard to build a boathouse, because of local regulations. A structure like this is grandfathered in, and the owners have the unique ability to maintain a lakeside residence that most couldn't build.

The property also has a mid-1970s 2 bedroom home as the main residence, and it sold for around $850,000. It was on the market less than three months, and sold for 90% of its list price.

The second sale of the month was a luxurious estate of over 1.1 acres including 3 separate parcels. The 100+ feet of West-facing waterfront have plenty of privacy for the late 1970s home. At over 3000 square feet, the home sits much closer to the shoreline than most newer-construction homes. The final sale price was the full listing price of $2.2 million. The home was on the market for just three weeks.

Sammamish Waterfront Real Estate - Homes Sold Sept 2010
1601 E Lake Sammamish Place - 2 beds, 2 baths, 2590 sq ft - $853,600
815 E Lake Sammamish Shore - 2 beds, 1.75 baths, 3029 sq ft - $2,200,000

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