Kirkland ??? (Renton, Redmond: condo, homes, to live)

[Pittgal]

I have a doctors appointment in Kirkland next week. I hear so much about the area, but what should I see when I am there? What stores are there that I should check out or any sights to see?

Thanks!

[martina26]

There are a lot of doctor offices and hospitals in Kirkland, overpriced grocery stores and a waterfront area. Personally, I don't think its a tourist area by any means. I would never want to live there.

[pwright1]

If your appt. is in the Totem Lake area you won't see much. Car dealerships, freeways, garden apts., strip malls with the Old Country Buffet, a big hospital and some older housing developments.

If your appt. is in downtown Kirkland you will see the real Kirkland. A very nice waterfront downtown area with neat shops, restaurants, new condo developments, a nice library and people actually walking. In the surrounding area you will see nice little homes along with the mcmansioning of the area with older homes being torn down to make way for giant homes on very small lots.

[Pittgal]

Originally Posted by pwright1

If your appt. is in the Totem Lake area you won't see much .

Apparently my appointment in at Evergreen Hospital so I am guessing that there is nothing worth seeing in that area. How far is this neat waterfront area from there??

[scirocco22]

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According to Yahoo maps, it's 3.9 miles, about 10 minutes with light traffic.

1. Start at 132ND AVE NE & 132ND AVE NE, KIRKLAND going toward 132ND CT NE - go < 0.1 mi
2. Make a U-Turn at 132ND CT NE onto NE 117TH ST - go < 0.1 mi
3. Turn RIGHT on 132ND AVE NE - go < 0.1 mi
4. Continue on NE 120TH ST - go 0.4 mi
5. Turn LEFT on SLATER AVE NE - go 0.3 mi
6. Bear RIGHT on NE 116TH ST - go 0.3 mi
7. Turn LEFT to take ramp onto I-405 S toward RENTON - go 1.3 mi
8. Take exit #18/REDMOND/N.E. 85TH ST./KIRKLAND onto NE 85TH ST(WA-908) toward N.E. 85TH ST./KIRKLAND - go 0.9 mi
9. Continue to follow WA-908 - go 0.6 mi
10. Turn LEFT on KIRKLAND AVE - go < 0.1 mi
11. Arrive at KIRKLAND AVE & LAKE ST, KIRKLAND