Areas to live when work commute is not an issue.. (Seattle: best neighborhoods, apartment complexes)

[Ruth4Truth]

Magnolia has a beach for swimming, nice homes, nice architecture, and a great little shopping district. Oh, and I should say that the beach is on Lake Washington, so the water is much warmer than the water in West Seattle, which is on Puget Sound (47 degree water).

[mkarch]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Magnolia has a beach for swimming, nice homes, nice architecture, and a great little shopping district. Oh, and I should say that the beach is on Lake Washington, so the water is much warmer than the water in West Seattle, which is on Puget Sound (47 degree water).

I think you mean Madrona?

Magnolia on the other hand would also be a good spot to work from home. We only crossed it off out list because it's not as convenient to Ballard and lacks it's own 'downtown' aside from the relatively small shopping areas.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by mkarch

I think you mean Madrona?

Magnolia on the other hand would also be a good spot to work from home. We only crossed it off out list because it's not as convenient to Ballard and lacks it's own 'downtown' aside from the relatively small shopping areas.

Dang! I was afraid I was getting the wrong "M" neighborhood!
MADISON PARK! LOVE it! Right on Lake Washington. Nice, scenic little neighborhood.

[mkarch]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Dang! I was afraid I was getting the wrong "M" neighborhood!
MADISON PARK! LOVE it! Right on Lake Washington. Nice, scenic little neighborhood.

I have to think twice before commenting on either Madrona, Madison Park or Magnolia for the same reason...

[Ruth4Truth]

Madison Pk is a little isolated, but that's just the nature of Seattle, to some extent. I'd love to live there. It still has all the basic amenities.

Seattle is full of oddly isolated neighborhoods: Queen Anne, West Seattle, Magnolia, Sand Point, Seward Park... anything around the edges of town tends to be isolated, especially if you have to travel by bus.

[bghouse]

I've just been looking through rent.com to see what's there, and noticed a ton of apartments marked "Downtown, Central Waterfront". So then I went to padmapper and overlaid the neighborhoods, but of course they don't have a single one in the area marked downtown that looks to be by water :-)

So where is this "Central Waterfront" anyway - lol

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by bghouse

So where is this "Central Waterfront" anyway - lol

That's a good question. It must mean "central waterfront view". Along the waterfront there's just warehouses and homeless shelters. It's a few streets up that there are apt. high-rises. Mostly office high-rises, but there are nice condo buildings here and there. I'd take the "central waterfront" PR with a grain or two of salt. But you could email them and find out exactly where they are. Do you really want to be in the middle of downtown? Don't you want to be somewhere quieter?

[west seattle gal]

If you are unmarried and without kids, downtown may be your preference. Lots of bars. But if you are seeking something quieter with more parks, trees, and coffee shops, then the neighborhoods may be preferable. Each neighborhood has its own area of independent shops and community mingling.

[Count David]

I would live in my Grandmother's quiet suburban Everett neighborhood.

I don't know if there's anywhere in Seattle proper that I would fancy myself, it would have to be comfortable, affordable/practical, unpretentious, and quiet.

[bghouse]

Hmm - I'm not much for the bar scene really, so I *think* I want to live somewhere a little quieter. But I don't want to allow myself to continue to be a hermit hiding in their house - if you know what I mean. I do want to be somewhere that encourages me to get out and walk around, as exercising has become non-existent for me, and it's starting to show :-)

But I'm not sure I want to be so far away it takes me an hour on a bus or something to get somewhere - if you know what I mean...