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“It’s the coolest listing we’ve had in years,” says listing agent Cynthia Creasey of Lake & Company Real Estate, referring to a 4,300-square-foot, adaptive-reuse space in Seattle’s hip Ballard neighborhood.
Listed for $1.6 million, the two-story home—with two bedrooms and three baths—is the site of a former IGA grocery store later turned into apartments and then a bible college dorm. The structure dates to 1922.
The sellers are the ones behind the renovation and the only ones to have lived in the home. Upon purchasing it in 1998, they gutted it and hired an architect.
“It was pretty sad-looking when they bought it,” says Creasey.
The result of their thoughtful restoration is all exposed mechanicals, high ceilings (13 foot on the lower level and between 9 and 11 feet upstairs, at a gradual slope), and the finest materials. Folding in vintage finds—including interior doors from the Montana state Capitol—the residence is a cool blend of old and new. Nearly everything within the home is custom-designed.
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The kitchen features commercial-grade, powder-coated cabinets, two vintage sinks, a Viking refrigerator and six-burner stove, and a built-in espresso machine.
Tongue-and-groove maple flooring runs throughout the home. Commercial toilets are in two of the baths. The door to the master suite is a true find: Printed on the glass is “Office of the Governor Central Services.”
A sibling door, also from the Montana state Capitol, reads “Senators” and now serves as the bathroom door.
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While it’s undoubtedly a sweet spot to entertain with its open floor plan, Creasey says, the home might also entice a dancer or someone who hosts home concerts.
“The ground floor is so big that you could have home concerts of a pretty good size there,” she says.
The property features mature landscaping, which helps to “soften” the building’s urban look. The sellers planted a natural fence, because the home is on a busy street.
The spacious yard includes a dining area and a former garage is now used as a potting shed. Plants and trees on the second-floor balcony create a cool canopy.
“You can pick kiwis from the deck,” says Creasey.
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One of Seattle’s hottest neighborhoods, Ballard is home to trendy restaurants, breweries, and distilleries, plus the National Nordic Museum and Ballard Locks. A commercial strip a few blocks away is lined with cafes and a market with a wine department.
What kind of buyer will spring for this unique home? “Some kind of creative person that likes modern architecture interiors” is the obvious choice, says Creasy, but so are “hipster types who might be techies but still into the arts and want to live in a cool space.”
We know we’ll be green with envy when a savvy buyer snags this gem in the Emerald City.
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