Magnuson Park's lakeshore path in October (rendering).
Good morning, and welcome to the first Northeast Seattle Dispatch. Five minutes on what moved in Northeast Seattle this week, one item for your own neighborhood, the market in three numbers, and one practical thing for the house.
Northeast Seattle this week
This weekend, only 1 Line trains stop at U District and Roosevelt. Shuttle buses replace 2 Line trains between South Bellevue and International District/Chinatown stations today and tomorrow, October 17 and 18, and no 2 Line trains run north of there to Lynnwood. 1 Line trains run every eight minutes; for Bellevue or Redmond, ride to International District/Chinatown and change to the shuttle. Sound Transit
Sand Point Way NE is one of the first four streets picked for Seattle's new 24/7 speed cameras. SDOT chose a one-mile stretch between NE 74th Street and Matthews Avenue NE; the exact blocks come later. The cameras turn on in the second half of 2027; signs go up at least 30 days before, and the first 30 days bring warnings only. The mayor's proposed budget counts on their revenue. SDOT · Budget overview
The council is working through a $9.1 billion budget; the next public hearing is November 5. Councilmembers discuss amendments October 27 to 29 and the chair's balancing package arrives November 4. The hearing takes remote comment at 1 PM and in-person comment at 5 PM; committee votes follow November 13, 16 and 19, and the final vote is November 20. Council budget calendar
Close your block for Halloween, free, if you apply by Tuesday. SDOT's Trick-or-Streets permit closes up to three blocks in a row to cars for an event open to the public, any day October 21 to November 2, until 10 PM; cross streets stay open. Apply by October 20 online or at (206) 684-7623; a Healthy Street needs no extra permit. SDOT · Apply
The Seattle Coffee Festival fills Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park next weekend. October 24 and 25, at 6310 NE 74th Street. Tickets are sold by session, and it runs indoors. Seattle Coffee Festival
Your neighborhood
Laurelhurst. (evergreen) Last December the council approved Seattle Public Utilities' purchase of the former Talaris site, 17.77 acres at 4000 NE 41st Street. Yesler Creek runs under part of it in a 72-inch stormwater pipe about 70 years old that fish cannot pass, and the state will no longer permit work to extend that pipe's life without removing the barrier. Opening the creek takes a channel and floodplain about 100 feet wide. City Attorney's 2025 report, page 14
Sold near you: 6 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $2.72M (range $1.81M to $4.60M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 3 days.
Windermere. (evergreen) On the City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas, Windermere and Hawthorne Hills are a single area, with Hawthorne Hills as its alternate name. Its eastern streets run down to the Lake Washington shore, which looks east across the water toward Kirkland. Neighborhood Map Atlas
Sold near you: 8 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.89M (range $788K to $3.50M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 14 days.
Hawthorne Hills. The Burke-Gilman Trail below Hawthorne Hills has new pavement where tree roots and age had broken it up: Seattle Parks finished this year's repairs between NE 63rd and NE 77th Streets, and the stretch for next year is being planned. Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 19 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.32M (range $510K to $3.35M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 12 days.
Bryant. The Bryant Neighborhood Playground reopened this year after a renovation, one of three play areas rebuilt under the same Seattle Park District contract along with View Ridge Playfield and Ward Springs Park. Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 15 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.15M (range $510K to $3.35M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 12 days.
Ravenna. SDOT began work in August on 22nd Avenue NE and Ravenna Avenue NE. The back-in parking on the west side of 22nd Avenue NE is now parallel parking, with bike lane markings, toward a protected southbound bike lane between NE 54th and NE 45th Streets. Still to come, with no date yet: a shared path for walking and biking, curb ramps, crosswalks and an all-way stop at Ravenna Avenue NE and NE 54th Street. SDOT
Sold near you: 11 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.10M (range $668K to $1.57M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 15 days.
Roosevelt. SDOT's count on the NE 65th Street redesign through Roosevelt and Ravenna: crashes fell 67% on the western part of the street, pedestrian crashes by the same share, and there has been no fatal or serious-injury crash since the work was finished. Since August 29, Metro's new Route 77 links Roosevelt Station and U District Station with Lake City, Pinehurst Station and Bitter Lake. SDOT · Metro
Sold near you: 11 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $887K (range $650K to $1.45M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 15 days.
View Ridge. View Ridge Playfield, 4408 NE 70th Street, has its renovated play area and restroom open again, rebuilt this year with Seattle Park District funds and designed by the city's own landscape architects. Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 9 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.50M (range $215K to $3.35M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 12 days.
Wedgwood. (evergreen) The low-traffic route to Roosevelt on foot or by bike: the Wedgwood Neighborhood Greenway on 39th Avenue NE connects to the Wedgwood to Roosevelt Neighborhood Greenway, built in 2021, with speed humps about every 300 feet, stop signs for the cross streets and flashing-beacon crossings on 15th Avenue NE. SDOT
Sold near you: 7 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $907K (range $730K to $1.27M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 21 days.
Maple Leaf. SDOT finished the design in August for repaving Roosevelt Way NE and Pinehurst Way NE from NE 92nd Street to 15th Avenue NE; construction starts in 2027. On Roosevelt Way between NE 92nd and NE 105th Streets, a northbound bike lane with a buffer replaces the shared lane and the parking lane narrows, and the route ties into the Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway at NE 103rd Street. SDOT · Project page
Sold near you: 7 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $675K (range $355K to $1.80M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 19 days.
Sand Point. The Magnuson Community Center haunted house runs Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24, 5 to 10 PM, $7 with registration. Down by the water, the Junior League Play Area stays closed for its rebuild until early 2027, with picnic shelter 3 closed and the basketball courts partly closed; Mickey Merriam Fields and the trail to the soccer field stay open. Halloween events · Play area
Sold near you: 2 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $260K; the fastest went from listing to closing in 70 days.
University District. The University District Farmers Market is on this morning, 9 AM to 2 PM, on University Way NE between NE 50th and NE 52nd Streets, every Saturday all year; U District Station is two blocks away. On the RapidRide J Line, which will replace Route 70, construction is past halfway; next come concrete-buffered bike lanes in the U District, new stations with real-time arrival signs, and red bus lanes. Market · SDOT
Sold near you: 12 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $820K (range $250K to $1.70M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 15 days.
The market in 60 seconds
Across Northeast Seattle ZIPs 98105 and 98115, the median home sold for $965K over the last 30 days (75 closings; single-family alone $1.066M). The median home took 36 days from listing to closing, and there are 4.3 months of inventory on the market.
That is balanced territory: under three months favors sellers, above six favors buyers. Single-family homes run tighter, at 3.1 months, and 28% of homes closed above asking. Both ZIPs also take in areas outside these eleven neighborhoods, including the east side of Green Lake and the University of Washington campus.
One useful thing: November 2, not October 31
The second half of 2026 King County property tax is due Monday, November 2. The usual date is October 31; when it falls on a weekend, the deadline moves to the next business day. Mail a check postmarked by the due date to King County Treasury, 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 710, Seattle, WA 98104, or pay online (a service fee applies). Questions: 206-263-2890. King County Treasury · FAQ
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