Edmonds

Downtown Edmonds

Downtown Edmonds is one of those places that has attracted downsizers for years. Many only visit downtown Edmonds to use the ferry dock on their way to the Kitsap or Olympic Peninsulas. Those who stick around soon discover the waterfront with its marina, park and fine restaurants where you can enjoy a leisurely meal and soak in the view. The Edmonds Waterfront Festival and the Edmonds Arts Festival attract thousands of visitors every May and June. The rest of the downtown area is highly walkable, and there are small businesses with just about every kind of good or service imaginable, including the historic Edmonds Theatre. In recent years, downtown Edmonds has upgraded its image from a somewhat stuffy “retirement town” to a more hip destination with wine bars, coffee houses and art galleries. The newly renovated Edmonds Center for the Arts in downtown is a jewel that attracts top talent. The Edmonds Third Thursday art walks are one of our favorites.

View real estate is a popular commodity in Edmonds downtown and bowl areas, and there is a good variety of homes from modest ramblers to large new luxury homes in the million dollar plus range. Many of the bowl’s older homes are ramblers with daylight basements, and many of the newer 2 story homes are built with a bedroom and bath on the main level, to enable one-level living as the owners’ needs change.

There are countless condo units from every price range in downtown Edmonds, from vintage buildings from the 1960′s and before, to the gleaming new buildings at Point Edwards, high on the hill above the marina. Due to height restrictions in the zoning, it’s not difficult to find a unit with a view of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and the ever-present Edmonds-Kingston Ferry.

Edmonds also has many fine non-view neighborhoods, with lots of ramblers on pleasant streets, as well as a good number of qauality condo and townhouse developments that are reasonably priced.

As for other amenities, just up the Hill on 76th Ave West is the Stevens Hospital Medical Center. Also nearby is Edmonds Community College, as well as three golf courses within a few minutes’ drive. Commuters can easily connect with I-5 and I-405, and Community Transit has express bus service to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington. The most exciting addition to transportation there is the Sounder commuter train that runs from the downtown waterfront to downtown Seattle, making living in Edmonds even more attractive.

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