Nine Homes with Views You Wish You Had During Seafair Weekend
Porch.com reveals a host of homes that have thee best views in town
By Lauren Mang July 23, 2014
Whether to your dismay or delight, the Blue Angels are back this year for Seafair weekend, Seattle’s annual summer spectacle from August 1 to 3 that features a glowing, nighttime parade (Seattle Sounders players Clint Dempsey and DeAndre Yedlin are the co-grand marshals!), hydroplane boat races, an air show and fireworks. While there are myriad stretches in Beacon Hill, Mercer Island, Seward Park and Mt. Baker where you can plunk down and watch the scene unfurl in all its summery glory (check for I-90 and bridge closures here) amid your fellow Seattleites and Eastsiders, these nine dwellings, all featured on Porch.com, have seriously enviable private views. Our invitations to these at-home Seafair weekend celebrations are in the mail, right?
Book House by DeForest Architects
Project: http://porch.com/projects/book-house?img=877117
Leschi Residence by NB Design Group, Inc.
Project: http://porch.com/projects/neiders-residence-1?img=39327
Art House by DeForest Architects
Project: http://porch.com/projects/art-house-1?img=38674
Mercer Island Residence by Castanes Architects
Project: http://porch.com/projects/mercer-island-residence-4?img=1408704
The Nest by DeForest Architects
Project: http://porch.com/projects/the-nest-1?img=38710
Italian Waterfront by Darwin Webb Landscape Architects, P.S.
Project: http://porch.com/projects/davidson-3?img=1719127
Lakeshore Residence by Conard Romano Architects
Project: http://porch.com/projects/laskeshore-residence-1?img=39153
Cedar Park 2 by Genay Bell Design
Project: http://porch.com/projects/cedar-park-2-2?img=1687931
Lake Washington Home by Atelier Drome LLP
Project: http://porch.com/projects/lake-washington-home?img=949776
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