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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

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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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