11404 8th Avenue NW

WHERE SEATTLE DISAPPEARS This house is silent. Not quieter than average — silent. No freeway noise, no road noise, no engines. The Carkeek watershed blocks all of it. A dead-end street with no through traffic, no parked cars, no passersby. One neighbor beside you, nobody across the street. Birdsong all day. Owls at night. Wind. That is all you will hear. Attire in the hot tub is optional — no one can see you. Two blocks away, homes sit outside the watershed, and the difference is immediate and audible. This land was part of Carkeek Park until the city sold it to a developer in 1970. Two hundred acres remain across the street, with a sandy Puget Sound beach a 15-minute walk or three-minute drive away. The 4-bedroom home is clad in rare cedar shingles: rebuilt chef’s kitchen with custom cabinetry, quartz counters, and KitchenAid gas range; gutted-and-rebuilt upstairs bath with marble mosaic floor and rain shower; reclaimed oak downstairs, solid bamboo upstairs; recessed lighting throughout; travertine fireplace; designer half bath with Toto toilet and basin sink; skylit entry. The converted garage is a soundproofed cathedral-ceiling theatre room with private entrance — suite, studio, or rental. Wraparound deck. Jacuzzi. Minutes to Ballard. Carport easily added. Pre-inspected. No HOA. Some addresses are locations. This one is a world apart.