Good morning, and welcome to the first North Seattle Dispatch. Five minutes on what moved in North Seattle this week, one item for your own neighborhood, the market in three numbers, and one practical thing for the house.
North Seattle this week
The I-5 southbound on-ramp at NE 130th Street closes around the clock for about 14 days, starting as soon as Monday, October 19. SDOT needs it for demolition and concrete work on the NE 130th and NE 125th Street project. Drivers headed south are detoured to the on-ramps at NE Northgate Way and Corliss Ave N, by Aurora Ave N or by 15th Ave NE and Pinehurst Way NE. SDOT says the dates can change. SDOT
Pinehurst Station is open, and this weekend the 2 Line runs on buses between Downtown and the Eastside. The station opened September 30 on the west side of 5th Ave NE at NE 130th Street, with 1 and 2 Line trains every 4 to 5 minutes and Westlake 15 minutes away. Today and Sunday, October 17 and 18, buses replace 2 Line trains from International District/Chinatown Station to South Bellevue Station for maintenance. Sound Transit · Rider alerts
Seattle's 2027–28 budget: public hearing November 5, final vote November 20. The council publishes its balancing package November 3. At the November 5 hearing, remote comment starts at 1 PM and in-person comment at 5 PM. Committee votes follow November 13, 16 and 19, and the final vote is at a special council meeting November 20 at 1 PM. The schedule can change. Seattle City Council
Want your block closed for Halloween? Apply by Tuesday, October 20. SDOT's Trick-or-Streets permits are free for events open to the public, between October 21 and November 2: up to three consecutive blocks, until 10 PM, with cross streets left open. Apply online or call (206) 684-7623. SDOT
Your neighborhood
Lake City. Night work to finish the protected bike lanes on NE 125th Street between 20th Ave NE and 32nd Ave NE starts as soon as Thursday, October 22. The south side of the 30th Ave NE and NE 125th Street intersection stays closed around the clock for utility and paving work; reach the businesses on 30th Ave NE south of it from Lake City Way NE. The eastbound bus stop at NE 125th Street and Lake City Way NE (stop 9670) is closed until further notice. The Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE, remains closed after fire damage; construction of a new center is planned to start in 2027. SDOT · Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 11 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $822K (range $300K to $1.17M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 29 days.
Cedar Park. (evergreen) Lake City Beach Park, 13000 Riviera Place NE, is a small cove on Lake Washington at the end of NE 130th Street, reached on foot or by bike and most easily from the Burke-Gilman Trail. It covers 3,653 square feet of land and 10,083 square feet of water. The city finalized its purchase of the site in May 2019. Open 4 AM to 11:30 PM. Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 8 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $653K (range $300K to $1.17M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 29 days.
Matthews Beach. (evergreen) Matthews Beach Park, 5100 NE 93rd Street, is Seattle's largest freshwater swimming beach. It is named for John G. Matthews, who homesteaded the site in the 1880s, and the city bought its first ten acres in 1951. South of the main beach stood Pan American World Airways' offices and the dock for its "Clipper Ships", the first commercial flying boats over the ocean. A hand-carry boat launch uses the 100 feet of sandbar north of where Thornton Creek meets the lake. Seattle Parks
Sold near you: 5 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $940K (range $900K to $1.32M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 16 days.
Meadowbrook. Meadowbrook Pool, 10515 35th Ave NE, holds a free Monster Splash Swim on Friday, October 30, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and takes non-perishable food donations for the food bank. On the fall schedule the pool is closed November 11, 26 and 27. Seattle Parks Halloween events · Meadowbrook Pool
Sold near you: 5 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.45M (range $920K to $1.55M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 28 days.
Pinehurst. Pinehurst Station is Sound Transit's first station added to a line already running, and it opened ahead of its original 2031 date. From the platform, Westlake is 15 minutes and Sea-Tac Airport Station 53. King County Metro's new Route 77, running since August 29, connects the station east and west: Bitter Lake, Pinehurst Station, Lake City, Roosevelt Station and U-District Station. Sound Transit · Metro service change
Sold near you: 9 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $790K (range $525K to $925K); the fastest went from listing to closing in 24 days.
Northgate. Northgate Community Center, 10510 5th Ave NE, holds a free pumpkin carving on Monday, October 19, 4:30 to 6:30 PM; the center shares its parking lot with the Northgate Library just to the north. For the next two weeks the NE Northgate Way on-ramp is one of the two detours for drivers who would use the closed NE 130th Street on-ramp to I-5 south. Seattle Parks Halloween events · Northgate Community Center
Sold near you: 11 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $413K (range $235K to $1.01M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 20 days.
Haller Lake. (evergreen) Northacres Park, 12718 1st Ave NE, sits between N 130th Street and the freeway inside a fir forest, with two ballfields, a play area renovated in 2012, an off-leash dog area and a spraypark (sprayparks run Memorial Day to Labor Day). Next door, NE 130th Street between 1st and 5th Ave NE is the project's first work zone, with concrete work this month around the on-ramp closure. Seattle Parks · SDOT
Sold near you: 3 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $799K (range $573K to $805K); the fastest went from listing to closing in 35 days.
Bitter Lake. Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave N, holds its free Big Pumpkin Bash on Saturday, October 24, 6 to 8 PM. Bitter Lake is also the western end of Metro's new Route 77 to Pinehurst Station and Lake City. Seattle Parks Halloween events · Bitter Lake Community Center
Sold near you: 5 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $650K (range $308K to $895K); the fastest went from listing to closing in 25 days.
Broadview. The chum salmon are back in Piper's Creek. Carkeek Park's free Creekside Salmon Journey Days run Saturdays and Sundays from October 24 to December 6, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM, and the Salmon Celebration is Saturday, November 21, same hours. This morning, October 17, a guided "Color Your Fall" walk runs 10 AM to noon ($10 for ages 4 to 17 and 50 and over, $20 for 18 to 49). The park is 216 acres with 6 miles of trails, at 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd. Seattle Parks Halloween and fall events · Carkeek Park
Sold near you: 6 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $909K (range $308K to $1.75M); the fastest went from listing to closing in 24 days.
North Beach / Blue Ridge. Seattle Public Utilities is planning sewer and drainage upgrades for flooding and overflows along 24th Ave NW and NW Neptune Place, in a study area from NW 85th to about NW 100th Street, between 14th and 24th Ave NW. Engineered design options come in early 2027, coordinated with SDOT sidewalk work, and construction is planned to start in 2030. (evergreen) North Beach Park, entered at 24th Ave NW and NW 90th Street, is a wooded ravine with a gravel path through woods and wetlands. SPU · North Beach Park
Sold near you: 2 homes closed within 0.6 mile of the neighborhood center in the last 45 days, median $1.77M; the fastest went from listing to closing in 15 days.
The market in 60 seconds
Across North Seattle ZIPs 98125, 98133 and 98177 (Seattle addresses only), the median home sold for $700K over the last 30 days (61 closings; single-family alone $874,500). The median home took 35 days from listing to closing, and there are 5.0 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 3.8 months, and 26% of homes closed above asking. The three ZIPs also take in blocks beyond the ten neighborhoods.
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, a Saturday this year, and when the date 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, with your account number on it, or pay online (eCheck $0.55; cards 2.35%, $2 minimum). Questions: 206-263-2890. King County Treasury · FAQ
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