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Record Breaking Real Estate Sales in West Bellevue

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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club

    pawz said:

    pawz said:

    TL, DR. Jesus Pawz! You just went mathematical Tequila on us.

    Yeah ... well .... Sorry, not sorry.

    When you're gonna drop 8-figures on a piece of dirt, you should really do the maffs.
    Probably worth the money to watch Seattle burn to the ground from across the lake.

    A lot of people coming across the lake after Seattle passed the income-tax ....

    That was struck down in court almost immediately.
    pawz said:

    But how did the discount broker cost their buyer SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS ??


    Sale #1 - $14,252,500
    8,200' house
    1.25 acre
    162' west-facing waterfront

    Sale #2 - $21,000,000
    11,500' house
    2.6 acre
    265' west-facing waterfront

    Sale #3 - $23,375,000
    8900' house (brand new)
    1.84 acre
    80' south-facing waterfront
    300' feet of view
    (I know that sounds hokey, but you would have had to see it and the lot didn't have a normal shape. A big challenge w/ a lot of waterfront lots in our area is the lots are long and narrow, creating a tunnel-vision view.)

    Sale #4 - $9,000,000
    3,330' house (likely a tear down)
    0.76 acre
    89' south-facing waterfront
    (off-market transaction)



    Subject Property - $26,750,000
    5,330' house (tear down)
    2.59 acre
    150' south-facing waterfront
    Long, skinny 'tunnel-vision' lot.



    Houses #1, #2 and #3 were absolutely pristine. #4 is a tear-down where a neighbor added the lot to his existing estate.

    #2 and #3 are the best comps. One could argue #2 was sold-under value and is an $8-$10M house. #3 is a $7-$8M house, leaving $13.5M for the dirt.



    End of the day, given the Subject has to be torn down (likely putting $10-$15 in the rebuild over 3-5 years), I have a REALLY hard time valuing the Subject over $20M.

    Now, would the Seller have sold for less than $26.75M? I really don't know.





    How often are 2.6 acre waterfront lots listed in Medina though? I agree it seems like they overpaid, but there are only a handful of lots that size.

    1) That doesn't mean people weren't looking immediately. And they still are because they don't trust Seattle politicians.


    2) It is correct there are only a handful of lots that size, however that scarcity is built into the 8-figure ask ...
  • TurdBomber
    TurdBomber Member Posts: 20,052 Standard Supporter



    WTF cares about the prices?!? The outrage should be over all the fucking Asians about to descend on the roadways.

    Might. If she ruv me rong time.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,624 Standard Supporter



    WTF cares about the prices?!? The outrage should be over all the fucking Asians about to descend on the roadways.

    Might. If she ruv me rong time.