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One of a kind, 110' wft, Killer View West, on MI's Faben Point with birds eye view of SeaFair. Commute to Seattle or Bellevue in 5 min or downtown MI in seconds. Approx 9000 Sqft. of living in main house plus separate guest house. Designed for easy, relaxed living. Main level great room includes dual media perfect for upscale entertaining or Super Bowl parties. Included in sale enjoy the golf cart, 2 Supercharged SeaDoos and 25' Cobalt.. Just bring your Yacht. Truly designed for FUN! Offered at $8,495,000
Glorious 210 feet of prime no bank Lake Washington Shoreline with panoramic view facing west but also looking down and up lake. Gorgeous outlook onto Seward Park. 41000 sf lot. Large house 99% remodeled in 1982 is ready for your personal touches or a fantastic site. Grand rooms, fine floor plan, tall ceilings. Huge and luxurious Master suite. Swimming pool. Ample parking includes carport and garage, covered parking for 5 cars. covered moorage. One of the most wonderful parcels on MI!.Offered at $8,288,000
Rare waterfront opportunity! 80 feet of prime Lk Washington waterfront on the N. end of Island w/ glorious views North and East, incl Cascade Mountains, Bellevue skyline, and the picturesque meanderingshorelines of Medina, Bellevue & North End of Mercer Is. 10 min to Seattle, Easy Freeway access but no noise! Rare and LARGE covered moorage. Spacious One level house ripe for remodel or build your own! Ample parking. Two lots (upper and lower) for ideal investment/development Offered at $3995,000
Great, custom, trad home has private dock w/deep water moorage. Views galore! Upper level master has wall of windows, French doors, view deck, hdwd flrs. Add BR and bonus with outside entrance. Main level- gourmet kit w/slab granite, hdwd flrs, formal LR and DR. Lower level 3 add BR's, 2 Bths, rec & exercise. Cement walk to level wft and dock. Spectacular home awaits those who understand wft at this price is not on a flat lot! Offered at $2,499,000
Cape Cod on Mercer Island! Admired for years as the most charming home on the ridge in Island Point. Custom, one owner John Buchan with Huge South view of Mt Rainier, Lake Washington, Renton Airfield. Main floor master suite with office/den. Hardwood floor under most carpet. Warm and cozy main level. Upper level boasts 4 BRs 2 bths. DOrmers, View, walk-in storage, hardwood under carpet on upper level. Work shop in garage with over the garage storage. Level lot, walk to schools and shopping. Offered at $1,225,000
Cape Cod on Mercer Island! Admired for years as the most charming home on the ridge in Island Point. Custom, one owner John Buchan with Huge South view of Mt Rainier, Lake Washington, Renton Airfield. Main floor master suite with office/den. Hardwood floor under most carpet. Warm and cozy main level. Upper level boasts 4 BRs 2 bths. Dormers, View, walk-in storage, hardwood under carpet on upper level. Work shop in garage with over the garage storage. Level lot, walk to schools and shopping. Offered at $1,225,000
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Now an upscale neighborhood of Beautiful and lavish waterfront and view properties.

A bit of Historical lore...by 1900 most of the land in “the Points Country” was being homesteaded. Many of these settlers maintained jobs in Seattle. They would commute by ferry boat or rowboat daily and in the evenings, and weekends, they would be free to work their farms and improve estates. Many vegetable plots, strawberry, blueberry patches, grapes and melon patches began to dot the countryside. By the early 1900’s, many of these local farmers began shipping their produce to Seattle’s Pike Place Market.

 

In 1910, Walter Hoggenstein, a Seattle grocer, decided to open a grocery store in Medina. He purchased a building for $2,200 and began the first and only grocery store on the Points. That same year a post office was established in the back of his store.

 

James Clapp, an early Medina pioneer, purchased a large dairy farm in 1920. He drained and developed the land into one of the finest golf courses in the state. Overlake Golf Course became a big attraction to the eastside. People from Seattle would take the ferry from Leschi to Medina, play a round of golf, purchase vegetables and berries, and return to Seattle by ferry that same day.

 

Several small schools were built on the Points during the early 1900’s. Miller Freeman, a local community activist, lead the drive to consolidate these schools into on district. It became known as the Overlake School District. Mr. Freeman continued to be an influential community leader and by 1930 he had begun a campaign to convince the State Legislature of the need and feasibility of a bridge from Seattle to the eastside.

 

During the 1920’s and 1930’s, automobiles increased on the eastside and more and more of the paths became roads. These roads were usually named after property owners that had developed them. NE 8th Street was originally named Downie Road and NE 24th Street was known as Bodie Road. Both were named after the Irish property owners who developed them. One legend has it that a local Scotsman resented these roads being named after Irishmen. Some neighbors encouraged him to select a Scottish name for this road. He chose Clyde’s Road, named after the Firth of Clyde in Scotland because of the green hillside overlooking the blue lake.

 

By 1940, many of the large home sites had been divided into smaller lots and a community club developed in the area around Clyde’s Road. In their search for a distinctive identity and boundary, they chose the name Clyde Hill Community Club. As this community club became more active, it began to take exception with the King County zoning ordinance, which provided for a relatively small minimum lot size. The club decided to examine the possibility of becoming a city to protect itself from the county zoning. In March of 1953, with boundaries drawn, the voters of Clyde Hill were given the choices of, incorporation as the Town of Clyde Hill, incorporation as part of Bellevue a new city, or remaining part of unincorporated King County. They chose to incorporate as the Town of Clyde Hill.    

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Shortly after Clyde Hill incorporated, the Medina Three Points Committee, together with Professor Edgar Horwood, compiled a 60- page survey on the pro’s and con’s of incorporation. This Committee then made the following recommendations:

 

“First preference was to incorporate with the Town of Clyde Hill. Second preference was to incorporate separately or collectively with any combination of the communities. Third preference was to incorporate with Bellevue.” In December of 1954, there was a public hearing on the three proposals and according to the Journal American;

 

“A capacity crowd including representatives from the community clubs of the Three Points, filled the Medina Clubhouse for the meeting. Members voted overwhelmingly against annexation to Bellevue and Clyde Hill.” On July 26, 1955, Medina and Hunts Point residents voted in favor of incorporation. Yarrow Point voters rejected it initially. However, a short time later, in June 1959, they voted in favor of incorporation.

 

On April 13, 1970, the Medina City Council adopted Resolution No. 100, which established the City’s classification as a non-charter code city with a council-manager form of government.

 

The City provides general governmental services, which are authorized by state law, including public safety, highways and streets, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, permits and inspections, general administration and storm drainage services.

 

The City is served by congressional district 1 and legislative district 48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

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