Team Reba Real Estate

Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors have more plans in the works

Filed under: Transit, Phinney Ridge, transportation, Greenwood, Aurora, Seattle, Greenlake, local events, household tips, safety issues, neighborhood info, Uncategorized — Reba Haas @ 7:09 pm

A Community Engaged
Join your neighbors. Envision the future of Aurora
URBAN DESIGN MEETINGS
WHERE & WHEN:
Greenwood Senior Center at
525 North 85th Street
from 6:30 – 8:30 pm
• Monday, 11/10 6:30 – 8:30 pm
What’s here now? What’s your
vision?
• Monday, 12/08 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Presentation and feedback of
preliminary vision and urban
design ideas.
• Monday, 01/26 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Presentation of refined vision
final urban design plan.

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zHome gets you zero energy and carbon neutral at home…

Filed under: King County, transportation, Transit, environmental issues, townhome, built green, Issaquah, design, remodeling, LEED, green home products, buyer advice, household tips, relocation, local events, products, zoning, For Buyers, non-profit highlight, neighborhood info, land use, Uncategorized — Reba Haas @ 1:46 pm

zHome is a new townhome development in Issaquah, WA, up in the density focused Issaquah Highlands area, that touts a neutral carbon footprint. Having broken ground just recently (Sept 29, 2008) near the transit station/park & ride, there is much anticipation from area residents, builders, homebuyers and real estate agents to see how it is executed. It is expected that many possible buyers will be interested in the concept of a green and earth friendly building method.

I’ve been writing about green building and organic gardening for some time, so I am thrilled to see yet another builder (Howland Homes) grabbing hold of and exploring the ways that we can all be easier on the planet. The population of humans isn’t going to diminish any time soon and Washington builders (via code requirements) are ahead of a lot of others across the USA in implementing innovative technologies to create more energy efficient and healthy homes. The City of Issaquah and King County both were involved in the project as is Puget Sound Energy. Other entities involved are Washington State University Energy Program and Port Blakely Communities.

Take a look at the zHome site and then take an opportunity to go see these homes as they are being built. One unit will be reserved when the site is finished for use as an educational center so that homeowners can see the types of materials used and to gain ideas on how they can incorporate “green living” into their current home environment.

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Get on the bus to see Sound Transit's Link light rail progress…

Filed under: single family home, environmental issues, seller advice, buyer advice, Seattle, Transit, Sound Transit, King County, transportation, neighborhood info, land use, household tips, relocation, local events, inspection issues, investment property, For Sellers, For Buyers, landlord/tenant, Uncategorized — Reba Haas @ 3:26 pm

I am on the email list for Sound Transit to get updates as they complete the much anticipated Link light rail system. It should be going live in 2009 and tours are set up regularly for anyone interested in seeing the progress of the construction. Notes below come straight from the emails I receive:

Ride the Lunch Bus Take a guided tour of Link light rail construction on Sound Transit’s Lunch Bus. Tour the Link light rail initial segment followed by lunch at a local eating establishment. You are responsible for buying your own lunch. Tours depart and return at the southwest corner of 5th Ave S & S King Street in the International District. Tours depart at 11:30 a.m. sharp and return by 3 p.m. Next tours: Saturday, October 25th and Friday October 31st 2008 SODO, Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, Tukwila and Airport To RSVP or for more information please contact Wilbert Santos at 206-398-5300 or via e-mail: linkconstruction@soundtransit.org To me, it’s a great way to look at how light rail might impact a property’s value since more and more people are becoming interested in being near to mass transit. If you have an apartment building, condo, or single family home knowing how close your property sits to this transit option as well as buses because it will be a bigger factor as the years go by. Those communities in Seattle that initially were a little put off by being placed near the above ground sections will likely see a nice build up of demand for housing near to the light rail system for these reasons. It will likely alter the literal landscape tremendously over the coming years as new development springs up around these neighborhoods. Some is already there as witnessed by the Othello Station and New Holly developments and more is coming. Are you ready for it?

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Transit Now coming to SE King County

Filed under: Transit, transportation, King County, Tacoma, Seattle, environmental issues, relocation, household tips, neighborhood info, local events — Reba Haas @ 8:09 pm

Tonight is a town hall meeting in Covington for the Transit Now initiative that was passed in 2006. King County voters approved a .1% sales tax increase to help expand transit alternatives and part of the new services will be targeted toward areas like Kent and Covington, cities which have experienced incredible growth over the past 20 years but with little additional transit infrastructure to support anything but cars on the roadways. You’ll recognize the lack of transit options mostly by all the crappy traffic on I-167.

With the addition of more buses and the train going through downtown Kent heading both to Seattle and Tacoma, there are more options. We need even more, but at least this is a start.

If any of our readers out there went to the meeting, I’d love to hear how it went. Feel free to leave your comments!

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October 30, 2008

Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors have more plans in the works

October 21, 2008

zHome gets you zero energy and carbon neutral at home…

October 1, 2008

Get on the bus to see Sound Transit's Link light rail progress…

August 25, 2008

Transit Now coming to SE King County