November 16, 2006

Isn’t That Charlton Heston’s Place?!

Do you remember that incredible scene in Bowling for Columbine where Michael Moore somehow talks his way into Charlton Heston’s house for an interview and you can’t believe that the place looks exactly like you would expect it to look? Check out yesterday’s most-clicked home on Redfin Seattle and I swear you’ll think Heston (or perhaps some famous member of the rat pack) is going to walk out the front door at any moment.

This swanky and totally updated 1955 Mercer Island house comes complete with an impressive pool for you to lounge by in your bathrobe before retiring to the basement to watch movies on the flat screen. While the listing price may seem steep at $1.7M, it’s on a tremendous 37,634 square foot lot with a view of the lake and a pool! An amazing fact is that this is actually the average price for homes in that area. (Skewed by several $20M+ homes in the neighborhood.) Outside of good looks, the house has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a fantastic location literally a block away from one of the top elementary schools in the city up the street.

For those of you that commute to downtown, don’t forget that Mercer Islanders get the benefit of using the HOV lanes on I-90 whether or not they are HOV.