Freshly painted two bedroom PLUS extra office/craft room in the heart of Ballard. Well-managed boutique 8- unit, cement-sided building with a private exterior exit onto an ample patio area for a garden oasis escape within the city. Kitchen features Bosch dishwasher, 5 burner gas cook top and dining room pass-through (open it up into bar-seating?). South-facing deck off living room, built in bookshelves with crown molding, hardwoods/wood laminate & primary bedroom with en suite bath. WFH privately with add'l office room. In unit washer dryer has it's own dedicated space, secured garage parking, storage & additional private south-facing deck. Come see what your future holds!
Top Ten Reasons You’ll Love Living Here
1) Location, of course! Walkability Score of 99 out of 100: “Walker’s Paradise.”
2) The people! The residents/owners at The Krystal II are incredibly friendly and welcoming.
3) The extra office space allows you to have two full bedrooms and WFH with a closed door room. Fun curved wall in there too.
4) The amazing access to the outdoors. Not only is there a south-facing desk off the living room, This is the only unit to enjoy private access to the ample back patio!
5) Have you seen the cooktop? Five gas fired burners can create a lot of culinary delights, and it’s roomy enough for two people to work side by side and not toe-to-toe.
6) Eating out is a snap. Some of the best restaurants in Seattle, ones even written up in the NY Times, are located in downtown Ballard: Fancy & Staple, Walrus and the Carpenter, La Carta de Oaxaca, etc. You can also easily reach the iconic Ray’s Boathouse down at Golden Gardens where you can sit out on the upper deck and enjoy breathtaking views of Puget Sound and the Olympic mountain range. Go at sunset and enjoy a cocktail and watch the boats sail by.
7) Parks and beaches! A 12 minute walk gets you to the Ballard Locks and Golden Gardens/Shilshole Marina is about 5 minutes away by car. Pack a picnic and stick your toes in the sand on a sunny day – or check out the gardens and the fish ladder at the Locks.
8) There is excellent public transportation close by. Many major bus lines from Ballard to downtown and elsewhere are within a few blocks (D line, 48, 15, 28). The Burke Gillman is nearby and great for bike rides down to the Ballard Locks/Golden Gardens or over to Fremont/UDistrict.
9) One of the city’s best year-round farmers’ market happens on Ballard Avenue every Sunday, rain or shine. If you go, try the fresh hot donuts or Pies by Deborah.
10) Ballard is a city unto itself; almost everything you need can be found in the neighborhood. The library and a movie theater showing first run movies are just a few blocks away. There’s the Secret Garden bookstore, a lovely kitchen shop and a variety of restaurants, bars and music venues to make for a fun night out. There are several grocery stores on 15th Ave, and Trader Joe’s and Fred Meyer are not far from the Ballard Bridge. There’s even a hospital (Ballard Swedish) close by! Everything you need is right here and only a few blocks away.
