This floating home in Seattle gives a whole new meaning to the idea of living aboard. It certainly doesn’t bear much of a relationship to my days of living aboard my Grand Banks 36 in Connecticut.
Floating homes, it turns out, are a hot market in Seattle. The land-based real estate market is heating up, and then there’s all the romance associated with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (I’m still crying…). This particular floating home, now for sale for $950,000, is on the northern shore of Lake Union, not far from the University of Washington, and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms (the word “head” really doesn’t apply here).
Zillow, the real estate listing service, calls it “the most beautiful man cave you’ll ever see.” There’s the half-circle leather booth in the dining area, a stone-clad fireplace, matching wood in the floors and ceiling, a wet bar, a chef’s kitchen and a rooftop lounge. Plus, views of the lake, the passing boats, the float planes taking off and landing, and the Space Needle across the way.
Take a look:
