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Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Guide
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My commitment to our community:
Sell or
buy a Phinney home with me and I will donate
$1,500 in your name
towards the PNA’s Phinney Center acquisition
campaign!
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Upcoming Phinney & Greenwood Events
April 2008
Greenwood Garage Sale Day Saturday, April
19, 2008, 9am-3pm
Bargain shoppers will find treasures galore at this annual
neighborhood-wide event that traditionally features more than 150 sales
(including several large rummage sales and a Flea Market in the Phinney
Center parking lot). The sale annually draws more than 2,000 shoppers to
the area.
Individual participants set up their own sales and the PNA does all of the
publicity, including a map and guide to all of the sales, official Garage
Sale signs for all participants, advertising in local papers and press
releases to area newspapers and other media.
Guides will be available at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney
Ave N, the Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center, 8515 Greenwood Ave N,
the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N, and the Greenwood Senior
Center, 525 N 85th St. The Garage Sale Guide will also be available online
after April 17.
http://www.phinneycenter.org/events/garagesale.shtml
Green My Ride Saturday April 26, 2008, 9:30 am -
3:30 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave N
FREE alternative transportation fair - learn how you can take the next
step toward a greener ride! Come by foot, bike, bus, or carpool...rain or
shine!
Scheduled Events
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Kick-off speakers and theater
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM: Outdoor Music Stage, and display of cool green
machines
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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Indoor speaker series
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2:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Forum, "The Shape of our Neighborhood"
Visit www.phinneyecovillage.net
for additional event details.
If you'd like to be part of this event, contact Jennifer at
greenmyride@hotmail.com to
see how you can help.
http://www.greenmyride.info
May 2008
PNA Auction May 3, 5pm-10pm
Mark your calendars now for the annual Phinney Neighborhood Association
Auction. Set for May 3 at the Phinney Neighborhood Center and in a tent in
the Center parking lot, this year’s theme is Life’s a Beach. Admission to
this fun-filled event is $50 per person and includes “heavy” hors
d’oeuvres.
www.phinneycenter.org/events/auction.shtml
Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk May 9, 6pm-9:30 pm and
May 10, 12pm-5pm
Put on your walking shoes! This year’s Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk will be
held on May 9th and 10th.
www.phinneycenter.org/events/artwalk.shtml
20th Annual Phinney Home Tour May 18, 12pm-5pm
The 20th annual PNA Home Tour will feature eight homes that were remodeled
or rebuilt using a variety of styles and techniques. Tickets cost $12 for
PNA members and $15 for the general public.
www.phinneycenter.org/events/hometour.shtml
Phinney Farmers Market
This year’s Farmers Market season begins May 16 at the Phinney
Neighborhood Center!
www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/markets/phinney
Phinney Ridge Real Estate Statistics
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First Quarter 2008
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1st Qrtr 07 |
1st Qrtr 08 |
Difference |
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Single-Family Home Sales: |
51 |
41 |
- 19.6 % |
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Median Sales Price: |
$509,000 |
$525,000 |
+ 3.1 % |
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Average Sales Price: |
$587,726 |
$560,118 |
- 4.7 % |
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Total Sales Volume:
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$30.0 Million |
$23.0 Million |
- 23.3 % |
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Median Days on the Market:
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12 |
33 |
+ 175.0 % |
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Condominium Sales:
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9 |
14 |
+ 55.6 % |
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CO Median Sales Price:
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$293,000 |
$274,425 |
- 6.3 % |
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CO Average Sales Price:
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$293,667 |
$360,574 |
+ 22.8 % |
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CO Total Sales Volume:
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$2.6 Million |
$5.0 Million |
+ 92.3 % |
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CO Median Days on the
Market: |
50 |
54 |
+ 8.0 % |
Sources: King County Records,
Northwest Multiple Listing Service
For additional statistics, feel free to contact me at
206.778.7844 or
alex@windermere.com
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About Phinney Ridge
Phinney Ridge, also known simply as Phinney,
is located in north central Seattle. It is named after the ridge
which runs north and south, separating Ballard from Green Lake, from
approximately N 45th to N 85th Street. The ridge, in turn, is named
after Guy C. Phinney, lumber mill owner and real estate developer, whose
estate was bought by the city and turned into Woodland Park in 1899. Phinney's estate had included a private menagerie, and the western half of
the park became what is now the Woodland Park Zoo.
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The generally accepted boundaries of
Phinney Ridge are Aurora Avenue N (Washington State Route 99) to the
east, beyond which lies Green Lake and the eastern half of Woodland
Park; N 80th Street to the north, beyond which lies Greenwood; 8th
Avenue NW to the west, beyond which lies Ballard, and N 50th and
Market Streets to the south, beyond which lies Fremont.
Phinney Ridge's main thoroughfare, which runs
atop the ridge south of N 67th Street, is Phinney Avenue N. North of N
67th Street, the arterial swings a block to the west and becomes Greenwood
Avenue N. The route is lined with many small businesses and shops,
as well as the Phinney Neighborhood Center, located at
the corner of Phinney and 67th. It has occupied the former John B.
Allen Elementary School building, which was built in 1904, since 1981,
when the school closed. Phinney Ridge's main east-west thoroughfare
is N. 65th Street. |
Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA)
The Phinney Neighborhood Association is a
non-profit community organization founded in 1980 by Phinney neighbors to
build community. The PNA provides and promotes programs, services and
activities aimed at encouraging connections between neighbors and
fostering civic involvement in our diverse community.
http://www.phinneycenter.org/
Woodland Park Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo has won more Best National
Exhibit awards from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums than any other
zoological institution except the Bronx Zoo in New York. It has long been
a pioneer in the field of immersion exhibits: Woodland Park Zoo created
what is generally considered the world's first immersion exhibit, a
gorilla habitat, which opened in the late 1970s.
http://www.zoo.org/
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