South Lake Union

Larry and I first became aware of the developments in South Lake Union when our church decided to move there a few years ago. Most every Sunday, Union Church has been occupying the Armory, the white Naval Reserve building at the south end of the lake where the Wooden Boats Festival is held every July 4th (Larry and I play music for the festival each year). We (the church) were trying to buy a property to move into, and many were available. Beat out by much bigger purses than the church's, we ended up at the armory for the time being. Soon we will move into our own space.

Bigger, more widely known news is that Amazon is moving their operations to SLU, and many, many other businesses already call the area home.

Our favorite cup of coffee in that area can be found at Cafe Vivace, where all the shots are "ristretto" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ristretto) they only use the best part of the espresso, and it is indeed a lovely cuppa. Also the Southlake Grill, which currently offers half off their entire food menu Sunday mornings. Here's a great website to discover more about South Lake Union: http://www.discoverslu.com

It's a walkable neighborhood complete with a trolley, and several zipcars are based there, and there are also at least 3 Leeds certified Green Built condo buildings. Seattle's best new thing!




Lynette Hensley, Associate Broker