140 NW 78th St
Seattle, WA 98117 · Phinney Ridge / Greenwood border
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| Price | $1,149,950 (at top of D range; edge of C) |
| Beds / Baths | 3 bd / 1.75 ba (listed as 2 ba; description says 1.75) |
| Sq Ft | 1,650 sqft (below 1,800 Scenario C threshold) |
| Lot | 4,635 sqft |
| Year Built | 1925 |
| Style | Craftsman (main + finished lower level) |
| Garage | Detached 1-car (EV-wired) |
| Days on Market | 0 days (just listed Apr 23, 2026) |
| $/Sq Ft | $697 |
| MLS # | 2512438 |
| Listing Agent | Dan Gunderson · Windermere Real Estate/M2 |
| Last Sale (Public Record) | $525,000 |
Price History: New listing — no price changes yet.
Criteria Check
- 98117 — in target area (Ballard / Crown Hill / Sunset Hill)
- NW 78th St — not an excluded arterial (75th & 80th are excluded; 78th is a quiet residential street)
- Olympic Manor — clear (lat 47.686 below 47.693 threshold)
- Listing status — Active
- Property type — Single Family Residential
- Bedrooms — 3 bd meets 3 bd global minimum
- Bathrooms — 1.75 ba (per description) is at the floor of the 2-ba global minimum
- Living Sq Ft — 1,650 below both the 2,200 global minimum AND the 1,800 Scenario C threshold
- Lot — 4,635 ≥ 4,500 minimum (but below 5,500 Scenario D threshold)
- Garage — Detached 1-car, EV-wired
- Price — $1,149,950 sits at the very top of Scenario D range and the bottom edge of C
Drive Times
| Destination | Est. Time | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin & Michelle Fremont |
~7 min | 1.5 mi | → Maps |
| Nick & Ali Ballard |
~8 min | 2 mi | → Maps |
| Sean & Hannah Seattle — address TBD |
TBD | — | — |
| Downtown Seattle Pike Place Market |
~18 min | 6 mi | → Maps |
| SeaTac Airport SEA |
~32 min | 20 mi | → Maps |
| Tri-Cities / Dad Richland, WA |
~3 hr 30 min | 200 mi | → Maps |
| Ladybug Mountain Oroville, WA |
~5 hr 30 min | 320 mi | → Maps |
| Little Garden (school) Broadview |
~8 min | 2.3 mi | → Maps |
Preference Signals
Remodeled kitchen & main-floor bath = move-in-now optionality. South-facing windows = good light. Walkable to Phinney/Greenwood cafés and parks. 1925 Craftsman — likely compartmentalized floor plan with lower ceilings on the main level; worth a walk-through to verify layout openness. Detached EV-wired garage is a quiet nice-to-have. Lower-level bedrooms (2 of 3) and the "office" probably feel basement-y — sqft math is generous.
Bottom Line
This is a charming, updated 1925 Craftsman in a great target-zip location — but it's small. At 1,650 sqft it's below both the 2,200 global minimum and the 1,800 Scenario C threshold, with 2 of 3 bedrooms in the lower level. The $1.15M price and 4,635 lot put it right on the C/D boundary without cleanly fitting either: too little lot for a D rebuild, too little living area for a C renovation that would hit the 2,800+ target. The realistic play here would be a modest addition or a pop-top to get to 2,400–2,600 sqft while keeping the Craftsman character — meaningful work that would push all-in cost well above list. Likely pass unless Liz loves the location enough to live with the size short-term or commit to an expansion project. Tell her: good bones, good block, but the square footage math doesn't work for us without renovation capital we'd rather deploy elsewhere.