6200 Seward Park Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118

A truly rare offering. At the epicenter of HOT-HOT-HOT Seward Park, this 6+BD, 3BA, fully-updated, lake-view home embodies subtle sophistication. Designed in 1941 by respected Seattle architect Otis E. Hancock, the exterior of this bright, corner-lot home hints at the stately influence of his colleague and personal mentor, Arthur Loveless, with classic brick, thick, hand-hewn cedar siding, big multi-paned windows, and glossy black shutters. While the exterior details and outstanding construction of this magnificent home are solidly pre-war, the interior is a showcase for the open, voluminous, high-ceilinged, unadorned, early-mid-century style Hancock was known for. A commanding black front door opens to a delightful foyer, and the rich espresso floors immediately draw your eye to the massive picture window and views of Lake Washington, Seward Park, and Mercer Island in the distance. Walking straight ahead through the leaded-glass French doors, the formal rooms unfold. Huge, view-filled picture windows span one entire wall, and a large, wood-burning fireplace suggests glamorous holiday parties and intimate family gatherings. Tall ceilings and large expanses of wall are perfect to showcase your artwork. Following the circular floor plan, the Dining Room is completely open to both the formal Living Room and the Family Room just beyond. The Dining Room currently holds a round table that seats 12, and has comfortably seated 30 with different tables. The south wall is anchored by a picture window that captures Mount Rainier on sunny days, and the east wall opens with French doors to a generous entertaining deck and views of the garden, lake, and park. Just past the dining room is a large, more relaxed space, currently used as a Family Room/Sitting Room. Crisp bead-board wainscoting wraps the room and flows into the kitchen. One wall is flanked by floor-to-ceiling cupboards to hold all your daily necessities. Wrap-around picture windows bring amazing sunlight from the south, and a door to the attached, 2-car garage means its just a few, level steps from the car to the kitchen with groceries. The kitchen is literally a Chef's Kitchen (used and approved by a Cordon Bleu Paris-trained "Celebrity Chef" who lives in the home) with professional-grade stainless appliances including a 6-burner, gas stove with convection range by American Range, a new Samsung French door refrigerator, and Kitchen Aid Professional dishwashing drawers. Leaded-glass farmhouse windows bounce sunlight off the polished black granite counters and dark oak floors. That brings you full circle back to the Foyer. Also on the main floor, just to the left of the Foyer and down a short, dove-gray hall is a private, two bedroom wing. Both bedrooms are quite large and bright with several windows, generous closets, views of the north garden, and espresso hardwood floors. One bedroom looks out to the front lawn with beautiful views of the long-established walnut tree. The other bedroom looks East to the terraced lawns and views of the lake, park, and Mercer Is. The newly remodeled three-quarter bathroom is an exercise in rich restraint with deep charcoal walls and brilliant white millwork, an antique Asian altar table holds a crisp, square vessel sink and chrome "bamboo" faucet, Kohler "Stately" elongated toilet, and discretely hidden behind the door is a quietly decadent shower, completely dressed to the ceiling in Carrara marble. Deep planks of solid espresso-stained oak carry you upstairs where you land in an unusually wide and bright hallway. A charming office/nursery with Mt. Rainier views first greets you, and a big linen closet and ironing center is straight ahead. Walking down the hall you'll find two sizeable bedrooms, both flooded with light. To the left, the bedroom has two big French windows looking over the front lawn and walnut tree, and a closet big enough to hold a second queen-sized bed. Across the hall, two big