Totem Lake's transformation
Major new housing (like The Foundry) and the area's shift into a true urban hub.
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Living in Kirkland
Waterfront charm on Lake Washington's east shore.
Kirkland is the Eastside's waterfront charmer, a walkable downtown on Lake Washington with beaches, marinas, and Marina Park, plus Google's growing urban campus. It mixes established families, tech professionals, and a fast-growing Totem Lake hub to the north.
Market snapshot is approximate and changes quickly, verify against current NWMLS data.
Market snapshot
Approx. median price$1,200,000
MarketCompetitive but cooling
NotesNWMLS median, all types, May 2026
Walkable lakefrontTech commutersParks & schools
A closer look at Kirkland
Tour Coming Soon
A Kirkland walk through is in the works.
What's happening in Kirkland
Three things worth knowing right now
Kirkland's new middle-housing rules
Duplexes, triplexes, and ADUs under the 2025 code changes.
Kirkland 2044: where 13,200 new homes go
How the city plans to absorb growth, concentrated in Totem Lake and downtown.
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