A Lake Washington waterfront home in Medina sold for $22.8 million, the highest-priced residential sale publicly reported in the Seattle, Washington metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The week’s five highest-priced reported sales came to $46.79 million combined.
The five sales are spread across Medina, Magnolia in Seattle, Bridle Trails in Bellevue, West Of Market in Kirkland and Mid Island on Mercer Island. The top two are waterfront properties, and the Bellevue and Mercer Island houses were both completed in 2026. Windermere Real Estate/East was the listing brokerage on both the No. 3 and No. 4 closings.
No. 1 — $22,800,000 · 1655 73rd Avenue NE, Medina, Washington
Two parcels were assembled to create the flat, shy half-acre lot at this Medina address, which carries roughly 144 feet of low-bank Lake Washington shoreline with step-in water access and an expansive private dock set close to the homesite. The residence that followed was completed in 2020 and runs a reported 6,900 square feet, with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The sale closed August 12, 2026.
Walls of west-facing glass frame Lake Washington, the Seattle skyline and the snow-capped Olympic Mountains beyond. Listing materials describe a home curated as a long-term, age-in-place residence, joining contemporary Northwest design with organic materials and an unbroken flow between the indoor rooms and the water’s edge.
Michael O Doyle and Shawna Ader of Windermere Real Estate Midtown were the listing agents. Doyle and Ader held the listing side of the highest-priced sale reported in the Seattle metro area for the week, a transaction that ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Seattle Metro Area Top 5 and closed at its full asking price. The property previously changed hands for $4,800,000 in 2016, before the current residence was completed in 2020. Linda Lee of Rsvp Brokers ERA represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $6,500,000 · 4701 W Ruffner Street, Seattle, Washington
Perched above Puget Sound in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood, this 1929 waterfront estate sits on more than 1.5 acres of parklike grounds with hidden gardens, Sound and Olympic Mountain views, and an additional tax lot of tidelands. Listing materials identify J. Lister Holmes as the architect. The updated house runs a reported 7,230 square feet with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and it closed on August 10, 2026.
A light-filled living room under exposed ceiling timbers opens through French doors to one of several view terraces, and the renovated kitchen adjoins a family room that reaches a terrace of its own. Offices with built-ins and a lower-level recreation room with a wet bar round out the plan, and the grounds accommodate gatherings of several hundred. When the tide is out, the beach carries walkers to Discovery Park.
Tere Foster and Moya Skillman of Compass were the listing agents. The closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Seattle Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and it marks Tere Foster’s second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro. The estate previously changed hands for $1,865,000 in 2010. Yuan Liu of WeLakeside represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $6,489,990 · 14155 NE 46th Court, Bellevue, Washington
Nine estate-style residences make up The Waterford at Bridle Trails, the gated Bellevue community from builder Murray Franklyn where this house was completed in 2026. It stands on a 25,020-square-foot homesite and runs a reported 6,147 square feet, with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The August 10, 2026 closing was recorded at $6,489,990.
A two-story foyer opens the plan, and the main floor carries a guest suite with a five-piece en suite bath and its own covered patio. The family room extends to a covered outdoor room with a fireplace, while the kitchen pairs an expansive island with a separate prep kitchen and a dedicated grilling patio. Upstairs, the primary suite takes in a sitting area, a spa-inspired bath and a walk-in closet.
Art H. Whittlesey and Stephen Tainter of Windermere Real Estate/East were the listing agents. The house went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, ranking No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Seattle Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Ashley Dutton of Engel & Voelkers Seattle DT represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $5,800,000 · 435 8th Avenue W, Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland’s West Of Market neighborhood produced the week’s No. 4 sale, a 2007 view estate looking out to Lake Washington, the city and the mountains. The house runs a reported 7,680 square feet across three floors, with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It closed on August 14, 2026.
Formal living and dining rooms, a kitchen open to a large family room, an office and an en suite bedroom fill the main level. Four more en suite bedrooms sit above, each with its own deck access, alongside two flex rooms and a substantial primary suite. The lower level is built for entertaining, with a theater room, a wine room, a bar and another en suite bedroom. An elevator serves all three floors, two garages park six cars, and the landscaping is worked with water features and lighting.
Sandy D. Nicholls and Rondi P. Egenes of Windermere Real Estate/East were the listing agents. Their listing ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Seattle Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and Windermere Real Estate/East also held the listing side of the No. 3 sale, giving the brokerage two listings on this week’s roundup. Travis Stewart of Windermere Real Estate Central represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $5,200,000 · 4715 86th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, Washington
Mercer Island’s Mid Island area closes the week’s list with a house completed in 2026 at 4715 86th Avenue SE. The property record shows a reported 5,090 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The sale was recorded August 11, 2026 at $5,200,000. Detailed listing remarks were not available at publication, so this entry stays with the verified transaction and property record.
Shawn Filer of Real Residential was the listing agent. Filer held the listing side of a transaction that ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Seattle Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Roy Towse of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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