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Madison Park
A small lakefront village, one of Seattle's most established addresses.
Madison Park is a small, walkable lakefront village at the east end of Madison Street, bordered by the Washington Park Arboretum and fronted by a public beach directly on Lake Washington. It has been one of Seattle's most established addresses for generations, and the inventory reflects it — turnover is genuinely limited, and comparable sales are scarcer here than almost anywhere else in the city.
The commercial core is a few blocks of local shops and restaurants rather than a shopping district, and housing ranges from older Craftsman and Tudor homes on the interior streets to significant lakefront estates along the water. Buyers come for the combination of urban proximity, lake access, and a genuinely small-town village feel inside city limits.
On the map
Where Madison Park sits
Get your bearings — explore the area, then dig into commute times and the current market below.
Market snapshot · ZIP 98112, July 2026
Sotheby's lists by city — Madison Park homes appear inside the Seattle search.
Getting around
Commute times
| Destination | Typical drive | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Seattle | 10–15 min | Madison St / I-5 |
| Capitol Hill | 8–12 min | E Madison St |
| Bellevue | 15–20 min | SR-520 |
| Sea-Tac Airport | 25–35 min | I-5 |
Estimated off-peak driving times; rush hour and transit will vary.
The feel of the place
Lifestyle & vibe
Quiet, established, and genuinely small in footprint — the beach and bathhouse anchor a low-key summer social scene, and the handful of blocks of shops mean most errands happen on foot. Feels distinctly separate from the density of Capitol Hill a few minutes away.
Before you buy
Good to know about Madison Park
The local nuances that shape day-to-day life and long-term value.
- Inventory turns over slowly — comparable sales are genuinely scarce, which makes pricing and appraisal more of a conversation than a formula.
- Lakefront and near-lake homes command a significant premium over the interior streets a few blocks up the hill.
- ZIP 98112 also covers parts of Broadmoor, Denny-Blaine, and the Washington Park area — confirm which micro-area a specific listing is actually in.
- The Arboretum borders the neighborhood directly, which is a genuine lifestyle amenity and a factor in how nearby lots are valued.
What buyers want to know
Living in Madison Park
Schools, healthcare, groceries, and recreation — researched for the way buyers actually decide.
🏫 Schools
- Seattle Public Schools
- McGilvra Elementary
- Meany Middle School
- Garfield High School
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Swedish & Virginia Mason (First Hill)
- UW Medical Center
- Neighborhood clinics
🛒 Groceries & Markets
- Madison Park Hardware & local shops
- QFC (Madison Park)
- Broadmoor & Central District grocers
🌳 Parks & Recreation
- Madison Park Beach & Bathhouse
- Washington Park Arboretum
- Denny Blaine Park
- Broadmoor Golf Club
Your Madison Park Realtor
Madison Park real estate: buying, selling, and homes for sale
PNW Pinnacle Group, led by brokers Deepak Singh and Dr. Hind Golden of Marketplace Sotheby's International Realty, serves buyers, sellers, and investors in Madison Park and across Seattle and the Eastside. The team is backed by the Sotheby's International Realty network of 1,100 offices in 86 countries and territories.
Madison Park (ZIP 98112) posted a median home value of about $1.45M in July 2026, down 2.4% year over year on 22 closed sales — one of Seattle's most established lakefront neighborhoods, bordering the Washington Park Arboretum and served by Seattle Public Schools.
You can search live Madison Park listings directly from this page — the search above is scoped to Madison Park and pulls current homes for sale from the Sotheby's International Realty network. For listings that haven't hit the market yet, or for help judging whether a specific home is priced correctly, contact the team directly.
Buying a home in Madison Park starts with understanding your actual negotiating position, which changes month to month and street to street. PNW Pinnacle Group tracks NWMLS showings and inventory data for Madison Park and the surrounding markets, so offers are structured around current conditions rather than last year's assumptions.
Selling a home in Madison Park comes down to pricing to today's comparable sales, preparing only the improvements that return their cost, and marketing through a network that reaches qualified buyers. The team provides a pricing analysis and an itemized net-proceeds estimate — including Washington's real estate excise tax — with no obligation to list.
It's one of the smallest and most established lakefront villages in the city — a walkable commercial strip, a public beach directly on Lake Washington, and direct proximity to the Washington Park Arboretum. That scarcity of comparable inventory is part of why it holds one of the higher medians of any Seattle ZIP code we track.
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