16202 72nd Avenue W, Edmonds, WA 98026

• 3 beds |
• 3 baths |
• 2,789 sqft

Property Description

Greenness is a private four lot residential park ~ 20 miles north of Seattle on Puget Sound’s coast. It’s centrally located and when traffic’s light ~ 30 minutes to downtowns Seattle, Bellevue, or Everett. Lot I is Greenness’ most favored and includes the top, west, and south slopes of its own coastal promontory rising up from a vibrant wildlife refuge stretching along the steep coastal bluff with unobstructed solar access and spectacular panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains and Peninsula, Whidbey Island, and Admiralty Inlet. Its house was conceived, designed, and largely built in 1962 by Grace LaRose, a very brave, artistic, and determined woman. Like many other Northwest artists, architects, and design thinkers, Grace was drawn to the time’s most contemporary international design style from Germany and Japan with its more open, functional, flexible, and minimalistic floor plans and expansive view windows interconnecting interior and exterior spaces that became so popular throughout the world. Perfectly aligning and recessing the house’s steel reinforced concrete daylight basement into the site’s slopes, Grace provided unobstructed solar access to heat the earth sheltered thermal mass below. With an advanced custom fireplace and 4’ overhangs to block summer’s sun, it could be the Northwest’s first resource conserving earth sheltered passively solar heated house. Since purchasing the estate 31 years ago, the owners have made several improvements and have plans for more.

Listing Status:

Active

Data Last Updated:

May 20, 2026 at 9:20PM

Listing Office:

Coldwell Banker Bain : 425-454-0470

Listing Agent:

Ian Parsons : 425-454-0470

MLS ID:

2499687

Interior

• General: Bath Off PrimaryCeiling Fan(s)Dbl Pane/Storm WindowDining RoomFireplaceHigh Tech CablingSaunaSkylight(s)Vaulted Ceiling(s)Water Heater
• Appliances: DishwasherDisposalDryerRefrigeratorStove(s)/Range(s)Washer
• Basement: Daylight
• Flooring: ConcreteEngineered HardwoodMarbleSlate
• A/C: Forced Air
• Heating: Forced Air
• Fireplace: GasFireplaceFireplaces: 3

Exterior

• General: Wood
• Style: Mid-Century Modern
• Parking: Detached GarageParking spaces: 3

Construction

• Roofing: Built-Up
• General: Standard FrameOnePillar/Post/PierPoured Concrete

Location

• HOA Amenities: 0.0
• Originating MLS: nwmls
• School District: Edmonds
• County: Snohomish

Lot

• Topography: SlopedTerraces
• Zoning: 15310000670407
• View: IslandsMountainsSoundStraitView

Utilities

• Water: Public
• Sewer: Sewer Connected

Financial

• Source: nwmls