On a scale from 1 to 10, the view from this Seattle home is a 12, says Terry Allen, a listing agent at Coldwell Banker Bain who’s selling it for famed ad man Michael Mogelgaard.
Located on a hillside in the Madrona neighborhood, it’s got a spot-on view of Mount Rainier and expansive views of Lake Washington. The Cascade Mountains and Bellevue skyline are also visible from the home’s large windows and its many terraces, says Mr. Allen.
And when the Seafair air show comes to town in August, "you have one of the best seats in the house," he says.
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The three-bedroom, three-bath contemporary style home is on the market for the first time in 25 years for an asking price of $2.395 million. Mr. Mogelgaard tells Mansion Global he’s selling because he’s spending more time in his other homes across the country.
But he once lived here full-time. Mr. Mogelgaard, whom Mr. Allen describes as a former "man about town in Seattle," was the founder/owner/principal of Seattle-based Mogelgaard & Associates, which opened in 1975. That company was bought by Evans Group in 1990, and he stayed in the Emerald City until Evans Group was acquired by Publicis in 2000.
"It’s a bachelor pad or a couple’s house," says Mr. Allen, adding that families of young kids may be turned off by the indoor pool on the ground floor.
The indoor pool is pictured.
COLDWELL BANKER BAINThere’s actually a bridge built above the pool so "you can play volleyball on top," says Mr. Mogelgaard.
"It sort of reminds me of a San Francisco townhouse," says Mr. Allen. "It’s got a great view, and there’s not a lot of land to take care of."
Because it’s on a dead-end road, the buyer will also own part of the street with his neighbor. That neighbor, by the way, "is 45 feet away and 72 feet down," says Mr. Mogelgaard.
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"It’s a wild house; there’s no question I’m gonna miss it," he says. "It’s a piece of sculpture. Every single ceiling on the main floor is a different height; the doors are nine-feet high." The house, he says, took two-and-a-half years to build. "The curved wall in the entry alone took six months to make – there’s not a nail or a screw in it."
The house was designed by AIA Northwest architect Warren Pollack, who is known for designing off-the-grid homes, according to Mr. Allen.
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