Downtown Kirkland Real Estate Market
Downtown Kirkland Housing Market Report
Downtown Kirkland is the Eastside's walkable waterfront — Marina Park, beaches, and a restaurant core directly on Lake Washington, ringed by lake-view condos and close-in streets at village scale. Inventory this near the water is structurally scarce, Google's campus keeps the buyer pool funded, and value grades street by street with distance to the lake.
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Adriano Tori
Designated Broker, Founder & CEO — RexMont Real Estate · WA Lic. #27660
Adriano leads RexMont Real Estate — the most-reviewed real estate brokerage in Seattle and the Eastside. 1,200+ closed transactions, $1B+ in production, and 1,241 five-star Google reviews.
Market figures above: Kirkland-area figures (98033). Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP of its own, so these numbers describe the whole 98033 area, not Downtown Kirkland alone.
As of September 2026, the median listing price in the 98033 ZIP (Kirkland-area figures, which include Downtown Kirkland) is $1.5M ($735 per square foot), and homes are averaging 40 days on market.
Stats updated September 2026· refreshed monthly and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team.
By property type
The headline figures above blend every active residential listing in the 98033 ZIP (Kirkland-area figures, which include Downtown Kirkland). Single-family, condo, and townhouse markets move differently, so the breakdown below is what to quote when comparing one property type across cities.
| Property type | Median list price | Price / sq ft | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | $2M | $773 | 40 | 270 |
| Condo | $755K | $719 | 38 | 132 |
| Townhouse | $1.27M | $630 | 40 | 59 |
Active listings is the sample size behind each row. Same source and refresh date as the headline figures.
Methodology & data sources
Market statistics on this page — median listing price, price per square foot, and days on market — are computed from active residential listings in ZIP 98033, WA, sourced from RentCast, a licensed real-estate data provider aggregating MLS records and county public records. These are Kirkland-area figures for ZIP 98033, which includes Downtown Kirkland. RentCast reports market statistics by ZIP code, and Downtown Kirkland does not have a ZIP of its own, so the numbers reflect the whole 98033 area rather than Downtown Kirkland alone. Figures refresh the first week of every month (current data: September 2026) and are reviewed by RexMont Real Estate's brokerage team (WA firm license #21220). Individual property listings shown on this page come from the live NWMLS feed. Historical figures are not restated after publication.
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Market context
What shapes downtown Kirkland's market.
The waterfront is walkable, and that's the whole story. Marina Park, the beaches, and the restaurant core sit directly on Lake Washington at main-street scale — a combination that exists nowhere else on the Eastside. Everything in the district prices off steps-to-the-water, and the gradient is steep enough to read in the comps block by block.
Scarcity is structural. The core is small, the lakefront is finished, and village-scale zoning keeps towers out — so supply can't respond to demand the way downtown Bellevue's delivery pipeline does. New mixed-use projects add units at the district's edges, but the close-in blocks are a fixed quantity.
Tech money treats it as an amenity. Google's Kirkland campus is minutes away, and downtown Bellevue and Microsoft are short commutes via I-405 and SR-520 — which points a deep, well-funded buyer pool at very little inventory. Downsizers trading East-of-Market houses for lock-and-leave lake condos deepen the same demand.
Product variety at village scale. Within a few walkable blocks: true waterfront homes, lake-view condos across several building generations, new mixed-use flats, and close-in single-family slopes. Each trades on its own comp set, and building reputation matters in the condo stock the way school feeds matter in the suburbs.
Coverage
Service area at a glance
RexMont represents buyers and sellers across these Seattle and Eastside markets. Click any city for the full local guide.
Bellevue, WA
ZIPs: 98004 · 98005 · 98006 · 98007 · 98008
Schools: Bellevue SD
Medina, WA
ZIP: 98039
Schools: Bellevue SD
Clyde Hill, WA
ZIP: 98004
Schools: Bellevue SD
Mercer Island, WA
ZIP: 98040
Schools: Mercer Island SD
Kirkland, WA
ZIPs: 98033 · 98034
Schools: Lake Washington SD
Redmond, WA
ZIPs: 98052 · 98053
Schools: Lake Washington SD
Sammamish, WA
ZIPs: 98074 · 98075
Schools: Lake Washington / Issaquah SD
Issaquah, WA
ZIPs: 98027 · 98029
Schools: Issaquah SD
Newcastle, WA
ZIPs: 98056 · 98059
Schools: Renton SD
Woodinville, WA
ZIPs: 98072 · 98077
Schools: Northshore SD
Kenmore, WA
ZIP: 98028
Schools: Northshore SD
Seattle, WA
ZIPs: 98101 · 98109 · 98112 · 98115 · 98118
Schools: Seattle Public Schools
Buying in downtown Kirkland
Price the water gradient honestly — each block from the lake changes the number, and view lines within the same building change it again. RexMont verifies what each tier and building has actually closed at before you offer in the Eastside's most emotionally priced market.
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You hold what the Eastside can't build more of — the job is pricing your water distance and view correctly and marketing the walkable-lakefront lifestyle to tech and downsizer money. RexMont positions downtown Kirkland listings exactly there.
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Active homes for sale in Downtown Kirkland
The latest active NWMLS listings in Downtown Kirkland, refreshed hourly.
Market stats below: Kirkland-area figures (98033). Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP of its own, so these describe the whole 98033 area, not Downtown Kirkland alone.
- Median price
- $1.5M
- Median $/sqft
- $735
- Avg days on market
- 40
- Listings for sale
- 290+
ActiveNew today$429,000
MLS# 258538011415 Slater Avenue Ne #403
Kirkland, WA 98033
1 bd1 baListing courtesy of Polaris Pacific
Active1 day on market$2,650,000
MLS# 25826841106 3rd Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
3 bd2.5 ba3,150 sqftListing courtesy of Realogics Sotheby's Int'l Rlty
Active1 day on market$1,295,000
MLS# 258360712507 Ne 94th Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
3 bd2.25 ba1,664 sqftListing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/East
Active2 days on market$3,200,000
MLS# 2584439605 11th Avenue
Kirkland, WA 98033
4 bd2.75 ba3,710 sqftListing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/East
ActiveNew today$1,295,000
MLS# 258506812507 Ne 94th Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
3 bd2.25 baListing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/East
ActiveNew today$999,000
MLS# 258336211641 Ne 95th Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
3 bd1.75 ba1,310 sqftListing courtesy of Redfin
Showing the 6 newest of 290 active homes for sale in Downtown Kirkland, pulled directly from NWMLS and refreshed hourly. See all 290 Downtown Kirkland homes for sale, each with photos, price history, and a per-listing mortgage estimate.
Listing data courtesy of NWMLS. Provided for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Market stats are Kirkland-area figures (98033). These are Kirkland-area figures for ZIP 98033, which includes Downtown Kirkland. RentCast reports market statistics by ZIP code, and Downtown Kirkland does not have a ZIP of its own, so the numbers reflect the whole 98033 area rather than Downtown Kirkland alone. Current listings and individual neighborhoods may vary.
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FAQ
Questions buyers and sellers ask first.
Is downtown Kirkland a buyer's or seller's market?
Downtown Kirkland is one of the Eastside's most persistent scarcity markets — a small walkable core where waterfront, condos, and close-in homes each stay chronically undersupplied. Well-priced listings near the water and Marina Park draw competition in nearly every environment; the leverage buyers do find is usually in buildings or blocks a few steps removed from the core.
What makes downtown Kirkland unique on the Eastside?
It's the Eastside's only true walkable waterfront downtown — beaches, Marina Park, and a restaurant core directly on Lake Washington, at village scale rather than tower scale. Buyers comparing it to downtown Bellevue are choosing between a waterfront main street and a vertical city; the two attract different money for different reasons.
What does downtown Kirkland housing consist of?
A mix unusual for its size: lakefront and lake-view condos from several eras, close-in single-family streets on the slopes above the core, new mixed-use condos and townhomes, and a handful of true waterfront homes. Each product trades on its own comps — with distance to the water and the core doing most of the pricing.
How do Google and Eastside employers affect downtown Kirkland?
Google's Kirkland campus sits minutes from the core and anchors a tech payroll that treats downtown as its neighborhood amenity. Combined with downtown Bellevue and Microsoft commutes via I-405 and SR-520, employer proximity keeps a deep, well-funded buyer pool pointed at a very small inventory base.
How current is the market data on this page?
The market figures on this page are Kirkland-area figures (98033), refreshed monthly from RentCast market data and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team. Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP code of its own — 98033 also covers Houghton, Bridle Trails, and Rose Hill — and RentCast reports by ZIP, so the numbers describe the whole 98033 area rather than the downtown core alone. Live listing counts come from active NWMLS listings in the area.
How does RexMont represent downtown Kirkland buyers and sellers?
By water distance and building. RexMont prices downtown Kirkland on the gradients that actually move value here — steps to the lake, view line, building reputation — rather than city averages. 1,241 Google 5-star reviews and $1B+ in closed production back that discipline.
Waterfront gradients demand precise pricing.
When each block from the lake moves the number, averages mislead everyone. RexMont brings 1,241 Google 5-star reviews, $1B+ in closed production, and 1,200+ transactions to every downtown Kirkland engagement.
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