$799,000
Est. $4,426/moPrice reduced $81,000 from the original $880,000 asking price
2 bd•1 ba•1,180 sq ft
5035 NE 178th Street, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
• Listed Apr 4, 2026•150 days active · 150 cumulative
Listing Broker: Marketplace Sotheby's Intl Rty; Matthew Mellinger; 206-910-9910; matt.mellinger@sothebysrealty.com
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Listing Broker: Marketplace Sotheby's Intl Rty; Matthew Mellinger; 206-910-9910; matt.mellinger@sothebysrealty.com
About this home
Stunning south facing Lake Washington view lot ready to break ground and custom build your luxury dream home. Attention Builders, Developers, Forever Home Buyers and Investors alike: it's taken nearly 5 years to get this project to its current shovel ready state; all on site feasibility finished (geotech, survey, soil testing, etc.) and City of Lake Forest park permit pending approval to construct a 3000SF 5 bedroom 4.5 bathroom tri-level daylight basement home with detached 2 car garage. Package includes: All site Feasibility + Architectural Plans + Permits + 0.6 acre lot surrounded by multimillion dollar properties. We've done all the legwork for you to take over the project and custom finish the home the way you want. Short walk to the Town Center at Lake Forest Park shopping, restaurants, and amenities, the Burke Gilman Trail, Uplake Aqua Club heated outdoor pool & tennis courts, and Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve Park.
Listed by Matthew Mellinger • Marketplace Sotheby's Intl Rty
Listing updated: September 17, 2026 at 11:44am
RexMont checked: moments ago
Source: NWMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #2499183
Around this home
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5035 NE 178th Street, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Source:RexMont analysis of Northwest MLS sales data for this ZIP code plus third-party market data (RentCast). The estimates are RexMont's, not Northwest MLS listing data.
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Property details
Interior features
- Dining Room
- Water Heater
- Daylight basement
Bedrooms
- 2 bedrooms total
- 1 on the main level
- 1 on the lower level
Bathrooms
- 1 full bathroom
- 1 on the main level
Layout
- 1 Story w/Bsmnt.
- 1,180 sq ft finished, 760 sq ft unfinished
Flooring
- Hardwood
- Vinyl
Heating & cooling
- Baseboard heating
- None cooling
Single-family home facts
As entered by the listing broker on Northwest MLS
Lot & site
- Topography
- Sloped
- Vegetation
- Brush, Fruit Trees, Wooded
- Lot number
- 8
- Zoning code
- RS 20000
- Zoning jurisdiction
- City
- Faces
- South
Systems
- Energy source
- Electric,Natural Gas
- Power production
- Electric, Natural Gas
- Water heater
- Electric
- Water heater location
- Basement
- Power company
- Seattle City Light
- Water company
- City of Lake Forest Park
- Sewer company
- City of Lake Forest Park
- Irrigation water rights
- No
Rooms & extras
- Excluded items
- No
New construction
- Square footage source
- Public Records
- Lot size source
- Public Records
- Effective year built source
- Public Records
Manufactured home
- Land lease
- No
Neighborhood mobility
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Ground Truth™
The ground, the slope, the flood zone and the noise at this address
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Sun and shade
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Daylight 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM Pacific, 11.0 hours
Sun and shadows come from terrain and mapped buildings. Trees are not shown, so a yard under big trees can be shadier than this map. Sun map by ShadeMap.
Schools
Ratings via SchoolDiggerShoreline School District
- Lake Forest Park ElementaryPublic · Grades K-5 · State rank 191 of 1,1388/10
- Kellogg Middle SchoolPublic · Grades 6-8 · State rank 99 of 5148/10
- Shorecrest High SchoolPublic · Grades 9-12 · State rank 30 of 39610/10
Assigned schools for this property per the listing's MLS data. School district boundaries change — verify the exact assigned schools with the district before purchasing.
Sales & Tax Records for 5035 NE 178th Street
NWMLS via MLS Grid · King County AssessorEvery listing, pending, price change and closing filed on this home with the NWMLS, the county’s recorded sales, and its assessed values by tax year.
- Sep 17, 2026Price reducedNWMLS via MLS Grid · #2499183$799,000$677/sq ft
- Apr 4, 2026ListedNWMLS via MLS Grid · #2499183$880,000$746/sq ft
- Apr 30, 2021SoldNWMLS via MLS Grid · #1581347$558,000$473/sq ft
- Dec 29, 2020PendingNWMLS via MLS Grid · #1581347$588,000$498/sq ft
- Mar 23, 2020ListedNWMLS via MLS Grid · #1581347$588,000$498/sq ft
- Apr 2, 2019SoldNWMLS via MLS Grid · #1428537$543,000$460/sq ft
Down payment assistance
6 programs may be available to provide you with up to $55,000 in down payment assistance, depending on your specific information.
Northwest MLS lists this home as eligible for down payment assistance programs
Source: program list compiled by RexMont from ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) member-jurisdiction information. This is not Northwest MLS listing data.
Mortgage payment forecast
$5,104 per month
Great rateTakes about 5 minutes & won't affect your credit
Get pre-approvedSource: RexMont estimate, not Northwest MLS listing data. Interest rates from Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). Property tax and HOA dues from the NWMLS listing where provided, otherwise estimated; insurance estimated at 0.3% of price per year.
Estimate only. Actual payment depends on credit, lender, and program. PMI not included for down payments below 20%.
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Listing Broker: Marketplace Sotheby's Intl Rty; Matthew Mellinger; 206-910-9910; matt.mellinger@sothebysrealty.com
Market pulse
Lake Forest Park is a seller's market.
Inventory is low and competition is high. Sellers have more negotiating power.
Offer insight: Well-priced homes draw multiple offers; others sell close to asking.
List to sale price: The average home sells very close to list price.
Time on market: The average home goes pending in around 45 days.
Recent sales nearby
Within 1 mile · last 6 months$1,295,000 Sold
1 week ago
3 bd•2.25 ba•~2,200 sq ft•Single Family
17006 37th Avenue NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
0%
Over list
22
Days on market
0.7 mi
Distance
$1,325,000 Sold
3 weeks ago
5 bd•3.25 ba•~3,980 sq ft•Single Family
18443 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
4%
Under list
56
Days on market
0.7 mi
Distance
$875,000 Sold
3 weeks ago
4 bd•2.25 ba•~1,984 sq ft•Single Family
5231 NE 193rd Place, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
3%
Over list
35
Days on market
0.8 mi
Distance
$1,100,000 Sold
4 weeks ago
4 bd•2.75 ba•~3,680 sq ft•Single Family
19505 45th Avenue NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
12%
Under list
35
Days on market
1.0 mi
Distance
$1,900,000 Sold
5 weeks ago
2 bd•1.75 ba•~1,590 sq ft•Single Family
4728 NE 172nd Street, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
16%
Under list
111
Days on market
0.4 mi
Distance
Closed sales from MLS GRID / NWMLS within the past 6 months, matched on property type and within 1 mile. Comps approximate.
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