$900,000
Est. $4,946/moPrice reduced $150,000 from the original $1,050,000 asking price
4 bd•3.25 ba•2,567 sq ft
279 KANAKA BAY Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
• Listed Aug 14, 2026•73 days active · 73 cumulative
Listing Broker: Windermere RE San Juan Islands; Samantha Bryner; 360-378-8184; samantha@windermere.com
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Listing Broker: Windermere RE San Juan Islands; Samantha Bryner; 360-378-8184; samantha@windermere.com
About this home
Built by a contractor as his personal residence this home is surrounded by more than 2 acres of private peaceful woods & sunlit meadow. The 3-bed/1.75-bath 2,567-sf main home includes two custom lifts--one from the carport to the lower level & another to the upper living area for easy access between levels & a hot tub. A 1,000-sf guest house sits above the garage & offers one bedroom & 3/4 bath, making it ideal for guests, extended living or a rental. The 2-car garage has an additional 3/4-bath, a bonus room & laundry facilities for the building. Additional property highlights include a finished & heated 840-sf two-room shop 240-amp service & a garage door, plus an RV carport w/septic hook-up. A second unfinished shop/basement sits beneath the main home w/ample storage. Two generators--one dedicated to the main house & one to the guest house, ensure reliable power. Enjoy a beautiful fenced & irrigated garden space & circular driveway. Landscaping is irrigated.
Listed by Samantha Bryner • Windermere RE San Juan Islands
Listing updated: October 19, 2026 at 02:42pm
RexMont checked: moments ago
Source: NWMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #2565212
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279 KANAKA BAY Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
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
- Bath Off Primary
- Ceiling Fan(s)
- Dbl Pane/Storm Window
- Elevator
- Hot Tub/Spa
- Skylight(s)
- Vaulted Ceiling(s)
- Walk-In Closet(s)
- Water Heater
- Wired for Generator
- Daylight, Unfinished basement
Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Dryer
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Stove(s)/Range(s)
- Washer
Bedrooms
- 4 bedrooms total
- 2 on the main level
- 1 upstairs
Bathrooms
- 1 full bathroom
- 3 three-quarter bathrooms (shower, no tub)
- 3.25 bathrooms total (NWMLS count)
- 1 on the main level
Layout
- 2 Stories w/Bsmnt
- 2,567 sq ft finished, 504 sq ft unfinished
- 256 sq ft garage
Accessory dwelling unit
- 1 accessory dwelling unit (detached dwelling)
- 1 bd · 2 ba · 1,024 sq ft
Accessibility
- Accessible Elevator Installed
Flooring
- Hardwood
- Vinyl
- Carpet
Heating & cooling
- Forced Air heating
- Heat Pump heating
- Stove/Free Standing heating
- Heat Pump cooling
Schools
Ratings via SchoolDiggerSan Juan Island School District
- Friday Harbor Elementary SchoolPublic · Grades K-5 · State rank 401 of 1,1386/10
- Friday Harbor Middle SchoolPublic · Grades 6-8 · State rank 135 of 5148/10
- Friday Harbor High SchoolPublic · Grades 9-12 · State rank 60 of 3968/10
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.
Single-family home facts
As entered by the listing broker on Northwest MLS
Lot & site
- Topography
- Level,Partial Slope,Terraces
- Vegetation
- Brush, Fruit Trees, Garden Space, Wooded
- Lot number
- 1
- Zoning jurisdiction
- County
- Faces
- South
Systems
- Energy source
- Electric,Oil,Wood
- Power production
- Electric, Oil, Wood
- Water heater
- 2 Electric
- Water heater location
- B & M
- Power company
- OPALCO
- Garbage service
- SJ Sanitation
- Irrigation water rights
- No
- Internet connected
- CENTURYLINK
- Cable connected
- Direct
Rooms & extras
- Spa
- Yes
- Bathtubs
- 1
- Showers
- 3
New construction
- Builder
- Ray Broten
- Construction methods
- Standard Frame
- Square footage source
- assessor
- Lot size source
- assessor
Manufactured home
- Land lease
- No
Neighborhood mobility
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Down payment assistance
6 programs may be available to provide you with up to $45,000 in down payment assistance, depending on your specific information.
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
$5,922 per month
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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.
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Listing Broker: Windermere RE San Juan Islands; Samantha Bryner; 360-378-8184; samantha@windermere.com
Market pulse
Friday Harbor is a buyer's market.
Inventory is rising and homes are sitting longer. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Offer insight: Sellers are often willing to negotiate on price and terms.
List to sale price: The average home sells for about 2% below list price.
Time on market: The average home goes pending in around 117 days.
Recent sales nearby
Within 1 mile · last 6 months$695,000 Sold
6 weeks ago
1 bd•1.75 ba•~1,592 sq ft•Single Family
50 Ranchos Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
2%
Under list
90
Days on market
0.5 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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Ask a RexMont agentMarket data from MLS GRID / NWMLS · Updated Oct 2026
Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Source: Northwest Multiple Listing Service, as distributed by MLS GRID.
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