2591 E Madison St #2603, Seattle, WA 98112

This 3-story townhouse with large private garage gets morning, Southwest exposure to make the back deck great for growing plants and morning coffee. The front deck is large enough for a seating area. Inside, you enter into a dining area with large windows opening onto your front deck. A coat closet is opposite the front door. The downstairs was re-floored three years ago. Decorative moldings and picture rails in the dining room, hallway, and living room to art easy to display. The kitchen is compact and efficient with a ceramic-top stove, microwave, frig, and dishwasher with a true linoleum floor. Just past the kitchen is a powder room. A cleaning closet is near the powder room. The living room has large sliding glass doors facing SE and gets great morning light. A beautiful, original cedar surround and mantle enrobe the real wood fireplace, making a natural focal point. The central stairs and hall have a high, vaulted ceiling with pendant lights and lights aimed to display art. There are two storage closets at the head of the stairs. The master bedroom also has a vaulted ceiling, giving it a great sense of spaciousness. It has a ceiling fan and picture rails, along with light-blocking blinds. The master closet is outfitted with a center organizer with a cupboard and shoe rack. The front bedroom is currently used as an office, but can easily become a bedroom again. The laundry room is on the top floor, making it easy to collect the dirty clothes and put away the clean ones. The walls are lined with shelves and there is a stacked washer and dryer. The opening to an attic space is in the laundry room. Some units have opened up this space to make a loft area and others have added pull-down stairs to increase the storage capacity. The upstairs bath has a new vanity with marble top and a tub with shower. The garage is attached, down stairs from the main floor and is entered at driveway level. It is large enough for both storage and a car. An automatic garage door opener includes an outdoor keypad for opening without a remote control; great for the bicycle commuter. The house is fully-wired for cable or DSL Internet access. Cable outlets are in the living room and master bedroom. Phone jacks are in the front hall, living room, master bedroom, and second bedroom. The ground-level, private entrance for each unit is separated from the street by a series of gardens and stairs leading from the street to an interior sidewalk. The homeowner's association is redesigning the gardens to focus on native plants and attracting birds. Homeowners are also encouraged to stage potted plants along the sidewalk area near their unit; in summer time, the walkway is draped in flowers. In the past five years, the association has replaced the front, wooden decks and put a new waterproof surface on the back decks. The interiors of all deck closets have been refinished and new chimney caps added to prevent birds from nesting in chimneys. The units were repainted in 2009. Recycling of garden greens and food waste is provided, along with the usual garbage and recycling. A bus stop for the 11 and 8 is at the corner of Madison and 27th, less than half-a-block from the front door. A ZIP car is available 1.5 blocks up Madison St. All windows are double-paned. The dining room window also has a security grate. The house is wired for a full security system, including smoke alarms and window and door security. Neighborhood Description Madison Valley is no longer a place you drive through on the way to Madison Park. In the last ten years, it has become a vibrant walking, shopping, and eating neighborhood. For downtown workers, buses and bicycles get you to your office in 10-15 minutes. Walkers love the Madison Valley: you can walk the streets and admire the older homes and the new townhouses or go to the Arboretum, Japanese Garden, and Foster Island without getting in your car. In the summer, Lake Washington and the beach at Madiso