Adding to Your Seattle Home with DADUs Part 1 The NW Green Home Tour is coming to Seattle again the end of April. This is a project that you will be able to visit while on the free one day tour. Detached Accessory Dwelling Units are also known as an DADUs by the City of Seattle. One can go to the Dept of Planning and Development's website and find the CAM 116B or "Client Assistant Memo" regarding the separate living structures Seattle homeowners may build on their single family property.  Much depends on the the size of the lot as well as available setbacks etc., but this is a great solution for increasing density without disturbing the feel and the lines of the neighborhood. If there is room on your lot this might be a great option to investigate, perhaps above an existing garage or th... 01/26/2013

Kirkland, WA is a suburb of Seattle on the eastside of Lake Washington.  An affluent community,  Kirkland, with its art gallery and boutique store downtown fronting  Lake Washington, has some of the highest priced real estate in Washington.  A few miles up from downtown is Totem Lake, a community of Kirkland.  With many condominiums, apartments, established neighborhoods as well as some newer construction commuinities, Totem Lake is a great place to live.  With easy access to the interstate, Totem Lake provides area residents an easy commute to major area employers on the Eastside as well as a do able commute to Seattle or Everett.  Totem Lake has good area schools.  The Totem Lake area is also known for its medical services. One of the biggest hospitals on the Eastside, namely Evergree... 09/30/2008