North Renton Waterfront

North Renton, located on the Southeast bend of Lake Washington has recently become a flourishing community. Since 2001, it has undergone much reconstruction on land acquired from Puget Sound Energy and Boeing Company.  This waterfront community is minutes away from the I-90 and I-405 interchange, and offers convenient access to Bellevue, Seattle, and the Seattle/Tacoma International airport. With an affordable cost of living, and new and exciting shopping and entertainment options, your quality of life is sure to be great in North Renton.

In 2009, construction was completed on The Landing, a mixed-use, urban gathering place. This 47.5-acre plot of land was originally owned by the Boeing Company, but was sold to the City in 2004. Now the development is 600,000 square feet of commercial activity, including retail shopping, restaurants, and entertainment venues such as Target, Red Robin, and Regal Cinemas. For a special dinner out you might try Vino at the Landing, or Rock-Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits; or choose from a variety of other restaurants such as Izakaya Sushi, Jimmy John’s, Vietnames Café, Thai 65, or Shnoo Yogurt for dessert. In addition to an array of amenities, The Landing features luxury apartments from Sanctuary and The Reserve, and neighboring residential units that can boast nearby water access and shopping. The center also features an L.A. Fitness, Element Salon and Spa, Massage Envy, a Valley Medical branch, dentist offices, banks, and other big-name department stores. As an added bonus, to the southeast corner of the new center is Washington’s only Fry’s Electronics super-store, which for years has served as a safe-haven for technology addicts throughout the state.

Southport is another recently-built, mixed-use development in North Renton. Instead of a Puget Sound Energy plant, the area now features 3, 9-story office buildings, a boutique hotel, hundreds of luxurious residential units, and numerous shops and restaurants all along a lakefront boulevard. The 17.5-acre area offers beautiful shoreline views of Lake Washington, the Seattle skyline, and the Olympic Mountains, and plays host to numerous community events, such as outdoor movies and concerts, as well as weddings, private parties, and corporate events.

Just down the road is Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. It is one of Renton’s most popular parks, and features a long shore for swimming, a fishing pier, sand volleyball courts, a playground and horseshoe pit, and a botanical water walk, as well as Ivars and KIDD Valley food concessions. It’s 55-acres of fun, and the park also hosts several community events throughout the year, such as Clam Lights, the Kidd Valley summer concert series, and several kids fishing derbies.

Hazen Senior High School is the public education available in the area. Hazen consistently performs above the state average on standardized tests, and has a comprehensive music program.