You may have heard: Greenwood is built on a bog.
Well, some of it is anyway. Most of it is not.
It is really important to know what this means if you are looking in this area to buy. Parts of Greenwood are built on a peat bog which relies on groundwater to stay intact. As water is diverted away from the ground through construction and drainage, the peat bog gets smaller and smaller - much like a sponge. As a result there have been some areas of Greenwood and other Seattle neighborhoods that have actually sunk.
In recent years much study has gone into testing the ground and here are the boundaries according to those findings:
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/DPD/static/Fig8_Peat_Thickness_LatestReleased_DPDS_009610.pdf
Greenwood is a wonderful neighborhood and a great place to live. You can live there and never have to travel very far out of the neighborhood because just about everything you need is there. Houses are reasonable when compared to other nearby neighborhoods and freeway access for commutes is convenient. Yes. parts of the neighborhood are built on a peat bog, but most of it isn't.
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Are you interested in Greenwood real estate? courtney@cooperjacobs.com
Courtney Cooper
Seattle Realtor, Owner/Designated Broker/EcoBroker
Cooper Jacobs Real Estate
206-850-8841
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About Me:
Seattle real estate has been a big part of my life for well over a decade since I began my career in real estate,but also before that time when I was in the process of purchasing my own first home. Buying your first home can be quite overwhelming,but I have managed to help many first time home buyers along the way.
Move up Seattle buyers and other types of specialized purchasing is a great passion of mine! I love Seattle houseboats and you can find me down on the docks of Lake Union and Portage Bay several times a week. Other aspects of Seattle real estate that I adore include Queen Anne Real Estate,Wallingford Real Estate, Ballard Real Estate, Green Lake Real Estate, Laurelhurst Real Estate, Magnolia Real Estate,andSeattle Waterfront Real Estate.
In addition to being a Seattle residential broker and founder of Cooper Jacobs & Seattle Afloat, I am also a member of CBA (Commercial Brokers Association) and head of the Cooper Jacobs Commercial Division in an effort to provide excellent commercial real estate services to the Seattle commercial real estate industry. With a background in accounting and management, it is my great pleasure to coordinate our Seattle commercial brokers.
About Cooper Jacobs Real Estate's Seattle Branch:
My office at Cooper Jacobs Real Estate LLC is located centrally near all my favorite Puget Sound neighborhoods just a few blocks up from Lake Union in Seattle’s Wallingford. Cooper Jacobs Real Estate is a wonderful place filled with talented Seattle real estate brokers and I count myself extremely lucky that I get to spend so much time with these wonderful people. We specialize in different Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs in both residential and commercial real estate and are all very passionate and excited about each of our favorite Seattle neighborhoods and industries!
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Just West of the downtown Greenwood in Seattle is even more for Greenwood residents!
I actually lived in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood for about a year in my early twenties - I absolutely loved it even though I lived right on 85th just a block west of Gordito's. Greenwood had everything I needed at the time: a Pizza Hut practically right next door, Fred Meyer and a grocery store right across the street from me, but two of my very favorites at the time? Top Ten Toys and Gordito's. I was a single mom at the time and my daughter loved that toy store and one order from Gordito's could feed us for three days when money was tight. 
