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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