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Eco-Friendly Ballard Townhouse

By Kenzie Rosengreen January 9, 2014

Go green in Ballard–1160 NW 58th St. A 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhouse with eco-friendly features is currently listed on the market for $595,000. The 1,630 square foot home is equipped with extra insulation, a rainscreen siding system, and a tankless water heater. As future home owners do right by mother earth they can soak in her beauty via the floor to ceiling windows. Check out additional features at an upcoming open house:

Friday, January 10th 11:00-1:00pm

Saturday, January 11th 11:00-1:00pm

Sunday, January 12th 1:00-4:00pm

The house last sold in 2012 for $505,000.

8 responses to “Eco-Friendly Ballard Townhouse”

ninaf says:

January 9, 2014 at 10:07 pm

almost 600K for 1,600 sq ft, no garage, and no super awesome view? Isn’t that a little high?
Jeff says:

January 10, 2014 at 4:37 pm

Yes it is. And tankless water heaters are not green. Modern tank water heaters are very efficient but owners of these tankless models send tens of gallons of water down the drain waiting for hot water.
TT says:

January 11, 2014 at 5:42 am

perhaps its green friendly for the developer?? as in “$$$” green?
Ben LeFebvre says:

January 11, 2014 at 8:46 am

An ugly box, over-shadowing its neighbor, jutting up like a pimple in on the block. No aesthetics; no attempt to fit in with the neighborhood. Looks like an eastern bloc dentist’s office.
Kenzie says:

January 13, 2014 at 12:05 am

Tankless water heaters are more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions because they only heat the water when it’s needed. The other benefit is you save money with tankless water heaters over time because they last longer, reducing the use of materials. You can learn more about them and how they work on the U.S. Department of Energy’s site. Specifically here, http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/tankless-or-demand-type-water-heaters

Here’s a cool article about it on the dailygreen: http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/definitions/tankless-water-heater

I’ll agree, it is pricey, but to be fair, green features cost more upfront but you save money over time.
Kenzie says:

January 13, 2014 at 12:08 am

It definitely doesn’t fit in. I know and understand why that frustrates neighbors, but I’m going to play devil’s advocate. I’m a sucker for variety. I personally think it would be awesome if all neighborhoods were filled with houses that weren’t similar to each other.
Ep says:

April 6, 2014 at 1:37 pm

I can confirm that TONS of water was wasted when I had one of these. It took forever to get warm. If I had to guess, I would say 2-3x as much water went down the drain than with a tank.
Kenzie Rosengreen says:

April 23, 2014 at 8:25 pm

Thanks for the input, I’ll have to look more into this. Thanks!

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