Live Permit Map · Northeast Seattle · 98105
Windermere Construction & Permit Activity Tracker
Take the curve down NE Windermere Road on a slow Saturday and you can almost forget you are still inside Seattle city limits. The semicircular street sweeps a little over a mile from Sand Point Way NE between NE 55th and NE 58th, around to the southern edge of Magnuson Park near NE 61st — a wooded mile of deep front yards, brick chimneys, view lots dropping toward Lake Washington, and the occasional gardener pruning rhododendrons taller than the mailbox. Windermere is small (right around a square mile), platted in 1937 by the Colman family, and it has aged into one of the most settled, lowest-turnover residential pockets in northeast Seattle. But settled does not mean still. Behind those brick chimneys, permits are pulled all the time: a kitchen-and-primary-bath renovation here, a lake-side addition on Ivanhoe Place there, a new detached garage with an ADU above off 60th Avenue NE, a full-property rebuild south of Windermere Park.
What this Windermere permit map shows
Every building permit the City of Seattle has issued inside the Windermere boundary over the last twelve months — new construction, additions and alterations, demolitions, ADUs, mechanical work, shoreline projects, and everything in between — is plotted as a pin, color-coded by permit type, with project description, estimated cost, housing units added, address, and a direct link out to the underlying SDCI permit record. Data comes from the City of Seattle’s open data portal (Building Permits dataset 76t5-zqzr, published by Seattle SDCI) and refreshes daily.
Who this map is for
If you own a Windermere home and want to know what your neighbor on Westmoreland, NE Park Place, or 55th Avenue NE has filed with SDCI, the map gives you the same record the city is working from. If you are house-hunting on the bluff above Lake Washington or along NE Windermere Road and want to read the construction rhythm of a block before you write an offer — how many additions in the last year, how many new builds, what’s trending — the filter chips above the map narrow the view to exactly what you want to see. Returning visitors will see a count of new permits issued since their last visit, highlighted with a pulsing gold ring on the map.
Windermere neighborhood boundary
Windermere is a roughly one-square-mile residential neighborhood in northeast Seattle, in the 98105 ZIP code, on the western shore of Lake Washington. Per the Windermere Neighborhood Association and Wikipedia, it is bounded on the north by Magnuson Park (part of Sand Point), on the northwest by Sand Point Way NE — beyond which is Hawthorne Hills — on the southwest by Ivanhoe Place NE — beyond which is Laurelhurst — and on the southeast by Lake Washington. The map below is cropped to that boundary, so permits on the far side of Sand Point Way or south of Ivanhoe Place will not appear here. Use the filters above the map to narrow by new construction, additions, or the most recent ninety days. Click any pin for the full permit detail.
Building Permits in Windermere, Seattle
Twelve months of permits issued by the City of Seattle inside the Windermere boundary — bordered by Sand Point Way NE, Magnuson Park, Ivanhoe Place NE, and Lake Washington. Click any pin for project details.
Windermere Permits & Construction — FAQ
Questions buyers, sellers, and Windermere homeowners ask about Seattle SDCI permit activity.
How often is the Windermere permit data updated?
The map refreshes from the City of Seattle’s open data portal each time the page loads, and Seattle SDCI updates the underlying Building Permits dataset (76t5-zqzr) daily. Any permit issued by end-of-day yesterday will show on the map by the following morning.
What kinds of building permits does the City of Seattle issue in Windermere?
The dataset covers the full range of SDCI-issued building permits: new construction, additions and alterations (kitchen and bathroom remodels, primary suite additions, lake-side decks, dormers), detached ADUs and DADUs, mechanical and electrical, demolitions, and seismic or shoreline work. The map filters let you narrow to new construction or additions/alterations only.
Where exactly is Windermere in Seattle?
Windermere is a roughly one-square-mile residential neighborhood in northeast Seattle, in the 98105 ZIP code. It sits on the western shore of Lake Washington and is bounded on the north by Magnuson Park, on the northwest by Sand Point Way NE (beyond which is Hawthorne Hills), on the southwest by Ivanhoe Place NE (beyond which is Laurelhurst), and on the southeast by Lake Washington.
Do I need a building permit for a remodel in Windermere?
Most projects in Windermere that change the structure, footprint, plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems of a home require a permit from Seattle SDCI. Cosmetic work (paint, flooring, cabinetry replacement in the same footprint) generally does not. Shoreline lots along Lake Washington face additional shoreline review. This map shows only permits that have been issued — not those still in review. For specifics on a particular project, contact SDCI directly.
Does construction activity affect Windermere home values?
Permit activity is not a direct indicator of property value, neighborhood quality, or any other characteristic of a home. It is one signal of investment trends in a pocket — sustained additions and renovations often correlate with confidence in long-term ownership. Always pair permit data with a comparative market analysis from a licensed broker before drawing conclusions about a specific block or property.
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