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Hunts Point is a town located in the Eastside, just minutes from downtown Seattle. The town is located on a small peninsula surrounded by Lake Washington, and is near the suburbs of Medina and Clyde Hill. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 443.
Leigh S. J. Hunt, a resident of nearby Yarrow Point, acquired the property of Hunts Point some time after 1870. He wanted it so that he could cut down the tall evergreen trees which grew out at the end, obstructing his view of Seattle.
Around 1900, the property was taken over by Puget Sound National Bank and sold to a group of Seattle men who used it as a family retreat for Sunday picnics and summer camping.
Hunts Point neighbors Medina, Yarrow Point and Clyde Hill. All four neighborhoods are very affluent communities where many of the most prosperious and prominent business, sports and entertainment figures in Washington have settled. Located along the edge of Bellevue, Lake Washingoton and the 520 Bridge these neighborhoods are virtually all residential with only four retail business between them.
This luxury neighborhood is expensive as most homes are situated on generously sized lots. Over the years most small homes have been replaced by large scale luxury residences. Vacant tracts are scarce, so notable growth in population or number of housing units is unlikely. Streets in these tranquil, private neighborhoods are neatly landscaped. With easy access to the 520 bridge and within minutes of 3 interstate highways, these communiities are well connnected to the rest of the Puget Sound, yet removed from the urban bustle.
