Yarrow Point Waterfront on Lake Washington

Lake Washington Guide

Yarrow Point Waterfront

By Colin Dalrymple

Written by Colin Dalrymple, Managing Broker, Windermere Real Estate.

Last updated . Figures checked against the source Northwest MLS export before publishing.

How these numbers are compiled and corrected

Yarrow Point is a separate town on Lake Washington with its own building department and its own shoreline permit application. Like the other Points communities, decisions about what can happen at the water are made locally.

The town publishes its own shoreline permit application, which is a useful early read for anyone weighing a dock, lift, or bulkhead project after closing.

Closed Sales, August 2025 through July 2026

What Yarrow Point waterfront actually sold for

Median sale price

$8,800,000

5 closed sales

Middle half of sales

$7.8M to $15.5M

25th to 75th percentile

Median per sq. ft.

$1,492

finished square footage

Median days on market

54

sold at 100.0% of original list

Full range across the period: $3,700,000 to $18,000,000. Frontage is what separates the bottom of that range from the top, how much of it, how it meets the water, what faces the afternoon sun, and whether the dock and shoreline are permitted as built.

Compiled by Colin Dalrymple from Northwest MLS sold records for detached waterfront homes closed in the period shown. Condominiums, townhomes and moorage-only sales are excluded. These are not official NWMLS statistics. Waterfront is thinly traded, so treat any market with fewer than ten sales as directional rather than definitive, and price a specific property off its own frontage, orientation and condition.

Confirmed with the City

What is on the record

Anything not stated above is intentionally left out. Dock dimensions, bulkhead replacement rules, setbacks, and in-water work windows are decided per property and per project, so the right answer comes from the office below rather than from a summary.

Verify It Yourself

Who to call

Town of Yarrow Point, Building Department

Yarrow Point Building Department425-454-6994

Applies Everywhere

State and federal layers

A state permit sits underneath every city permit

In-water and near-shore work in Washington needs a Hydraulic Project Approval from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, issued under RCW 77.55 and WAC 220-660. It is separate from your city permit, and it is applied for through WDFW's online APPS portal, where your project is routed to an area habitat biologist.

Source: WDFW Hydraulic Project Approval →

Cities administer shoreline rules, Ecology oversees them

Each shoreline jurisdiction writes and administers its own Shoreline Master Program under the Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58, WAC 173-26 and 173-27). Which city you are in genuinely changes what is allowed, so the city's own program is the document that governs your dock, your bulkhead, and your setbacks.

Source: WA Dept. of Ecology, Shoreline Master Programs →

Federal review applies in the water itself

Work below the ordinary high water mark also falls under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction. The Seattle District Regulatory Division can confirm whether a specific dock, lift, or bulkhead project needs federal authorization: (206) 764-3495.

Source: USACE Seattle District Regulatory →

Lake Washington's level is managed seasonally, Lake Sammamish is not

The Corps of Engineers holds Lake Washington near a 20-foot winter target elevation at the Chittenden (Ballard) Locks and refills it to a 22-foot summer target, beginning around mid-February and reaching summer level by roughly April 1. Lake Sammamish is not on that system, so the two lakes behave differently through the year.

Source: USACE, refilling Lake Washington for summer →

Reading a Listing

No-bank, low-bank and what they mean

No-bank
Used for property where the lawn or patio meets the water with essentially no drop, so you step from the yard to the shoreline without descending. It is the most sought-after configuration on both lakes and it usually carries the largest premium.
Low-bank
Used for a modest step down from the main yard to the water, walkable without stairs or with only a few. In practice buyers group no-bank and low-bank together when what they care about is easy access with small children.
Medium-bank
Used where reaching the water means a real descent, typically a stairway. Often buys more privacy and better views for the money than a comparable low-bank home.
High-bank
Used for significant elevation above the water, where access is a long stairway or a tram. View-forward rather than water-access-forward, and priced well below no-bank frontage on the same lake.

These labels come from how brokers and listings describe property, not from any code. Two agents can label the same shoreline differently, and no city measures or certifies the categories. Treat them as shorthand for a conversation, then confirm the actual grade by walking the property.

Common Questions

Yarrow Point waterfront questions

Across 5 detached waterfront homes closed in Yarrow Point between August 2025 and July 2026, the median sale price was $8,800,000, with the middle half of sales between $7.8M to $15.5M and a full range of $3,700,000 to $18,000,000. Median price per finished square foot was $1,492. Compiled from Northwest MLS sold records and not an official NWMLS statistic.

Permitting for shoreline work in this market runs through Town of Yarrow Point, Building Department. You can reach the office at 425-454-6994, and the official page is linked on this guide.

No. The Army Corps of Engineers holds Lake Washington near a 20-foot winter target elevation at the Chittenden (Ballard) Locks and refills it to a 22-foot summer target, starting around mid-February and reaching summer level by roughly April 1.

Pull the property's permit file from Town of Yarrow Point, Building Department during feasibility, before the contingency period closes. Dock dimensions, bulkhead replacement rules, setbacks, and in-water work timing are decided per property and per project, so the city's own record is the only reliable answer.

Questions that are answered the same way on every lake, state and federal permits and what the bank terms mean, are covered once in the Eastside waterfront guide.

If a project is part of your reason for buying here, read the town's shoreline application before you write. It tells you what the town will ask for, which is the most honest preview of the timeline you are signing up for.

Colin Dalrymple, Managing Broker

Keep Exploring

Related to Yarrow Point Waterfront

Part of Lake Washington.

Talk with Colin about this market →