Privacy, Pond Views and Lake Washington Schools at 7229 245th Way NE

Elm Tree Lane · Union Hill · Redmond, WA 98053

By Mark Popach, Redmond real estate agent at Popach & Co.

7229 245th Way NE is a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath Chaffey home on 0.73 acres in Elm Tree Lane, a dead-end neighborhood on Union Hill in Redmond. Popach & Co. represents the sellers. The house backs onto ponds and open space, and the herons outnumber the neighbors in the view from the new deck. It’s move-in ready, with central air, a generator, a 50-year roof and new stainless appliances.

Why This Union Hill Lot Stands Apart

The lot is the reason to see this house first. The listing record puts it at 31,757 square feet, with pond views and a back line that borders open space and public land. Mature trees ring the yard, and the open space behind it makes a shy acre feel much bigger. Nobody’s looking into your kitchen window.

The sellers regularly see blue heron and deer at the water. Horses, sheep and llamas graze on nearby Union Hill farms, and the sellers buy fresh eggs and produce close to home. The Redmond Ridge shops are close too, which still surprises people on their first visit.

I tell buyers to stand on the back deck before they look at a single bedroom. You can redo a bathroom whenever you want. What sits behind the fence is much harder to change.

Elm Tree Lane adds the street life. Chaffey built the neighborhood in the mid-1990s with larger houses on generous, well-spaced lots. The lanes carry no through traffic, so kids still play in the road. Neighbors keep a busy Facebook group going, and that is where people find a roofer or a babysitter. They also get together regularly.

Inside 7229 245th Way NE, Room by Room

You walk into a two-story foyer with hardwood floors, and the vaulted ceiling pulls in a lot of natural light. The molding, wainscoting and trayed ceilings continue into the formal rooms. Every floor sits on one even level, so you never step up or down between rooms.

The eat-in kitchen is the center of the main floor. It has new stainless steel appliances, quartz counters, a gas cooktop, undermount sinks and a walk-in pantry. It also looks straight into the family room. You can stir the soup and still see who is actually doing homework.

Off the kitchen, the laundry room has a hanging closet and real folding space. There’s more storage than you’d guess, including a run of linen closets upstairs. A main-floor office doubles as a bedroom for a guest or a parent who would rather skip the stairs.

Upstairs, the primary suite has a sitting area, a five-piece bath and a walk-in closet, plus several linen closets. A second bedroom has its own full bath. That suite works well for a live-in nanny or a visiting grandparent.

The layout fixes a problem I see in most Eastside four-bedroom plans. Three bedrooms share one hall bath, and the morning overflow lands in the parents’ suite by seven. Here, only two bedrooms share the hall bath.

The systems match the finishes. Central air runs through a HEPA air purifier with washable filters, and a generator keeps the lights on when the power drops. New carpet and luxury vinyl plank in the wet areas round out the floors. The 50-year roof carries a transferable warranty. Out back, a fully fenced yard and a big new deck face the ponds.

Lower Sales Tax in Unincorporated King County

Elm Tree Lane sits in unincorporated King County, outside Redmond city limits, and that lowers the sales tax on everyday purchases. The Washington Department of Revenue sets a combined rate for each location code. The current quarter’s rates look like this.

Source: Washington Department of Revenue, Local Sales and Use Tax Rates, October 1 to December 31, 2026.

Check the code for this exact address with the DOR Tax Rate Lookup before you build a budget around it. Popach & Co. will pull it with you during your tour.

Lake Washington Schools That Serve This Home

The NWMLS listing record assigns this home to the Lake Washington School District: Ella Baker Elementary, Timberline Middle School and Redmond High School. Two of the three sit in some of the newest buildings in the district.

Tesla STEM admits students by application, not by address. If your student gets in, it’s a short drive. The sellers say free district bus service picks up from a stop close to the house.

For later, Redmond also has DigiPen Institute of Technology and Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Boundaries can shift, so confirm current assignments with the district before you write an offer. Popach & Co. does that check on every King County home we show.

Getting Around Redmond and the Rest of King County

Elm Tree Lane shares this corner of Redmond with Hunters Glen and Westchester Estates. Redmond Ridge, Trilogy and the Novelty Hill area sit just north. Union Hill sits between Redmond and the Snoqualmie Valley, so you can head almost any direction without backtracking.

Bear Creek and Redmond transit centers add bus service when you would rather not drive. For work, Microsoft’s Redmond campus and SpaceX’s Starlink operations sit closest. Google in Kirkland, Amazon and T-Mobile in Bellevue and Costco in Issaquah are all reasonable drives, depending on the hour.

On weekends, Marymoor Park, the Redmond Watershed Preserve, Evans Creek Preserve and The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge are all nearby, and Chateau Ste. Michelle pours wine up the road in Woodinville.

Who This Redmond Home Fits Best

This house fits a family that wants room and privacy without giving up an easy commute. It fits even better when someone in the house needs a private suite.

This is a finished house on an unusual lot, in a neighborhood where people stay for decades. Because they stay, listings on these lanes are scarce. A few doors down, 7416 245th Way NE came up in early 2026 for the first time since it was built in 1997.

Popach & Co. represents buyers and sellers across King County, and I have worked the Bellevue market for close to a decade. If this one is not quite right, browse current Popach & Co. listings or read our guide to buyer representation in King County. For pricing context, read the latest Redmond housing market update.