Medina Real Estate
Medina located on the West end of Bellevue, and just across the lake from Seattle, Medina makes up a large part of the Lake Washington waterfront while having just over 3,000 total residents. The Lake Washington waterfront in Medina is nicknamed “Medina’s Gold Coast,” and is some of the most sought after waterfront in the Pacific Northwest. This home city for William Henry “Bill” Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft.
Xanadu 2.0 is a mansion owned by Bill Gates that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) mansion is noted for its design and the technology it incorporates. It is nicknamed Xanadu 2.0 after the title character’s estate in Citizen Kane.
In 2009, property taxes were reported to be the US $1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.
Zillow has estimated that the house is worth $154,286,409 and as of 16 July 2015, the house has received 227,639 website views.
Medina today is a small, very quiet, very private community. Medina’s schools are part of the larger City of Bellevue School District, which is one of the top ranking and award winning school districts in the nation. The City takes safety and security seriously, with highly visible police officers using current technology to create and maintain a safe small town community.
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