Dick’s Drive-In inspires insane amounts of loyalty from Seattleites—in part because it transports us to an era when a meal could be purchased for pocket change, fast-food employees wore fun paper hats, and hamburger stands opened up shop on the cutting edge of architecture. It's so Seattle, we ranked every single Dick's to find the best one.

Believe it or not, this has something to do with real estate. Seattle architect Raymond H. Peck designed some of the earliest Dick’s Drive-ins; he also designed this home. Like the time we featured a house built by the architect behind the Space Needle, this is a building with influential roots. And in some ways, this one seems even more Seattle.

The sleek, geometric home might feel like a departure from the drive-in. But behind the form-and-function of it all lurks a kitschy underbelly of ceiling tiles, wild metallic wallpaper, and wood-paneled everything.

Though some might consider them dated, even the home’s most retro features need only slight stylistic jostling to capture old-school cool. Like the kitchen’s original wood cabinets and unusual paneled fridge, which admittedly look far more midcentury than modern. Or the massive low-ceilinged porch, which could easily become a top-tier all-weather party space.

Speaking of parties: Some of the home’s period features make us ask why we ever stopped building that way. Like the house's two floor-to-ceiling, built-in wet bars. Impressive stone fireplaces, clerestory windows, and exposed beams also remind us of the era’s finest architectural contributions.

At the center of it all, a massive wall of glass turns the entire main floor into one panoramic view of trees and water, interrupted only once by a Piet Mondrian–esque square of drywall. Picture windows rarely deserve as much attention as the view they’re meant to frame—especially when they’re attached to a house facing Lake Washington from the residential peak of Sand Point—but these come close. Elsewhere, frameless corner windows blur the line between the home and its woodsy surrounds. (They’re also a little trippy. In a good way.)

The sale of the home is already pending. For true Seattleites who know what it’s like to leave Dick’s with a hot hamburger in hand mere seconds after ordering, that will come as no surprise.

Listing Fast Facts

Size: 5,020 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
List Price: $2,850,000
List Date: 10/17/2024
Listing Agent: Tammy Heldridge and Barbara Shikiar, Windermere Real Estate