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[Victoria Watcher]

The Prettiest Place on the Washington Coast Is a Town You've Probably Never Heard Of

 

 

This charming coastal town is the best-kept secret in Washington state.

 

 

https://www.travelan...ashington-coast

 

 

 

 

Seabrook was modeled after Seaside, Florida, where "The Truman Show," starring Jim Carrey, was filmed. And, indeed, Seabrook is so picturesque that it does look like something out of a movie. The homes were built around public gathering spaces with fire pits — some with large lawns, others with bocce ball courts or gazebos. If you want solitude in Seabrook, you'll find it, but if you're seeking community, you won't have to go far to find that either.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 22 June 2025 - 07:22 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

An Award Winning Destination on the Washington Coast

Seabrook is a vibrant beach town located on the rugged Washington Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A sustainable haven for full time residents, vacationers, and day trippers, the town has been thoughtfully developed over the last 20 years and features more than 500 homes of all sizes in nine neighborhoods.

 

 

https://www.seabrookwa.com/

[Victoria Watcher]

Experience the Washington coast like never before. Seabrook Hospitality combines a unique pairing of all the comfort and privacy of home with the luxuries and ease of a hotel. Seabrook offers over 250 vacation rentals available year-round with a wide array of features and amenities to choose from.

[Mike K.]

The thing about these coastal towns, or at least the ones people like to visit, is you can tell there is -money- there. Port Renfrew looks like an abandoned mining outpost, by comparison to what you’ll find in Washington.

That state has an annual GDP of $1 trillion CAD. A lot of wealth exists there, and it’s palpable when you visit these vacation areas. Even Tofino feels like it could use more money to spruce things up, and it’s considered an enclave of wealth for Canada.

[Victoria Watcher]

In terms of real estate, options range from a two-person loft for under 800k to a 3,200-square-foot house just under $2 million. Compared to ocean-view properties on the California and Oregon coasts, this is what is known as a steal. In fact, the Washington coast was so undeveloped in the mid-90s when the Roloffs started building houses in the area that they had a hard time securing funding for their first build. (At the time, Casey was a house painter and Laura was a student.) Casey eventually connected with some local physicians who loaned the couple $150,000 at 14% interest to build their first house. That set off a series of 25 home projects in the next five years, which not only helped them raise capital for what would become the Seabrook project, it also gave them name recognition as successful developers in this high-risk area. But beyond success, the Roloffs were interested in growing their innovative ideas about modernizing old-style architecture, and merging beautiful design with practical functionality. And then, Casey had the wild idea to build a town — from scratch.

 

Roloff surrounded himself with experts in areas that were not his particular wheelhouse, including Laurence Qamar, an architect and urban planner who, along with Casey and Laura, decided not to build a row of mansions on the bluff that blocked the views of the rest of the town’s residents, preferring instead to design corridors of views down to the beach that kept the ocean front and center for everyone. It feels very much like a beach town that’s accessible to all-comers.

 

 

https://www.forbes.c...sh=288fc6907cf8

[Victoria Watcher]

Is there an estimated pipeline of homes and retail to come?

 

 

Two new, complementary villages with a real estate value of $1.5 billion have been approved and will soon be seamlessly connected to Seabrook’s original phase. This marks an exciting next chapter in our vision. We’re not just expanding, we’re purposefully building what will become Seattle’s version of Carmel, California, as Washington’s only premier oceanfront destination. The continued growth and development of the town is an investment that aligns with our commitment to creating a one-of-a-kind Pacific Northwest beach town and meeting the desire for more opportunities to live, work, and vacation.

 

https://www.buildero...nd-walkability/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 22 June 2025 - 07:27 AM.

[Mike K.]

Compared to ocean-view properties on the California and Oregon coasts, this is what is known as a steal.

Fact! The communities along the Oregon coast are -money.-

It’s more beautiful than the California coast, many will tell you.

It’s so odd how the average person will venture 50x up Island, but will never visit the Washington coast, or the Oregon coast.

[Mike K.]

Two new, complementary villages with a real estate value of $1.5 billion have been approved and will soon be seamlessly connected to Seabrook’s original phase.

That’s the USD budget of Beachlands in Colwood, give or take.

Crazy.

[lanforod]

Fact! The communities along the Oregon coast are -money.-

It’s more beautiful than the California coast, many will tell you.

It’s so odd how the average person will venture 50x up Island, but will never visit the Washington coast, or the Oregon coast.

 

Oregon coast is beautiful. I prefer the southern California weather and water temperatures though  .

[LJ]

Southern California weather and water temps are OK, everything else is crap. I won't even drive through California anymore, it's roads are horrible, gas prices are terrible, crime is out of hand, streets are filthy, hard pass.

 

I only drive through WA state as far as I need to before proceeding east and get across the mountains.

[lanforod]

That description sounds like Victoria!

[LJ]

That description sounds like Victoria!

Exactly, I was going to say that but didn't want to be a local Debbie Downer.

 

Good news is nobody has to drive through Victoria to get anywhere else.