Most luxury homes are built around one big view.
This newly completed estate in Medina, Washington, manages to collect four.
From nearly every room, the outlook shifts between Lake Washington, Meydenbauer Bay, the Bellevue skyline and Mount Rainier — an unusually broad panorama made possible in part by the sheer width of the property.
The current owner spent years assembling three contiguous parcels to create approximately 275 feet of frontage, giving the house enough room to stretch across the site rather than being confined to a narrow view corridor.
Now, the 13,840-square-foot estate at 428 Upland Road is on the market for $28 million, making it the highest-priced home currently listed in Medina, according to listing information. Lisa Turnure of Coldwell Banker Bain holds the listing.
Completed in 2023, the gated and fully fenced property has six bedrooms and occupies one of the Seattle area’s most exclusive residential enclaves.
Medina sits across Lake Washington from Seattle and has long attracted some of the region’s wealthiest residents, including tech industry heavyweights.
But even here, where multimillion-dollar estates are hardly unusual, the scale of this property stands out.
The three assembled parcels allow the house to take full advantage of its surroundings.
Lake Washington dominates one side of the outlook, while Meydenbauer Bay and the Bellevue skyline appear from others. On clear days, Mount Rainier rises dramatically in the distance.
Rather than reserving those sightlines for a single formal living room, the house was oriented so that views remain present throughout much of the interior.
The architecture is another departure from the increasingly contemporary homes being built around the region.
Instead of going fully modern, the owner chose a Hamptons-inspired coastal design — a somewhat unexpected aesthetic for the Pacific Northwest.
Inside, white oak floors and soaring box-beam ceilings give the substantial rooms warmth, while custom marble and stonework add a more tailored finish.
The kitchen is designed on an equally grand scale, with two islands topped in Calacatta marble and appliances from Sub-Zero and BlueStar.
The primary suite occupies the main floor, giving the owners a private retreat separate from the five additional bedrooms upstairs.
All five upper-level bedrooms are en suite, and that floor also has its own lounge, creating a secondary gathering area away from the main entertaining spaces below.
Two dedicated offices take advantage of the views as well — a particularly appealing feature in a region where working from home can mean looking out toward either a mountain, a lake or a city skyline depending on the room.
A large home gym and dedicated wine room add to the amenity lineup, while an elevator connects the home’s levels.
Control4 automation manages smart-home functions throughout the residence.
Outside, broad terraces continue the emphasis on the view.
A large level lawn provides substantial room for entertaining, and the listing agent notes — only half-jokingly — that the outdoor area could accommodate something as ambitious as a wedding.
There’s also an outdoor kitchen and a private putting green, giving the grounds several different gathering and recreation areas without crowding the landscape.
Parking is equally generous.
The estate has secure space for as many as 10 vehicles, an unusual amount even at this price point.
Yet for all the home’s size and amenities, its defining feature remains the land underneath it.
By joining three parcels, the owner created a width and orientation that would be extremely difficult to reproduce in Medina today.
That extra frontage is what allows Lake Washington, Mount Rainier, Bellevue and Meydenbauer Bay to all become part of the same house.
At $28 million, 428 Upland Road isn’t simply asking buyers to pay for nearly 14,000 square feet in one of the Seattle area’s wealthiest communities.
It’s asking them to pay for four views at once.
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