Explore the urbane. Go a little wild. And then come home to Morford – a nine-homesite cul-de-sac in Kent’s trend-leading East/Hill Meridian community. Living here is like having central access reserved for epic entertainment and countless Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma conveniences, all while preserving a suburban neighborhood vibe.

Inside Morford: a serene-yet-sociable neighborhood of contemporarily crafted home designs with modern family-smart amenities. Beyond: commuter connections via Highway 167, and interstates 5 and 405, assuring easy arterial access to Amazon; Boeing; Oberto Sausage Company; REI, and one of Starbucks’ five U.S. roasting plants.

Another 8,000 successful businesses near Morford also call Kent home. So do more than 75 public parks, trails, activity centers, gardens and lakes. Shift your recreation from mild to wild at Soos Creek Trail, Lake Young Park and Clark Lake Park. Explore even more swimming, bicycling, dog-walking and ball-game fun in nearby Auburn and Renton. Swing a club at any of Kent’s three golf courses or play Lake Fenwick’s Disc Golf Course and Kent Valley’s Miniature Golf.

The big leagues are as close as hopping on the Seattle Sounder train near Morford at Kent Station’s mid-point between Seattle and Tacoma. Special weekend routes run for Mariner, Seahawk, Sounder, Reign and Storm action. Managing life’s practicalities – bank deposits, school supplies, doctor appointments, and coffee fixes – are uncomplicated at nearby Marketplace at Lake Meridian and Kent Hill Plaza Shopping Center.

After that, nothing compares to arriving home at Morford. Carry-out faves and dazzling dining ingredients from Apna Bazar, Safeway and Trader Joe’s fit seamlessly into a chic MainVue Dining Room and atop a sophisticated Kitchen thick Quartz island. After hours, kids flock to the upstairs Leisure Room or potential Multi-Purpose Room while you revel in adults-only time in the Signature Outdoor Room – framed by dynamic full-height sliding window walls for all-season sipping, savoring and sunsets.

Luxury loaded. Metropolitan close. Recreational rich. Morford strikes that beautiful balance.