Renton Real Estate
Renton, Washington, is immediately southeast of Seattle with a population of 50,052 at the 2000 census. Renton was incorporated as a city in 1901 when coal mining and timber processing were the most important economic activities in the area.
Jimi Hendrix, a Renton native, was buried in the city's Greenwood cemetery in 1970.
Throughout the past 5 years, Renton has worked hard to shed its image as a blue collar city that is stuck in the past. Today, many new housing and retail developments are currently under construction or are in the planning stages. The city has attracted big names throughout the years such as Boeing, IKEA, Kenworth, the Federal Reserve Bank, Seattle Seahawks Headquarters and the proposed King County Events Center which would have been the new home of the Seattle Sonics NBA franchise and the Seattle Storm WNBA Franchise. The downtown core has seen the biggest impact of revitalization throughout the past few years, as a new transit center was constructed as well as many high-end condominiums and a farmers market.