Teresa and Marty Strelecky sought a second home in an urban Pacific Northwest setting. Jovelle Tamayo for The New York Times

Teresa and Marty Strelecky met while Mr. Strelecky was in the Navy and stationed in Bremerton, Wash., just across Puget Sound from Seattle. After a stint in Mr. Strelecky’s native Chicago, the couple settled in West Seattle, where he worked as a lawyer and she was a stay-at-home mother to their four children, who are now adults.