Overlake is the name for a region comprising parts of eastern Bellevue and southern Redmond, Washington. It is in the vicinity of Microsoft's main corporate campus and is officially defined as a neighborhood consisting of the parts of Redmond lying south of Northeast 60th Street and between 148th Avenue Northeast and Bellevue-Redmond Road.[1] The Overlake area, so named because it is located across Lake Washington from Seattle,[citation needed] straddles the boundaries of Bellevue and Redmond and is considered to have its own identity distinct from those of both cities.[citation needed]
Aside from Microsoft, the area is home to a number of corporate campuses, including the headquarters of Nintendo of America, and includes a busy retail district along 148th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 24th Street.[citation needed] It is also the home of the Civil Air Patrol Overlake Composite Squadron.[2]
Historically, the term referred to a much larger region of King County that is collectively known today as the Eastside.
- ^ Darval, Heather Rae (April 28, 2007). "From farms to Microsoft, Overlake still family friendly". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Overlake Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol PCR-WA-050, retrieved 2008-06-28.