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| Photo/ Bob Yoder |
There's lots of interest in our downtown growth but don't forget Overlake. The population in Overlake will one day surpass our downtown. Here's an eastern view of the "Seritage" 14-acre construction project on 148 Ave. across from the mega Fred Meyer store. That ridge of evergreens will soon be lost. There's talk of 15-30-story towers in Overlake. (The Red Robin is no longer. 😒)
"Redmond is growing faster than many of us imagine, especially in the Overlake Urban Center. A 14-acre Urban Village coined "Seritage" will transform Sears Plaza into office space, a hotel, residential, commercial, retail and a large park. High rise buildings are probable.
· The buildings could reach over 9 stories and will include both commercial space, hotel and residential units.
· When built, the project will generate over 13,000 vehicular trips a day. Currently planned, the developer-funded road improvements are minimal, in fact the traffic study states traffic will improve when the project is completed! The cities of Redmond and Bellevue will bear the burden of road improvements as part of their infrastructure plans.
· There will be 2,300 parking stalls (vs. around 1,000 today). · There is an already approved project next door (KCC Limited Edition) that will result in 885 homes, 173,000 square feet of office, 28,000 square feet of retail, an 80-room hotel. Adding this new, larger project to the area will certainly multiply the impacts of this development.
If any of the design assumptions on the project are not correct, the traffic gridlock in the area will intensify."
-- Eugene Zakhareyev, 11/2017
Redmond resident and property owner
Past city council candidate
edited by Yoder, 1/12/26
As if Seritage is not enough, read about the Overlake East Master Plan:
https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-redevelopment-of-sears-plaza-is.html
-- Bob Yoder, 1/12/26
