Beaux Arts Village
Beaux Arts Village
A tiny incorporated town of about 300 surrounded by Bellevue, founded in 1908 as an artists' colony on the Lake Washington shore.
- Type
- Incorporated town (enclave)
- Founded
- 1908 (artists' colony)
- Incorporated
- 1954
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The Directory · Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Downtown to Bridle Trails — the districts, each with its own grain and character.
19 documented in Bellevue
19 shown
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Bel-Red
Bel-Red
A former light-industrial corridor between Bellevue and Redmond being transformed into transit-oriented mixed-use neighborhoods around light rail.
- Type
- Mixed-use redevelopment
- Project area
- ~900 acres
- Rezone
- 2009 (up to ~150 ft)
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Bridle Trails
Bridle Trails
Bellevue's wooded equestrian neighborhood of large lots, horse pastures, and trails clustered around Bridle Trails State Park.
- Type
- Equestrian residential
- Defining feature
- Bridle Trails State Park
- Character
- Wooded, large lots, horses
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Cougar Mountain / Lakemont
Cougar Mountain
Bellevue's southernmost upland neighborhood of newer view homes on the flank of Cougar Mountain, beside a 3,100-acre regional wildland park.
- Type
- Hillside residential
- Area
- ~4 sq mi
- Adjacent park
- Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
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Crossroads
Crossroads
A densely populated, exceptionally diverse east Bellevue neighborhood centered on Crossroads Shopping Center, an informal community gathering hub.
- Type
- Residential / commercial
- Annexed
- 1964
- Anchor
- Crossroads Shopping Center (1962)
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Downtown Bellevue
Downtown
Washington's second-largest city center, a dense high-rise core of offices, towers, and the Bellevue Collection shopping district.
- Type
- City center / CBD
- Employees
- 50,000+
- Residents
- ~12,000
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Eastgate
Eastgate
A south Bellevue neighborhood along I-90 home to Bellevue College, a major park-and-ride, and a mix of housing and offices.
- Type
- Residential / institutional
- Anchor
- Bellevue College
- Transit
- Eastgate Park and Ride
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Enatai
Enatai
A small, woodsy, upscale neighborhood on the Lake Washington shore in west Bellevue near the I-90 bridge.
- Type
- Waterfront residential
- Households
- ~950
- Setting
- Lake Washington shore
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Factoria
Factoria
A mixed-use commercial center in south Bellevue anchored by the Marketplace at Factoria, serving surrounding residential neighborhoods.
- Type
- Commercial / mixed-use
- Anchor
- Marketplace at Factoria (1977)
- Location
- I-90 / I-405 interchange
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Lake Hills
Lake Hills
A large postwar residential neighborhood in central-east Bellevue, built on former farmland and annexed to the city in 1969.
- Type
- Residential
- Annexed
- 1969
- Origin
- Postwar planned development on farmland
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Medina
Medina
An adjacent lakeside city west of Bellevue, the wealthy 'Gold Coast' enclave home to some of the world's richest residents.
- Type
- Incorporated city (adjacent)
- Incorporated
- August 19, 1955
- Area
- 1.43 sq mi
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Newport
Newport
A south Bellevue residential neighborhood area including Newport Hills and Newport Shores, known for top-rated schools near Lake Washington.
- Type
- Residential
- Sub-areas
- Newport Hills, Newport Shores
- Anchor school
- Newport High School
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Northwest Bellevue
Northwest Bellevue
An established, affluent residential neighborhood area between downtown and Lake Washington, bordering the city of Clyde Hill.
- Type
- Residential
- Location
- Between downtown and Lake Washington
- Borders
- Clyde Hill, Meydenbauer Bay
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Old Bellevue
Old Bellevue
Bellevue's original town center along Main Street, now a walkable district of boutiques, wine bars, and restaurants at downtown's south edge.
- Type
- Historic district
- Spine
- Main Street
- Character
- Boutiques, dining, walkable
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Somerset
Somerset
A prestigious hillside neighborhood in south Bellevue prized for sweeping views from a roughly 1,000-foot summit over the region.
- Type
- Hillside residential
- Elevation
- ~1,000+ ft summit
- Developed
- 1960s-late 1970s
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Spring District
Bel-Red
A 36-acre, 16-block transit-oriented neighborhood rising on a former Safeway distribution site around a 2 Line station.
- Size
- 36 acres, 16 blocks
- Developer
- Wright Runstad / Shorenstein
- Build-out
- ~5.3 million sq ft
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West Bellevue
West Bellevue
A prestigious residential neighborhood area along Lake Washington west of downtown, encompassing Meydenbauer Bay and Old Bellevue.
- Type
- Residential / waterfront
- Includes
- Old Bellevue, Meydenbauer Bay
- Borders
- Beaux Arts Village, Clyde Hill
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Wilburton
Wilburton
A historic neighborhood east of downtown known for wooded parks, the Bellevue Botanical Garden, and a commercial district slated for the Grand Connection.
- Type
- Residential / commercial
- Defining parks
- Bellevue Botanical Garden, Kelsey Creek Park
- Kelsey Creek Park
- 160 acres
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Woodridge
Woodridge
A mid-century hilltop neighborhood overlooking downtown Bellevue, noted for view-oriented home design and community swimming pools.
- Type
- Hillside residential
- Notable
- Norwood Village (1952 BH&G feature)
- Character
- Mid-century, view-oriented homes
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