178th Ave Northeast, Overlake

Appropriately named because of its striking views of Lake Sammamish and Marymoor Park, the Viewpoint neighborhood is a residential area located on the slopes overlooking Lake Sammamish. This neighborhood is bounded to the north by Marymoor Park, to the south by NE 20th Street, to the east by Lake Sammamish and to the west by the Bellevue-Redmond Road, 156th Ave NE and SR 520, north of NE 51st Street.

Residential development is primarily Low-Moderate Density Residential, although there are higher, multiple-family densities on the shoreline north of Idylwood Park. South of Idylwood Park, the shoreline is limited to a density of four units per acre to protect water quality and to limit disturbance of the erosion hazard areas and unstable slopes in the far southern part of the neighborhood. Elsewhere, cluster subdivisions and multi-family clusters have also been used to create attractive homes whole protecting sensitive slopes and ravines.

An open space corridor runs from Idylood Park through protected, wooded ravines to the Viewpoint Open Space.