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Overlake Commons proposal: up to 830 units near Overlake Village station; study session set for Jan. 27

City of Redmond Committee of the Whole · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff presented a consolidated application for an 8–9‑story, up to 830‑unit Overlake Commons development at 29561 52nd Avenue NE, vested to 2024 code standards; the council scheduled a study session Jan. 27 and a public hearing Feb. 17 and asked staff to address tree preservation, parking, decarbonization incentives and potential displacement of senior housing.

City planning staff gave the Committee of the Whole a preliminary overview Dec. 2 of the Overlake Commons master plan, development agreement and site‑plan entitlement application.

Carol Helland, Planning & Community Development Director, and Senior Planner Alex Hunt said the consolidated application proposes an 8–9‑story multifamily project with up to 830 residential units at 29561 52nd Avenue NE — the current site of the Overlake Terrace senior and assisted‑living facility — immediately across from the…

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