The Crossings at Cottage Creek is a relatively small, close-knit neighborhood with a wonderful sense of family and community spirit. The neighborhood is divided by a salmon-spawning creek and is described as being part of the Bear Creek Basin. Located just ten to fifteen minutes from downtown Redmond and the 520 Freeway, the Crossings has two entrances, one off the main boulevard and the other off Mink Road, a two-lane country road.

As you enter the community, you immediately sense the quality and pride of ownership. The acre-plus-size home sites welcome you into this sought-after neighborhood of estate homes ranging from 3,000 to 4,500 square feet of living space. Built by some of the area's most renowned "Street of Dreams" builders, each home is unique and distinctive in its own style, true to the Pacific Northwest tradition. With impressive brick, stucco, and stone exteriors you will find some of the Eastside's most attractive homes.

The streets meander among greenbelt cul-de-sacs and indigenous old-growth evergreens, creating a feeling of being in harmony with nature. The homes offer such amenities as three to four bedrooms, dens and offices, and bonus and recreation rooms. Prices range from $700,000,000 to over a $1,000,000. With attractive streetscapes featuring both contemporary and traditional architecture, the Crossings has something to offer every home buyer. A pleasant walk to the bridge to watch the salmon jump in the creek never fails to delight, season after season.

One of the main attractions of this neighborhood is the most popular and highly desirable Lake Washington School District. The Crossings is served by the acclaimed Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School, which some buyers, after doing their research, just "have to have" for their children. One of the special programs at Wilder is the salmon-raising adventure of the 4th grade class. Year after year the children oversee the "raising" of the salmon eggs in the school aquarium and then release them at the "fry" stage into the Creek at the nearby watershed. The middle school for grades 7 to 9 is Evergreen Junior High on Union Hill, and the high school is Redmond High on Education Hill in Redmond, about a ten-minute bus ride away.