The Neighborhood

Family-friendly Maple Leaf is a bustling residential neighborhood northeast of Greenlake. The tree-lined side streets have a laid-back residential feel that can make you feel you've left the city, while still giving you easy access to everywhere you want to be through numerous bus lines, the Northgate Transfer Station, and Light Rail 1-Line.

Bustling restaurants offer a variety dining options from rustic taverns to chic bistros, locally owned coffee shops, and charming bakeries. Weekend DIY warriors will find all they need at Maple Leaf Ace Hardware. Public and private school options are available, with each of them garnering very high scores.

Recreation abounds at the Maple Leaf Reservoir Park. The 16 acres of park land offers a system of pathways weaving through plantings and trees, a viewpoint of Mount Rainier and Lake Washington, rain gardens, sport courts, ball fields, and a unique children’s play area with a zip line! Nearby Meadowbrook Pool offers swim times for all ages, year-round.

With a general walk score of 74, and bike score of 94, Maple Leaf is a very livable and accessible neighborhood.