A new 10-story apartment complex with 442 residential units and ground-level retail space has been proposed for Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood. The development, called Broadstone East Wilburton, would redevelop a 2.31-acre site at 12000, 12022, and 12028 NE 8th Street, and 12011 NE Bel-Red Road.
The project, led by Alliance Realty Partners, LLC, would replace four existing buildings—two office structures and two small apartment buildings—with a modern mixed-use development.
The current office buildings are two- and three-story masonry structures, while the apartments are two-story wood-framed units. All would be demolished to make way for new construction.
Designed by Urbal Architecture, the proposal includes about 88 affordable housing units, meeting Bellevue’s inclusionary housing requirements. The developer is also in talks with the City of Bellevue about joining the Wilburton Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program, which encourages affordable housing development.
The project site is within one mile of Bellevue Botanical Garden, Lake Bellevue, and Bellevue Downtown Park, and is well-served by public transit, with bus stops on NE 8th Street and light rail stations at Wilburton and Spring District less than 0.6 miles away.
Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2026 and finish by Spring 2029, pending city approval.
Wow. What an eyesore for the neighborhood. Nobody wants that in Wilburton. City council has failed us.
Yay! Great Spot close to whole foods and light rail. More crime are coming to bellevue
This is a misleading title aimed at stirring NIMBY opposition to this development. This a mile a way from the botanical garden. Things that are closer to this development than the botanical garden: two different light rail stations, overlake and kaiser hospitals, spring district businesses, whole foods, trader Joe’s, uwajimaya and like 10 different car dealerships. There’s probably 10,000 jobs within walking distance of this proposed housing.
Absolutely a great development. Replacing mostly unused office space and a hand full of dilapidated apartments from the 1960’s. It will bring vitality and life to an otherwise barren area that currently has nothing but cars traveling through it to other places. How is a modern living space for people and the businesses they would frequent, a magnet for crime?
Sorry, I don’t want to live near this. More crime, more drugs, more cars stolen and broken into etc…and our insurance rates will go up because of the crime. City council should not approve this at all. I didn’t pay all this money and increased taxes to move to a crime ridden neighborhood. If I had wanted that I would have stayed in Seattle.
This building will be on NE 8th, the busiest route into downtown Bellevue. It’s a block from Wilburton light rail and opposite the Shell station to the south and Mercedes dealership to the west. It will replace some older apartments and an office building, one of the first of many buildings coming to Wilburton since the recent upzone. This has been in the works since Bellevue’s light rail route was finalized in 2013, so it’s hard to take seriously the couple surprised/negative comments here. Perhaps they were triggered by mention of the Botanical Gardens, which as others have pointed out are nowhere near here. It’s careless reporting.
I think this is a great addition. I think people confuse “affordable housing” for the supportive housing (euphemism not mine) such as Plymouth or DESC shelters. Affordable housing still needs rent, capped at 30 percent of income for those who make 40 to 80 percent of the median income. So these people still WORK. And I’m happy that they can live in Bellevue. These are not your typical homeless drug addicts folks.
Sorry I can’t edit my comment. These are school teachers, nurses (if sole breadwinner), cashiers, restaurant managers, etc. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT A HOMELESS SHELTER
This development is nowhere near the BBG. It is on the far side of NE 8th Street and much closer to the Wilburton Link station. This is a high traffic area with a B line stop and rail transit nearby. This is exactly where new multi family housing should go. Not everyone can afford a 2 million dollar starter home in Bellevue.