Demolition is underway at the Bellevue Vista Apartments on 108th Avenue NE. The site is being cleared for Brizo, an eight-story apartment building from Spokane-based SRM Development.
The 0.92-acre site at 1051 108th Ave. NE held a 30-unit complex built in 1977, spread across five low-rise buildings and a surface parking lot. Alco Investment Company bought the property in 2020 for $12.8 million. In March 2023, SRM purchased the site for just over $14 million.
The demolition comes after the City of Bellevue issued a permit on Aug. 13 for site clearing and construction. In October, SRM secured $72.5 million in construction financing from Bank OZK, according to a King County deed of trust.
Brizo will have 239 market-rate apartments over two underground parking levels for about 200 vehicles. When the project received design review approval in December 2024, plans called for 220 units and 174 parking spaces. Residents will be within walking distance of parks, shopping, restaurants, downtown offices and the downtown Bellevue light rail station.
Design Inspired by Wetlands and Streams
Seattle-based Runberg Architecture Group designed the building, which totals 268,032 square feet, 153,354 of them residential. The design takes its cues from the wetlands and streams around Bellevue. The exterior skin shifts visually to suggest an image refracting off the surface of a pond. A wooden overhang at the rooftop amenity space is meant to look like tree branches reaching over the water’s edge. A two-story glass podium will face 108th Avenue NE, with a dark penthouse level at the top.
Amenities
Planned amenities include:
- A fitness center with a yoga studio
- A dog and bike wash area
- Bike storage
- A package room
- Two rooftop decks with club rooms, at the building’s east and west corners
The project team includes KPFF, DCI Engineers, Hewitt, Rushing, BEE Consulting, ArchEcology, A3 Acoustics and Endelman & Associates.
Brizo will also add a public through-block pedestrian connection with public art sculptures. It will run south from NE 12th Street and link to walkways near the Belcarra and Ashton towers.
