SmartAsset, a financial technology company that provides advice on financial decisions, wanted to curate a list of the best cities for first-time home buying in 2022. To find out this information, they compared 181 of the largest U.S. cities across four categories and 12 total metrics. The four categories of metrics […]
Encore Architects recently received Design Review approval from the City of Bellevue on their eight-story project. The site is located at 206 105th Avenue Northeast, which had been Bosa Development’s showroom for their condo project, One88. The project, Plaza 200 (Filament West), is a mixed-use residential building with 151 units. […]
Sound Transit’s light rail extension project will be delayed for a new reason from what we previously reported. They recently found another problem with construction on the I-90 floating bridge deck. Inspections that took place in March 2022 found that there were three concrete track supports where material had flaked […]
According to a press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Main Street Bridge across Interstate 405 between 112th Avenue Northeast and 116th Avenue Northeast will be closed as of Monday, June 13th. The long-term bridge closure could last for up to five months while crews demolish and […]
King County Parks recently broke ground on a new trail bridge. It will connect Eastrail to Sound Transit’s Wilburton Station in Bellevue. According to King County, the 500-foot-long trail bridge will provide a safe critical crossing over one of the busiest streets on the Eastside. The Bellevue Japanese American Legacy […]
The City of Bellevue and Bellevue Downtown Association are working together to produce the Bellevue Family 4th of July. For the first time in two years, it will resume its regular programming since the pandemic began in 2020. Guests are invited to enjoy free live music, children’s activities, food options […]
Onni Group released renderings and plans for its project in Downtown Bellevue on 106th Avenue Northeast in 2019. The development site is located where Barnes & Noble and Doxa Church were both previously located. Canadian developer, Onni, bought the 4 acre development site from Sterling Realty Organization in 2019. The […]
As you drive through Downtown Bellevue, you may notice all of the construction that is going on around the city. There are currently 13 projects under construction, according to the City of Bellevue. We highlighted each new development below. Bellevue 600 Phase 2 In April 2021, Amazon submitted designs for […]
Bellevue LifeSpring recently had their annual Step Up to the Plate Benefit Luncheon after a two-year pandemic postponement. Many gathered in support of local students from low-income households and celebrated the impact made during COVID. The event raised a record-breaking $768,925. The money will go toward Bellevue children to ensure […]
According to public health officials, several wild ducks and geese in King County tested positive for bird flu. These birds were found on private property and in public parks in Seattle and Bellevue. There is currently a nationwide outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. The infected birds were found […]
