The Seattle artist, Jeff Jacobson widely known as “Weirdo,” is painting his photorealistic, graffiti-esque art at Soma Towers Apartments, which is currently under construction in downtown Bellevue. The urban art is ongoing until early May. Spectators can see the artist in action outside on west side of the tower at 288 […]
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Tavern Hall to Replace Old Munchbar Space at Bellevue Square
According to a building permit submitted, the space previously occupied by Munchbar and Mirror Ultra Lounge at Bellevue Square will be transformed into Tavern Hall. According to the permit the dining area will be remodeled and 90 square feet will be added from the existing breezeway. There are currently no […]
City of Bellevue Makes Final Offer to Acquire Property to Extend NE 4th St
The Bellevue City Council Monday night made its final offer to acquire property at NE 4th St. This acquisition would allow NE 4th St to connect from 116th St to 120th Ave NE, where destinations such as Home Depot and Best Buy are currently located. The Council offered $6.2M to […]
Target Requests Rezoning for New Store on 116th Ave NE
According to a City of Bellevue permit the Target Corporation has submitted an application to rezone property at 200 116th Ave NE (corner of 116th Ave NE and NE 4th St.) from General Commercial use to Community Business use. According to the documents the Target retail store is planned to […]
Hermes at The Bravern in Bellevue to Expand in 2015
The Hermes store at The Bravern in downtown Bellevue will expand according to representatives from the shopping center. The store will expand to two floors and will occupy a total of 9,300 square feet once complete. The expanded store is targeted to open next year in April 2015. Hermes at […]
Moncler to Open at The Bravern in Summer
The French-Italian clothing company, Moncler will open a retail store at The Bravern in Bellevue in mid-summer. Moncler is known for their men’s and women’s outerwear, but also sells a breadth of other clothing and accessories. The store will occupy space on the second floor within a portion of where […]
Lincoln Square Expansion Announces First Microsoft Hotel
Microsoft, which has historically been known for software and hardware technology projects has announced that it will open a branded hotel as part of the Lincoln Square expansion project at the corner of Bellevue Way and NE 4th St. The Microsoft Hotel will offer 250 technology enabled guest rooms. Each […]
Schnitzer West Applies With City for 16-Story Downtown Bellevue Office Tower
Schnitzer West has applied for a design review of their proposed, “Centre 425” 16-story office building at 415 106th Ave NE. The application includes a total of 307,432 square feet, most of which is planned for office space. The project calls for a 6,200 square foot Bank of America branch, […]
Sound Transit Light Rail East Link Animation Video
Sound Transit has released a 12 minute computerized animation video that demonstrates how the future East Link Light Rail service is currently planned. The video states that the project is currently in the final design phase of the project and is at 60% design completion. The East Link is currently […]
Bellevue’s “Class A” Office Space Lowest Vacancy Rate in Country
According to Skyline Review report (as originally reported by PSBJ), Bellevue’s vacancy rate for Class A office space is the lowest in the country at 3.9%. The average vanacy rate throughout the country is just over 13%. Bellevue rents are about $41.50 per square foot, which is over 9% higher […]
