According to Geekwire, WeWork recently announced that they will be opening their first “Headquarters” concept for the region in Bellevue at Summit II Building on Northeast 4th Street. Headquarters is a new offering from WeWork that caters to medium-sized businesses that want to be able to have fully private, personalized, […]
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Launching Bellevue Business Leader Series, Featuring Andy Lakha, the Visionary Behind Avenue Bellevue
We’re kicking off a new ongoing column, Bellevue Business Leader Series, where we’ll interview a wide range of business leaders in Bellevue. These in-depth interviews will focus on how the leader got started in business and how they continue to lead today. To launch the series, we’re interviewing Andy Lakha, […]
Amazon to Lease Two Towers at Old Cadillac Dealership Site in Downtown Bellevue
Amazon recently signed a long-term lease for a two-tower development that was previously the site of a Cadillac dealership, according to Puget Sound Business Journal. This is following the news that they purchased Bellevue Corporate Plaza in downtown Bellevue. The Seattle office of Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. confirmed the news […]
Amazon Executes Purchase of Downtown Bellevue Office Building on 108th Ave NE
Amazon finalized the purchase of Bellevue Corporate Plaza, located on 600 108th Avenue Northeast. The 3.5 acre development site was sold for $194.9 million. According to The Seattle Times, the purchase included the 10-story office building along with an adjacent two-story 650-stall parking structure. This is the first purchase that Amazon […]
Parlor Live in Bellevue Permanently Closes
Parlor Live, located on the third floor of Lincoln Square North in Bellevue, is permanently closed. According to an employee at Lucky Strike in Bellevue, Parlor Live is closed and the event that was supposed to take place at that venue tonight, “The Great Love Debate”, has been moved to […]
Amazon Announces Plans to Move Worldwide Operations Team to Downtown Bellevue
Amazon recently announced that the company plans to increase its presence in Bellevue. As originally reported in a Geekwire article, Amazon is relocating its worldwide operations team to Bellevue by 2023, which is currently based in Seattle. According to an employee email that was sent out by Dave Clark, senior […]
WeWork Bellevue StartUp Story: ROOY Creates Designer Footwear at Affordable Prices
ROOY moved into WeWork at Lincoln Square South in 2018. The Seattle-based sneaker brand was created in 2014 with the goal to create high quality designer footwear at an affordable price. Each premium pair of shoes is exclusive, original and made by people who have a unique story to tell. […]
Facebook’s Lease Details Revealed for Bellevue Spring District
It was recently discovered that as anticipated, Facebook leased the 11-story Block 16 office building in Bellevue’s Spring District. According to a PR representative of Facebook, the lease is for 338,000 square feet of office space. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Facebook signed a 13-year lease in December, with […]
eBay Downsizing its Space at One Bellevue Center
According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, eBay is downsizing its office space at One Bellevue Center in downtown Bellevue from around 90,000 square feet to 73,680 square feet. In 2017, sources from the commercial real estate industry announced that eBay was looking for 500,000 square feet of office space […]
Trufusion, Fitness and Yoga Gym, to Open in Lincoln Square South
Trufusion, a fitness and yoga gym, is opening on the second floor of Lincoln Square South in spring 2019. The gym offers 240 classes a week in 65 different styles. There are 4 studios within the gym. Most classes are heated and all are done in a group setting. Featured […]