Washington’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant opens today in downtown Bellevue. Chick-fil-A offers fresh food, including breaded boneless chicken breast, salads, biscuits, and milkshakes, as well as award-winning customer service. During the grand opening celebration, which kicked off at 6 a.m., 100 adults had the opportunity to win free Chick-fil-A meals for […]
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Vivo 53 Pizzeria to Open This Summer at Bellevue Square
Vivo 53 Pizzeria plans to open in August at Bellevue Square, filling the space previously occupied by Boom Noodle. The downtown Bellevue restaurant will feature artisan pizza dough, a display kitchen, and an approximately 30-foot tall wood-burning oven, according to The Bellevue Reporter. The menu will include pizza, pastas, and […]
Downtown Bellevue Site Sells for $46 Million
An investment company with ties to China recently paid $45.9 million to Beacon Capital Partners for a 3-acre development site in downtown Bellevue, according to the PSBJ. The property is located at 10833 NE Eighth St. The company, Plus Investment USA, now owns more than half the block on the […]
Kemper Development Claims Record Sales at Bellevue Square Tesla Motors’ Store
The Tesla Motors’ store at Bellevue Square set a sales record of $5,500 per square foot in January 2014, according to an article published this week in the PSBJ. Kemper Development Company said that amount was 10 times higher than retailers at other U.S. malls with luxury tenants. The Tesla […]
Hmart Asian Grocer Opens in Downtown Bellevue
Hmart, one of the nation’s largest Asian grocery stores, opened a new location in downtown Bellevue this week. The store, which offers a variety of Asian food products, is located at the corner of Main Street and 108th Avenue Northeast. Hmart boasts six stores in Washington and Oregon and dozens […]
Office Space in Lincoln Square Expansion Tower Already Leased
Kemper Development Company plans to move forward with plans to build 400 Lincoln Square, a 31-story office tower in downtown Bellevue, and part of the space has already been leased, according to the PSBJ. Builders sometimes stop work on large real estate projects until part of the development has been […]
Il Terrazzo Carmine Owners to Open Italian Restaurant in Downtown Bellevue
The owners of Il Terrazzo Carmine, an Italian restaurant in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, plan to open another restaurant called Carmine’s in Bellevue in spring 2016, according to the PSBJ. Carmine’s will be located at 88 102nd Ave. NE. Collapsible glass walls will open to a patio facing Bellevue Downtown Park […]
Hampton Hotels Opens Hotel in Bellevue
Hampton Hotels recently announced the opening of its 2,000th hotel, located in downtown Bellevue. The 128-room Hampton Inn & Suites Bellevue Downtown-Seattle is located at 11405 NE 2nd Place, near 116th Avenue NE. The five-story hotel includes an indoor pool, fitness room, and 24-hour business center. Each guest room includes […]
Construction Begins on New Downtown Bellevue Office Tower
West Coast development company Schnitzer West announced that it started construction on a new 16-story office tower in downtown Bellevue this week. The new Centre 425 tower, situated at 425 106th Ave. NE, near NE 4th Street, will feature 360,000 square feet of office space, innovative workspaces, and street level […]
Startup Space Available to Downtown Bellevue Entrepreneurs
The City of Bellevue is offering interim startup space for budding entrepreneurs in downtown Bellevue. The space is located in the north building of the city-owned Lincoln Center office complex, at 555 116th Avenue NE, just a 5-minute walk from Whole Foods Market. The city’s gesture follows suit with its […]
