Downtown Bellevue’s Red Lion Hotel is for sale, according to the PSBJ. Red Lion Hotels Corp. recently announced the closure of the two-story hotel, which opened on Main Street in 1969. The hotel features 181 guestrooms and 5,700 square feet of meeting space. The Red Lion Hotel sprawls across a […]
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Renovation Planned for Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
Bellevue City Council members recently voiced approval for the financing of a $12.5 million renovation of Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue. The proposed renovation would include improvements to the interior and exterior of the building as well as technological upgrades. Since its opening in 1993, Meydenbauer Center has generated approximately […]
Target Cancels Downtown Bellevue Store
Target Corporation has decided against opening a new Target store at the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and 116th Avenue Northeast, in Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood, according to The Bellevue Reporter. As a result, the City of Bellevue has stopped work on a development agreement with Target Corp. City council members […]
Pot Shops to Open Soon in Downtown Bellevue
Retail marijuana sales within the state of Washington are expected to begin on Tuesday, July 8th. There are two marijuana shops in downtown Bellevue that are jockeying to open soon. The addresses of the locations are 10697 and 10600, both on Main Street. A City of Bellevue ordinance states that […]
Downtown Bellevue property sells for $13.5 million
The three-quarter acre site next to Expedia’s headquarters in downtown Bellevue sold for $13.5 million on Monday, according to PSBJ. A 15-story office building with 210,000 square feet of space is reportedly planned for the site. It’s unclear when construction would begin. A document filed with King County on Monday […]
City Council Clears Path for Target Store in Bellevue
The City Council held two public hearings on June 23 to facilitate the construction of a Target store in the Wilburton commercial district, east of downtown Bellevue. During the first hearing, the council considered a land use code amendment for areas zoned as community business within the Wilburton area. The […]
Nespresso Coffee Boutique Opens at Bellevue Square
Nespresso recently opened a coffee boutique in Macy’s at Bellevue Square in downtown Bellevue. Customers can enjoy a taste of any of Nespresso’s Grands Crus coffees while shopping for coffee, machines, and accessories. A variety of machines are on display and coffee specialists are on hand to answer questions. The […]
Bellevue City Council Bolsters Support for Proposed Tateuchi Center
The Bellevue City Council recently approved a memorandum of understanding with the Performing Arts Center Eastside to bolster public and private support of the proposed Tateuchi Center in downtown Bellevue. The Tateuchi Center, a 2,000-seat theatre, would be located at the corner of 106th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 10th Street. […]
Parlor to Open Second Location in Seattle
Parlor Billiards and Spirits in downtown Bellevue plans to open its second location by the end of May. Parlor Live Seattle, a comedy club with a full-service lounge and dining room, aims to open on Friday, May 23, at 1522 Sixth Ave., between Pike and Pine streets, in downtown Seattle. […]
99 Park Restaurant near Bellevue Downtown Park to Open in July
A new restaurant that blends casual and fine dining plans to open next to the Bellevue Downtown Park in July. 99 Park Restaurant will serve globally-influenced Northwest cuisine, such as Columbia River sockeye with charred summer squash, soy beans, and miso, and duck breast with morel mushrooms, mountain huckleberries, and […]
