The Bellevue Downtown Association announced this week that Patrick Bannon will take over as the local non-profit organization’s new president on Jan. 2, 2013. Bannon currently holds the position of vice president of communications and public affairs for the BDA. He will succeed Leslie Lloyd, who has accepted an executive […]
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Downtown Bellevue Drives up Parking Costs
If you rent a parking space in downtown Bellevue, you may want to consider switching to public transportation next year. According to a recent study in the Puget Sound Business Journal, the median price of an unreserved parking space in Bellevue was $180 per month in 2011, an 11.1 percent […]
Downtown Bellevue Site Available for Development
Commercial real estate brokerage firm Kidder Mathews will market one of the last remaining development sites in downtown Bellevue. The property features about 58,500 square feet of land area between One Bellevue Center and Key Center, at 437 – 527 108th Ave. NE. The site has been privately owned for […]
Bellevue Towers Reaches 80 Percent Sold
As of this week, Bellevue Towers is 80 percent sold. Bellevue Towers has sold 178 homes this year, bringing in more than $285 million in revenue and pushing the project to 80 percent sold, according to a press statement. The condominiums are priced from $469,000 to more than $2 million. […]
Schnitzer West Approaches City about New Office Building in Downtown Bellevue
Seattle development company Schnitzer West may be planning to construct an office building on property owned by Bank of America in downtown Bellevue, according to a report in the Daily Journal of Commerce. The DJC reported that Schnitzer West recently approached the city of Bellevue to inquire about constructing an office […]
Bellevue Downtown Association President Resigns
Bellevue Downtown Association President Leslie Lloyd submitted her resignation last week, according to a statement from the BDA. Lloyd has accepted the position of executive director at the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth. However, she will stay on to aid the BDA in its transition through Jan. […]
Flywheel to Open in Downtown Bellevue
A new indoor cycling studio known as Flywheel will open in downtown Bellevue on Saturday. Flywheel, which is also in South Lake Union, offers a cardio workout for the whole body with climbs and descents, as well as weighted bars to strengthen arms. The bikes are arranged stadium style and […]
Your Local Market Announces Permanent Closure
Your Local Market announced Thursday that it will not re-open its doors in downtown Bellevue. Founder Jason Brown said in an e-mail that the market will remain closed due to a lack of financing. He thanked employees and customers for their support. “When we created YLM we knew it would […]
Zipvan Rolls into Downtown Bellevue
A cargo van known as a Zipvan will be wheeling around downtown Bellevue beginning Tuesday. The car-sharing network Zipcar recently announced plans to launch the Zipvan service across North America, starting with Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, according to a press statement. Zipcar Seattle’s fleet received 10 full-size cargo […]
TEDxBellevue Conference Envisions World with ‘Sustainable Happiness’
Tickets go on sale Monday for TEDxBellevue, a conference exploring ways to create a global community built on “Sustainable Happiness.” TEDxBellevue aims to create communities where common good, holistic life balance, and daily play are valued over short-term profits, personal interests, and the idea that people can buy temporary satisfaction, […]
