The Bravern Residences Apartment Homes made an announcement Tuesday, communicating that for a limited time if a new renter signs a 14-month or longer lease they will not have to pay rent until February 2011. In October The Bravern Residences reallocated the remainder of their units from condos to apartments in […]
Business
Uwajimaya To Open Bellevue Store on Outskirts of Downtown Bellevue
According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, Asian grocery store Uwajimaya will open a new location where the old Larry’s Market store once stood at 120th & 8th streets in Bellevue in the Spring of 2011. Currently Uwajimaya is located on Bel-Red Road in Bellevue and will […]
Big Bellevue Deal Site Coming Soon
Big Bellevue is coming to the neighborhood and it aims to help local residents save money. Bellevue residents can sign up for deals at www.bigbellevue.com. They will start receiving deals via e-mail in November. The site plans to offer discounts that are at least 50% off at Bellevue-based businesses. The […]
Las Vegas Concept ‘Munchbar’ Coming to Bellevue?
In March of this year we reported that the entity Brewhaha Bellevue LLC had applied for a restaurant/lounge in the location above Boom Noodle and Blue C Sushi at 505 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA, 98004. For several months there has been an application on the 2 entrances of the space suggesting […]
Soma Towers, New 2-Tower Apartment Project Planned to Break Ground in Spring 2011
According to a report from the Seattle Times, Su Development (Developer of Elements Too and 989 Elements) has submitted preliminary plans for a 2-tower, 21 and 18-story apartment high-rise, respectively, to break ground next spring in Downtown Bellevue. The project is called Soma Towers, and according to plans will be located on the […]
Seattle Times Reports: Bravern Developer Pleased After 1 Year
Last week we reported on The Bravern’s 1-year anniversary and some of their milestones. Over the weekend the Seattle Times published an article on The Bravern and reported some interesting stats and information about the project: The retail space is 82% occupied (about 10 vacancies). Tom Woodworth, senior investment director for […]
Barre3 Fitness Studio Opens in Bellevue
Barre3 Bellevue is now open in the bottom of Ten20 Tower, at 1020 108th Ave NE. The fitness studio’s classes are designed to ‘transform the body to one of equal balance, strength and flexibility.’ Barre3 in Bellevue is locally owned by Heather Kass and Anna McEvers. In addition to the […]
Rendering Appears for Washington Square Proposed Project
The proposed 15-story mixed-use project at NE 8th St. and 106th Ave. NE, which is planned to be developed by the Touchstone Corporation, has recently added a visual rending of what the building is planned to look like on their website. The development would be located on the Washington Square […]
Twisted Cork Reopens During Breakfast & Lounge Hours
After closing in March, Twisted Cork (under new management of the Hyatt Regency Bellevue) has reopened at Bellevue Place for breakfast in the morning and as a lounge in the evening. Below are the new hours of operation: Breakfast Hours Monday – Friday 6:30am – 10:30am Saturday & Sunday 6:30am […]
Construction on the Corner of 106th & NE 8th?
On Thursday last week there were trucks spotted at the corner of 106th Ave. and NE 8th St., taking what seemed to be core samples from the earth below on the unoccupied property. Core samples are typically a first step when a developer is looking to build onto new land. This is […]