Microsoft has over 15,000 employees in Bellevue and over 90,000 employees in Redmond, Issaquah, Bellevue and Seattle combined, yet they still do not yet have a retail presence in the area. Last year Microsoft opened their first retail stores in Scottsdale, AZ and Mission Viejo, CA. Microsoft has plans to […]
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Bellevue Italian Restaurant Andiamo For Sale
According to BussinessesForSale.com locally owned Andiamo Italian restaurant has recently put the restaurant up for sale. The 1,633 square-foot restaurant was established 14 years ago in 1996. The owner is asking for $220,000 to buy the restaurant and all of the equipment and furniture within it. The restaurant can seat […]
City of Bellevue Makes Pitch for Google Broadband
Almost a month after we encouraged our readers on Twitter to nominate Bellevue for ‘ultra-high speed broadband’ from Google, the city of Bellevue is pursuing the offer by Google to make Internet service available to both homes and businesses up to 100 times faster than the current standard. Building the […]
Twisted Cork & STIR Close at Bellevue Place
President of Solstice Restaurant Group sent a release Saturday night communicating that by Sunday, March 14th both Twisted Cork & STIR Martini + Raw Bar would close. This comes two months after “Twisted Cork” changed its name to “0/8 Seafood Grill & Twisted Cork” and made the decision to offer […]
HSBC World’s Biggest Bank to Open Retail Branch in Bellevue
During a reception on Thursday evening to introduce HSBC to the Bellevue community at the Bellevue Harbor Club, Dominic O’Hagan, Regional President of HSCB West Coast, stated that they have actively been looking for a retail location in Downtown Bellevue. Having HSBC, the world’s largest international bank, come to Bellevue […]
Downtown Bellevue Homebuilder, Conner Homes, Sells Headquarters
According to an article in the Seattle Times, homebuilder Conner Homes sold their 2-story Downtown Bellevue headquarters to another Bellevue company, Longwell Co., for $4.1 million. According to their site, Conner Homes started building homes in 1959 and have built nearly 5,000 to date. The property that was sold is located […]
Expedia Tower to Acquire New Retail Tenant: Urban Market
Seattle Urban Market has leased space in the building lobby of the Expedia Tower on the ground floor at NE 4th St & 108th Ave NE. The market will offer a deli and grocery store that will have hot entrées, soup selections, pastries, wine, and beer, along with grocery items. According […]
Eddie Bauer Places Sign Atop Lincoln Square
Have you noticed something different about Lincoln Square? There is a new sign at the top of the building. Believe it or not Eddie Bauer up until this point has not had a sign to signify occupancy of their corporate headquarters at Lincoln Square in Bellevue. This clearly suggests that Eddie Bauer […]
Meydenbauer Inn Apartments Sell for $5MM
According to reports the Meydenbauer Inn Apartments, a 69-unit apartment complex in Downtown Bellevue, was sold for $4.98MM. Developer of the project, Mastro Properties has recently been forced into involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The project, which is located at 211 112th Ave N.E., is partially complete but still needs to rent […]
Street Marketing – Hopeless Attempt or Effective Solution?
If you’ve driven in Downtown Bellevue recently you’ve likely caught a glimpse of the many stores that are going out of business. The most visible sign of this are the street marketers with their liquidation signs. When driving last Friday afternoon, I did a double take while passing the Galleria […]