The software company, Smartsheet, recently moved out of their designated headquarters in Downtown Bellevue at Bellevue Place. When employees choose to come into the office, they will be working from the City Center Bellevue tower. According to a Smartsheet spokesperson, Smartsheet is currently assessing plans to reimagine its space in […]
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No Plans to Increase Tax on Amazon after Growth in Bellevue
Geekwire recently published an article following up with the question of Amazon being taxed in Bellevue. Danny Westneat from The Seattle Times wrote an article in June asking if an Amazon tax would be coming. This was after a Bellevue City of Council meeting took place in March discussing the […]
Amazon Announces Pause on 6 Bellevue Towers to Rethink Workspace Design
Amazon recently announced that they will be pausing construction on six of their office towers in Bellevue. The six towers total more than three million square feet of space. One tower’s construction is immediately halted, Bellevue 600’s second tower, while the other five’s exterior shell and core work will be […]
Microsoft Not Renewing Lease in Bellevue after Expires in 2023
Microsoft currently has five different leases in Bellevue. One of the leases is set to expire in years to come, and they will not be renewing it, according to Puget Sound Business Journal. The tech company confirmed that they decided not to renew the Advanta lease in September 2023. Microsoft’s […]
Amazon Nears 10,000 Employees in Bellevue, Commits to Sustainable Growth in Years to Come
Since first moving much of their employees to the Eastside, Amazon now has close to 10,000 Bellevue-based employees. This number will continue to grow, as they have committed to increasing the employee count to 25,000. The company expects to have 10,000 employees on the Eastside by summer 2022. Later this […]
T-Mobile Sub-Leases Space at GIX Building in The Spring District for Innovation Lab
T-Mobile recently sub-leased space at the Global Innovation Exchange building in The Spring District for a new Innovation Center. Named “5G Hub”, this space is intended to foster development of their 5G wireless technology applications, devices, and solutions. There are flexible spaces that are intended to promote ideation and collaboration. […]
Amazon Donates $500,000 to Bellevue Boys & Girls Clubs for Athletic Opportunities
According to a press release, Amazon recently donated $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue. This is to provide opportunities for kids to participate in athletics. “There’s nothing more magical than a bunch of kids putting life’s tensions aside and […]
FANA Group Sells Development Site with 21-Story Building Design for $95.5M in Downtown Bellevue
FANA Group of Companies recently sold their property at 320 106th Avenue Northeast in Downtown Bellevue for a reported $95.5 million, according to King County records. Plans had formerly been created for the project, Four106, consisting of a 21-story building. The lot is situated at the southeast corner of Northeast […]
Meta Pre-Leases Fifth Office Building in Bellevue’s Spring District
Wright Runstad & Company and Shorenstein Properties recently announced that they have pre-leased Block 13 in the Spring District. The planned office building has been leased to Meta. Block 13 will be a nine-story office building with 208,000 square feet of space. The architect for the project is NBBJ. Block […]
1.2M Sq Ft Two-Tower Office Project in Bellevue Gets Updated Name, Rendering
According to documents submitted to the City of Bellevue, updated information has become available regarding the two-tower office project at 500 112th Avenue Northeast. The mixed-use project was previously referred to as “Bellevue Straits”. Lane Partners has changed the name of their nearly 1.2 million square foot development to “Terraline”. […]