Bosa Development, real estate developer and builder, sold their property at 10635 Northeast 8th Street to Schnitzer West, a development company, for $65 million. The property acquired is about 1.5 acres, as first reported by Puget Sound Business Journal. Schnitzer West is best known for their tenant-focused office space. Bosa bought […]
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Washington Federal Sells Building on 108th to Clarion Partners for $53.5M
Washington Federal Bank sold their corner property in downtown Bellevue to Clarion Partners for $53.5 million, as first reported by Puget Sound Business Journal. The site site is located at 400 108th Avenue Northeast. Clarion Partners is a real estate investment group that is headquartered out of New York. Their […]
New Lifestyle Medical Practice Specializes in Health, Wellness and Beauty
JEN Lifestyle Medicine, a patient-centered practice, focusing on restoring and optimizing health, wellness and natural beauty through integrative lifestyle medicine principles, recently opened in July of 2019. Located on 116th Avenue Northeast, JEN Lifestyle employs Dr. James Lin, a licensed medical doctor who is board-certified in family medicine. Alongside him, […]
Wellness Spa with Infrared Saunas to Open on Bellevue Way
Bellevue City Sweats is a new infrared sauna lounge located at 825 Bellevue Way, in between HSBC Bank and Mattress Firm. This is the first infrared sweat therapy to be offered in Bellevue. Founder and CEO of City Sweats, Dee Alams, opened her first Seattle location in 2014, offering services […]
WeWork Bellevue Startup Story: Rainier Athletes Strives to Provide Youth Mentorship and Extracurricular Funding
Rainier Athletes was founded in 2013 to provide access for historically marginalized youth to participate in organized youth sports and summer camps. Each student is paired with a dedicated mentor from 4th grade through high school graduation. They recently moved into WeWork Bellevue in October 2019 as their team has […]
Facebook Leases Third Office Building in Bellevue’s Spring District
Facebook recently leased another building in Bellevue, located in the Spring District, according to Business Insider. The building that was leased, Block 6, will be 325,000 square feet once it reaches completion. This is the third building that the social media and social networking company have leased in the Spring […]
Expedia Move From Bellevue to Seattle to be Completed by End of Year
Expedia recently began moving their employees from Bellevue to Seattle. Their new headquarters is located at the former Amgen campus on Elliot Bay amongst 40-acres of waterfront. The site was purchased for $229 million by the travel company. According to Josh deBerge, an employee at Expedia, their lease for Tower […]
Bellevue Business Leader: Ann Perinchief, from Corporate Executive Leadership to Entrepreneurship on Main Street
Bellevue Business Leader Series interviews a wide range of business leaders in Bellevue. These in-depth interviews will focus on how the leader got started in business and how they continue to lead today. I interviewed Ann Perinchief, owner of Whisk, an independent retailer with kitchenware, bakeware, barware, as well as […]
New 20-Story Office Tower Planned at Washington Square
The Fana Group of Companies, a privately owned real estate investment and development company, is planning to build a 20-story office tower on Northeast 8th Street within the “Washington Square” superblock. The office tower was originally planned to be a residential tower but has since changed scope. West77, Bellevue-based real […]
Bellevue Business Leader: Elaina Herber, President of Ascend Hospitality Group and Passionate People Leader
Bellevue Business Leader Series interviews a wide range of business leaders in Bellevue. These in-depth interviews will focus on how the leader got started in business and how they continue to lead today. I recently interviewed Elaina Herber, President of Ascend Hospitality Group, at her office, located on Main Street […]