Schnitzer West purchased land in downtown Bellevue this week and plans to build a 16-story office tower on the site beginning next year, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Seattle-based development company bought the site at 415 106th Ave. NE, where a Bank of America branch is now […]
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Downtown Bellevue Prepares for Building Boom
The City of Bellevue is hiring more building permit officials in response to the ongoing construction boom downtown. With the new hires, the City of Bellevue’s Development Services Department will consist of about 100 employees, the same level reached during the peak of the 2008 building boom, according our news […]
Bellevue Mayor Signs Trade Agreements in China
One of China’s biggest construction companies plans to open an office in Bellevue, following an agreement signed in Beijing this week by Bellevue’s mayor and the company’s chairman. Washington state representatives, including Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, are currently conducting a state trade mission in Asia. As a result of the […]
Bellevue Named One of the Top Places to Live in the U.S.
According to Livability.com Bellevue has been ranked the 12th best small to mid-sized U.S. city in the United States. The study was done by researchers that evaluated 1,200 cities. To be included within the survey cities had 20,000 to 350,000 in population. The cities were evaluated in the following categories: […]
Bellevue Patch Editor Says Goodbye
AOL announced in August that they will close or sell 300-400 of their local news “Patch” sites. Tuesday the editor of Bellevue Patch announced her last day. The editor had been there since the beginning of Patch Bellevue 3 years ago, and wrote most of the content for the site. […]
Soma Towers in Downtown Bellevue Nears Completion
Su Development recently reached the top floor of construction at Soma Towers in downtown Bellevue. Construction for the mixed-use retail and 148-unit apartment project began in May 2012. Crews poured the roof deck last month, and the 21-story apartment tower is expected to open for occupancy in spring 2014, according […]
Wall Street Journal Article Features Bellevue’s Spring District Development
The Wall Street Journal published an article on Tuesday featuring local developer Wright Runstad & Co., the developer of the Spring District project just outside of downtown Bellevue. The article focused on how the project will start demolition this week, which hopefully will lead to the first phase of the […]
Seattle Coffee Gear to Open Store in Downtown Bellevue
Local coffee equipment retailer Seattle Coffee Gear plans to open a store in downtown Bellevue next week. Seattle Coffee Gear’s new store will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 10692 NE 8th St., between 106th and 108th avenues NE. A grand opening event, featuring samples and all-day […]
Downtown Bellevue Land Sale Breaks Price Record – $808 Sq. Ft.
The building that houses Bellevue Rare Coins on NE 4th Street in downtown Bellevue recently sold for more than $5 million to Can105 Development Limited Liability Co. The price — $808 per square foot — topped the previous Bellevue land sale record by 51 percent, according to the Puget Sound […]
Booking.com Sales Team Moves to Downtown Bellevue
Booking.com is moving its sales team from downtown Seattle to Bellevue Place in downtown Bellevue, according to an article on Seattle Times, our news partner. Booking.com has more than 20 employees working in its Seattle office and has said it plans to grow the staff to more than 50 over […]
