Three developers will start construction on nearly 560 apartments in downtown Bellevue this year, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Last week the City of Bellevue approved Alamo Manhattan’s design for the 1.5-acre site at 10505 Main St. Two six-story buildings will include 260 apartments, 7,000 square feet of […]
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Munchbar and Mirror Ultra Lounge Will Not Reopen
Kemper Development Company released a statement today notifying the public that Munchbar and Mirror Ultra Lounge within Bellevue Square will not reopen following the shooting that took place on December 24th. At this time there is not any additional information on what will take the place of Munchbar. Below is the statement released: […]
Munchbar Shooter Now in Custody
According to a Bellevue Police report Ja’mari Alexander-Alan Jones, the suspected shooter in the Downtown Bellevue Munchbar / Mirror Ultra Lounge shooting on December 24th was taken into custody in Lakewood after a traffic stop Wednesday night. Lakewood officers randomly ran the license plate of the Toyota Corolla that Jones […]
Kemper Freeman Talks About the History of Snowflake Lane
Q13 FOX News recently interviewed Kemper Freeman in December. The full interview was recently released, which primarily focused on how Snowflake Lane came to fruition. Anybody that has ever seen Kemper speak knows that he is very engaging. The interview takes many intriguing tangents including details about Fashion Week and […]
One Dead After Shooting at Munchbar — Update
According to a Bellevue Police Department news release at 1:10AM this morning there was a shooting at the nightclub, Munchbar / Mirror Nightclub. The shooting left a 30-year old male dead, and another male injured. The shooting was a result of some type of altercation that led up to the […]
Bellevue Downtown Association Names New President
The Bellevue Downtown Association announced this week that Patrick Bannon will take over as the local non-profit organization’s new president on Jan. 2, 2013. Bannon currently holds the position of vice president of communications and public affairs for the BDA. He will succeed Leslie Lloyd, who has accepted an executive […]
Bellevue Square Escalator Mechanical Failure Leads to Injury
According to the City of Bellevue on Thursday night firefighters from Kirkland and Bellevue responded to a report of an escalator collapse at Bellevue Square inside of Macy’s. Upon the firefighters arrival it appeared that the escalator had not collapsed, but did have a mechanical failures. According to the report […]
Downtown Bellevue Drives up Parking Costs
If you rent a parking space in downtown Bellevue, you may want to consider switching to public transportation next year. According to a recent study in the Puget Sound Business Journal, the median price of an unreserved parking space in Bellevue was $180 per month in 2011, an 11.1 percent […]
Open House to Focus on Future of Downtown Bellevue
Downtown residents are invited to learn about the future of downtown Bellevue and provide feedback on the city’s Downtown Livability Initiative during an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, at City Hall. The public is invited to view maps, visual displays, and a 3-D model of downtown, […]
Downtown Bellevue Site Available for Development
Commercial real estate brokerage firm Kidder Mathews will market one of the last remaining development sites in downtown Bellevue. The property features about 58,500 square feet of land area between One Bellevue Center and Key Center, at 437 – 527 108th Ave. NE. The site has been privately owned for […]
