Friday marked the opening of the $185 million Bellevue Hyatt Regency expansion. The hotel now offers 60,000 square feet of event space and 733 guest rooms, making it an attractive destination for larger events. What you’ll notice when you visit the new expansion is the 2-story Koa wood accent wall […]
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Silver Cloud Inns & Hotels Buys Land in Downtown Bellevue for Future Development
According to an article in The Seattle Times today, the Silver Cloud hotel chain has bought 0.7 acres of land in Downtown Bellevue on the corner of 108th Ave. and 6th St. across from the Bellevue Transit Center. Paying $9.5 million for the site, the Bellevue-based regional hotel chain made an […]
Controversial Helistop Approved at Bellevue Place
The highly controversial City of Bellevue hearing for Kemper Development’s application for a helistop on top of the Bank of America Building at Bellevue Place has been approved. The City of Bellevue’s approval allows for 5 operations per week and prohibits any type of activity on Sundays or legal holidays. Some residents […]
Vogue to Partner with The Bellevue Collection for Fashion Week ‘09
Announced in a release yesterday, The Bellevue Collection will partner with Vogue magazine for Bellevue’s Fashion Week this fall, September 29 – October 4. The famous fashion authority will host their own exclusive runway show in the lineup of this year’s events. “Front Row Fashion” will be the title of […]
Hyatt Regency Bellevue Expansion – Sneak Peek
The Hyatt Regency Bellevue expansion is slated to be open to the public on July 31st, just barely squeaking out their promised July opening date! We were able to take an early sneak peak at the expansion, which will add 733 new guest rooms, 2 new ballrooms, and a state-of-the-art […]
Bellevue Towers Reduces Prices by Average of 20%
In an attempt to jump start sales, Bellevue Towers has announced today that it is offering reduced pricing by an average of 20% to the next 50 buyers who close. Gerding Edlen, developer of Bellevue Towers, stated, “It has become clear that while the economy is showing some signs of […]
Construction Halted on Summit III Office Tower
According to a Seattle Times report, developer Bentall Capital is pausing their Summit III project, which has been planned to be a 15-story, 330,000 square-foot office building at 108th Ave NE & NE 4th St. The project is across the street from Tower 333, also known as the Expedia Tower. […]
Sushi Maru Grand Opening in Downtown Bellevue
How many conveyor belt sushi restaurants does Downtown Bellevue need? With the opening of Sushi Maru this week, the answer is apparently FOUR. Sushi Maru joins Marineopolis Sushiland, Blue C Sushi, and SushiYama- which weirdly is right across the street from Sushi Maru (and next door to Safeway). May the […]
Office Space Vacancies Increase in Downtown Bellevue & Seattle
A story today, in the Seattle Times, reported on vacancies affecting the downtown Seattle and Bellevue office markets. Downtown Seattle has had an 8.3% increase in vacancies, from the same time last year, changing from 12.6% to 14.7% according to a Cushman & Wakefield report. Downtown Bellevue, while not as […]
Bellevue Hyatt Expansion Making Progress
If you’ve been to Bellevue Place in the last couple of weeks, you’ve seen the progress that the construction has made with the expansion of the Hyatt Hotel. Wintergarden (the lobby area in the Hyatt), which previously had a towering wall limiting the size of its lobby, has now taken the wall down […]
