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 […]
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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 […]
KeyBank District Headquarters to Stay in Downtown Bellevue
KeyBank will maintain their district headquarters that is in Downtown Bellevue at Key Center, on the corner of 108th Ave. NE and Bellevue Way, according to an article on Friday by the Puget Sound Business Journal. After searching for alternative space, KeyBank’s Rick Wirthlin said, “The landlord made it very attractive […]
Downtown Bellevue in the News
Today, two articles were written specific to Downtown Bellevue, one by The Seattle Times, and the other by The Puget Sound Business Journal. The articles although different in topic both cover luxury shopping in the downtown core. See stories below: Bellevue Square sees vacant storefronts as opportunity to remix tenants […]
‘Salute’ on Old Main Street Goes Out of Business
For those of you planning to visit Salute of Bellevue on Old Main Street, I have some bad news…After being a fixture on Old Main for many years, Salute suddenly went out of business last week. The Website is still functional, but the giant “For Lease” sign hanging from the […]
Bellevue Farmers Market Adds Saturdays
Beginning this Saturday the Bellevue Farmers Market will be held on Saturday’s from 9am – 2pm until November 21st, in addition to Thursday’s from 3pm – 7pm. Also, starting June 15th for vegetables and July 19th for fruits, Local Choice Food Box will be delivering to the Downtown Bellevue Farmer’s […]
Michael Kors Confirms Plans to Open in Bellevue Next Month
In October we reported that Michael Kors was expected to open in July of this year. Today, the company confirmed plans to open next month. The 3,000 sq.-ft. Michael Kors lifestyle store will open at Bellevue Square and offer a full range of accessories, clothing, fragrance, eye wear, and other […]
