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Bellevue Photographs From This Week

Here are some photographs I took around Downtown Bellevue this week. The weather has been beautiful, and landmarks photogenic…great combo! Check out my full set of Downtown Bellevue Photographs at Flickr

Bre – Belcarra Apartments

The location previously used as Cadillac’s spare parking lot in Downtown Bellevue at 1032 106th Ave NE has been fenced off and will be used to house a six-story 320 apartment complex. Belcarra Apartments, as it will be named is owned by Bre Properties, and will include over 15,000 square […]

Construction on 108th Ave NE

108TH Ave NE has been a busy street this year in Bellevue. In November the horrifying accident of a crane falling from the Tower 333 construction site killed a resident in his apartment home across the street. Now with the construction and reconstruction of Tower 333, Civica Building, the apartment […]

New Project Homeowners Dues

Buying into a new high rise condominium is exciting, but astronomically high homeowner dues can put a damper in the excitement. Here is a list of the homeowners dues (also known as HOD’s) in the popular Downtown Bellevue projects: Bellevue Towers- $0.50 per sq. ft.* Washington Square- $0.37 per sq. […]

Megahome Regulations in Bellevue

Regulations in the City of Bellevue will take action as early as fall protecting older and smaller houses now being overshadowed by new monstrous housing being built by the flourishing economy in Bellevue. Monday night the Planning Commission was told by the City Counsel to begin planning for the 15 […]

Free Wireless Internet in Downtown Bellevue

Wireless internet, frequently referred to as Wi-Fi has been available free of charge in downtown Bellevue for just under a year now. According to the City of Bellevue the Hot Spots are located, “between 112th Avenue Northeast on the east, 100th Avenue Northeast on the west, Northeast Fourth Street on […]

Picasso Etchings Stolen from Gallery in Bellevue Square

Two Picasso etchings were stolen from Martin Lawrence Galleries Wednesday afternoon according representatives from the store. The pieces totaled $93,000. One of the Picasso etchings was from the early 1930’s. The names of the pieces are “Bacchic Scene with Minotaur” and “Aquatint 26” The etchings were stolen by two men […]

Skybridge Now Connects Lincoln Square and Bellevue Place

With small fan fare, the skybridge connecting Lincoln Square and Bellevue Place is now open preceding a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 28th. The anticipated skybridge has been a work in progress since April, and is expected to be the second of possibly eight skybridges that the city wants to […]

More "Expedia Tower" Details

The lease between Tower 333 and Expedia is reported by the Globe St.com to have signed a 10-year lease for 348,000 square feet, which is 84% of the available 414,000 square feet offered by the building in construction. According to a SEC filing Expedia will begin their rent at $35.73 […]