The new 99 Park Restaurant, bordering Bellevue’s Downtown Park, plans to open on Monday, Aug. 11. The restaurant, nestled on the corner of NE 1st Street and 102nd Avenue NE, features an elegant dining room, lounge, and patio. Seattle’s Plank & Grain furniture company built the restaurant’s 20 dining tables […]
Commercial Real Estate
Bellevue Red Lion Hotel for Sale
Downtown Bellevue’s Red Lion Hotel is for sale, according to the PSBJ. Red Lion Hotels Corp. recently announced the closure of the two-story hotel, which opened on Main Street in 1969. The hotel features 181 guestrooms and 5,700 square feet of meeting space. The Red Lion Hotel sprawls across a […]
Historic 1946 Downtown Bellevue Map Beautifies Utilities Covering on Main Street
During a stroll over the weekend I came across a utilities covering at the corner of Main Street and 102nd Ave NE that has a historic 1946 map wrapping its exterior. The map pinpoints all of the businesses in downtown Bellevue at the time, all 64 of them. After a […]
Permits Applied for New Karaoke & Sushi Bar On Bellevue Way
According to city permits a new “Karaoke studio and Sushi bar/café” is coming to 1020 Bellevue Way NE. The project “Stone Karaoke” applied for a permit for demolition inside of the space in May. Aqua Quip previously occupied the 4,571 square foot stand-alone building. There is no projected opening date […]
Koral Restaurant Closes, 13 Coins to Open at Bellevue Hyatt Regency
Chef Bradley Dickinson and Mikel Rogers have closed Koral Bar and Grill just over two years after its opening. This will make way for an 8,000 square foot 13 Coins Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency, according to a The Seattle Times report. The newest 13 Coins plans to be “Hip.” Although […]
Asian Supermarket, Hmart to Open on Main Street in Bellevue
The New Jersey based Asian supermarket, Hmart plans to open open at 100 108th Ave NE in downtown Bellevue. The 73,383 square foot location was previously occupied by Boaters World several years ago. Signs within the windows have indicated that construction for Hmart will beginning soon. It had previously been […]
Local Burger on Main Street in Bellevue Now Open
The long awaited restaurant, “Local Burger” on Main Street (next to 520 Bar & Grill) in Bellevue is now open. The restaurant had a soft opening for lunch starting last week and will now be open to 11PM nightly according to a worker. The restaurant menu features premium (and organic) […]
Target Cancels Downtown Bellevue Store
Target Corporation has decided against opening a new Target store at the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and 116th Avenue Northeast, in Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood, according to The Bellevue Reporter. As a result, the City of Bellevue has stopped work on a development agreement with Target Corp. City council members […]
Downtown Bellevue Church to Become Two 43-Story Residential Towers
Two 43-story residential towers are being proposed at the corner of NE 8th St and 108th Ave NE in downtown Bellevue where First Congregational Church currently occupies. According to multiple reports the early stages of the project include the exploration of incorporating a hotel, luxury apartments and “sky-high” condominiums. The […]
Downtown Bellevue property sells for $13.5 million
The three-quarter acre site next to Expedia’s headquarters in downtown Bellevue sold for $13.5 million on Monday, according to PSBJ. A 15-story office building with 210,000 square feet of space is reportedly planned for the site. It’s unclear when construction would begin. A document filed with King County on Monday […]
