Oma Bap is a Korean inspired restaurant that is planning to open in late April on Bellevue Way. The restaurant will occupy the old Baja Fresh location. According to the company, the name Oma Bap was originally created and centered around the word “Bap” (pronounced “bop”), which literally translates to […]
Commercial Real Estate
Potbelly Sandwich Shop Coming to Bellevue Towers
Potbelly Sandwich Shop will fill the final unoccupied retail location at the base of Bellevue Towers. A sign confirming the restaurant’s occupancy was posted this week at the location. Potbelly Sandwich Shop was started in Chicago, Illinois in 1977, specializing in sandwiches and other comfort foods such as chili and […]
BoConcept Coming to Bellevue Place
According to a flurry of window coverings, it appears that BoConcept, the contemporary and modern furniture store, is coming to Bellevue Place. BoConcept will take over the location that Kreiss recently moved out of. This will be BoConcept’s first Eastside location; they currently have a store in downtown Seattle.
Application Filed for New Marriott Hotel in Downtown Bellevue
HEI Hospitality Group recently filed an application to reinstate plans for a 16-story Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Bellevue. The proposed hotel would be located at 200 110th Ave. NE, 2 blocks south of the Bellevue Transit Center. The plans include 378 guestrooms, a 142-seat restaurant and lounge, 297 […]
Kemper Freeman Resigns from Bellevue Downtown Association
Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has resigned from the Bellevue Downtown Association. Freeman, who owns Lincoln Square, Bellevue Square, and Bellevue Place, had been a member of the Bellevue Downtown Association for more than 30 years – his father was one of the group’s founders – but he strongly disagreed with […]
Disney Announces Plans for Bellevue Square Retail Store
This week Disney announced plans for new store openings in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Europe. As a part of these announcements it was communicated that there will be a new Bellevue Square Disney Store opening in 2011. Disney is no stranger to Bellevue Square, as they have had […]
HSBC Bank Set to Open in Downtown Bellevue
HSBC Bellevue is scheduled to open its 1st full-service branch in Bellevue, at 821 Bellevue Way, on February 27th. HSBC is 1 of the world’s largest banks and is headquartered in London, England. The opening will come 1 year after the announcement that HSBC intended to open a branch in Bellevue. HSBC will […]
Black Bottle is Coming to Downtown Bellevue
Black Bottle, the casual tavern currently located in Belltown will be opening a new location in Downtown Bellevue called ‘Black Bottle Postern.’ Black Bottle has confirmed that they are excited to be opening at Avalon Towers Bellevue on Bellevue way in February 2011. The Black Bottle location in Seattle offers […]
Uwajimaya To Open Bellevue Store on Outskirts of Downtown Bellevue
According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, Asian grocery store Uwajimaya will open a new location where the old Larry’s Market store once stood at 120th & 8th streets in Bellevue in the Spring of 2011. Currently Uwajimaya is located on Bel-Red Road in Bellevue and will […]
The Bravern’s Office Towers Sell for $410M
The Bravern’s office towers, which are entirely filled by Microsoft, were sold for $410 million. The 750,000 square-foot office spaces sold to the Principal Real Estate Investors of Des Moines, Iowa for about $547 per square foot. This price represents a healthy premium for Schnitzer West, the seller of the property. […]
