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 […]
Commercial Real Estate
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. […]
Parkside Paper & Gift to Open at The Bravern in October
Parkside Paper & Gift will open in October at The Bravern in Bellevue. The store will offer a variety of everyday and holiday merchandise, including greeting cards, tote bags, gift wrap, calendars, bath and body products and specialty gifts. Items include top national brands and works by local artists. Owner […]
Seattle Times Reports: Bravern Developer Pleased After 1 Year
Last week we reported on The Bravern’s 1-year anniversary and some of their milestones. Over the weekend the Seattle Times published an article on The Bravern and reported some interesting stats and information about the project: The retail space is 82% occupied (about 10 vacancies). Tom Woodworth, senior investment director for […]
Rendering Appears for Washington Square Proposed Project
The proposed 15-story mixed-use project at NE 8th St. and 106th Ave. NE, which is planned to be developed by the Touchstone Corporation, has recently added a visual rending of what the building is planned to look like on their website. The development would be located on the Washington Square […]
Plans for Washington Square Superblock Continue
The Seattle-based developer Touchstone confirmed on Thursday its plans to continue development on the Washington Square superblock, according to several local reports. At the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties, Douglas Howe (founder of Touchstone) spoke about the plans for a purposed development on the corner of NE 8th […]
Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) Completes Pre-construction Phase
According to a release, the Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) has announced that all pre-construction documents and activities have been filed with the City of Bellevue. This concludes the 36-month design and planning phase of the project that would be located in Downtown Bellevue at the corner of NE 10th […]
HSBC World’s Biggest Bank to Open Retail Branch in Bellevue
During a reception on Thursday evening to introduce HSBC to the Bellevue community at the Bellevue Harbor Club, Dominic O’Hagan, Regional President of HSCB West Coast, stated that they have actively been looking for a retail location in Downtown Bellevue. Having HSBC, the world’s largest international bank, come to Bellevue […]