According to an article in the Seattle Times, homebuilder Conner Homes sold their 2-story Downtown Bellevue headquarters to another Bellevue company, Longwell Co., for $4.1 million. According to their site, Conner Homes started building homes in 1959 and have built nearly 5,000 to date. The property that was sold is located […]
Commercial Real Estate
Eddie Bauer Places Sign Atop Lincoln Square
Have you noticed something different about Lincoln Square? There is a new sign at the top of the building. Believe it or not Eddie Bauer up until this point has not had a sign to signify occupancy of their corporate headquarters at Lincoln Square in Bellevue. This clearly suggests that Eddie Bauer […]
Gun Shop Opens in Downtown Bellevue
During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, a gun shop quietly slipped into Downtown Bellevue. It’s located on the north side of NE 8th St., in a strip mall with stores including Thai Grill, Bellevue Nails, What the Pho, Money Tree, and a few others. The store is on […]
Local Developer Looks to Buy Portion of Washington Square “Superblock”
In a report by the Seattle Times, Seattle developer Touchstone has taken a tentative deal to buy a portion of Washington Square’s “Superblock.” In their report they have approached the city about building a hotel and office building on the site. The application filed with the city indicates that the […]
Microsoft Spells Out “Bing” at City Center Plaza
Over the weekend the City Center Building, where Microsoft occupies, was lit up to spell out “bing” with the lights of the building. The 26-story building is one of the 4 new Microsoft Towers in Downtown Bellevue within the past 2 years. Bing is Microsoft’s search engine that they’ve recently […]
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. […]
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 […]
2 Avalon Meydenbauer Retail Tenants Close
Both Giraffe HTJ and Zounds Hearing are now vacant spaces at the Avalon Meydenbauer retail complex. With just over a year in business for Zounds, and even less for Giraffe, they have both closed their doors. From the beginning it was clear that Giraffe HTJ, with its obnoxious distracting strobe light flashing, was […]
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 […]
Recruiting Tenants for Lincoln Square 2
A recent video created by the Bellevue Collection depicts the benefits of bringing businesses to the Eastside overall, and specifically the opportunity of occupying space at Lincoln Square 2 once it is complete. There is no newinformation communicated in the video regarding features, time lines to build, companies occupying, etc. […]
