Bellevue Square began construction in August with its lengthy exterior and interior remodel. The most noticeable project currently taking place is the exterior construction going on behind The Lodge parking structure. The construction (shown below) will be an expansion of Williams-Sonoma. The current store is located on the second floor […]
Real Estate
Vida Condos: Sustainable living comes to Bellevue
According to developers, what will be the most sustainable mixed use space in Bellevue is planning on opening in late 2009. Tonsing Properties LLC of San Francisco and ProNet Capital LLC of Denver bought the one acre site at 111th Avenue Northeast and Eighth Avenue Northeast for $10 million to […]
The Vue at Meydenbauer Bay Condos Grand Opening in September
The Vue at Meydenbauer Bay a, condo conversions project now has its Web Site up and running with floor plans available for public viewing. In a recent announcement The Vue stated that the units would be available for reservation at the end of September. There has been much going on […]
Bellevue Towers to Release South Tower Inventory in September
With around 80% of the North Tower now sold in pre-sales at Bellevue Towers condominium project, some might be awaiting the release of the South Tower units to go on sale. Well, wait no longer. September 21st represents the release of the these units. For those of you who waited […]
Yahoo Coming to Downtown Bellevue?
According to Brier Dudley a reporter for the Seattle Times he says he has been “tipped off” that Yahoo is looking to open a office in Downtown Bellevue. The office space they are supposedly looking to occupy would be around 120,000 square feet. In comparison, Expedia will be leasing 348,000 […]
Washington Square Drive By
A trip to Washington Square brought to my attention a “Washington Square Car”. The car is a Cadillac DTS, with decals on the sides and back of the car with Washington Square logos. The second I saw this, I immediately chuckled. Folks, this is Downtown Bellevue not New York City. […]
Two Lincoln Tower Being Planned?
Final plans have been unknown for what exactly the fate is for the current Safeway location on Bellevue Way. The Safeway will be moving across the street to join the retail space underneath the Avalon-Meydenbauer apartment complex when complete. Monday afternoon it become clear that Kemper Development Company (the property […]
Eastside housing prices continue to grow, despite national trend
Housing areas in most parts of King County were up year over year for the month of July. The most impressive numbers came out of the Eastside, where the median price for a house was up 10.4% according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Also up were the amounts of […]
Bellevue prepares to Buy 1.5 acres on Meydenbauer Bay
A deal allowing the city of Bellevue to purchase 1.5 acres of land on Meydenbauer Bay was approved by the City Council Monday night. The deal for $9.5 million will allow for a larger waterfront park, with a better pedestrian connection to the bay from the downtown and more industrial […]
Prime Location at Lincoln Square
All of Lincoln Square’s retail spaces are either filled or accounted for, with the exception of one prime spot. The empty location is located on the ground floor facing Bellevue Way. The space played host to the first annual Bellevue Collection Fashion Week last year, and will be expected to […]