Bellevue City Council recently received an update on the Grand Connection with the news that Amazon will match Bellevue’s $2.5 million in funding 30 percent design for a pedestrian bridge that would cross from Bellevue City Hall Plaza to Eastrail. The Grand Connection today links people and places through the […]
Real Estate
Bellevue Rent Ranks as Most Expensive, Drops 2.9% for One Bedroom
Zumper recently published their latest Seattle Metro Report, which covers cities with the most and least expensive rents, as well as the fastest growing rents. The Washington one bedroom median rent was $1,544. Bellevue ranked as the most expensive city to rent in the metro area for the month of […]
New Salon, Chromatique, to Open at Bellevue Place
A new salon is opening at Bellevue Place, along Bellevue Way Northeast. Chromatique Salon offers hair coloring, makeup application, and hair design. The salon offers services, such as women’s and men’s haircuts, color, highlights, balayage, bleach & tone, and blowouts. Pricing for their services depends on the stylist that is […]
City of Bellevue Projects Currently Under Review in the Downtown Area
With much construction coming to a halt in Downtown Bellevue, we thought it would be interesting to highlight projects that are currently under review by the City of Bellevue. Six separate projects have received Entitlement Review, but have not been issued construction permits as of yet. Despite the concerning trends […]
New Bellevue Fire Station Proposed on 112th Ave NE
A new fire station has been proposed in Downtown Bellevue. The address is 1209 112th Avenue Northeast. According to City of Bellevue records, “Fire Station 10” will include two-stories and five bay fire station of approximately 20,000 square feet. It will also feature administration offices, operational support spaces, and crew […]
Adrian’s Restaurant & Tequila Bar Now Open in Bellevue
Adrian’s Restaurant & Tequila Bar is now open on Main Street in Old Bellevue. The upscale Mexican restaurant replaced Chawla Indian Cuisine. The address is 10145 Main Street. The dinner menu includes appetizers, soups and salads, entrees, sides and desserts. Some featured items are shrimp ceviche, vegetable tartar, lobster bisque, […]
Bellevue Mayor Officially Welcomes Meta to Spring District
Mayor Lynne Robinson of Bellevue, recently cut the ribbon in the Spring District to welcome Meta to the neighborhood. An open house was held at Block 16. Block 16 is an 11-story building, which Meta leased in 2019. It features 338,000 square feet of office space. The company signed a […]
Walmart Subleases 20,000 Sq Ft of Office Space at Bellevue Place
It was recently made public that Walmart subleased office space at Bellevue Place. The space in Downtown Bellevue was previously occupied by Smartsheet. We reported in August 2022 that Smartsheet consolidated their headquarters into once location in Bellevue, moving out of Bellevue Place. Employees are now solely working at the […]
Bellevue Downsizing and Vacancy Rates Increase as Tech Companies Embrace Work from Home and Hybrid Work
Commercial real estate brokerage, Broderick Group, recently published their Q3 2022 Eastside Office Market Overview. This included current news and trends, Eastside’s new development forecast, office market history, and more. In July 2022, Amazon announced that they would be pausing construction on six of their office towers in Bellevue. Bellevue […]
Browne Family Vineyards Slated to Open Bellevue Tasting Room October 27
The family-owned winery, Browne Family Vineyards, is opening their tasting room in Bellevue later this month. Located at 10245 Main Street in Old Bellevue, the tasting room will be open 7 days a week. The space will feature wines by the glass, daily wine flights, and small bites. There will […]