Avalon Bellevue in Downtown Bellevue.
The first and smallest of AvalonBay’s three downtown buildings — 201 homes on four stories at NE 10th Street and 110th Ave NE, open since 2001, a straight walk up 110th from the light-rail station and around the corner from the Bellevue Library.
Avalon Bellevue is the four-story apartment building on the north side of NE 10th Street at 110th Ave NE, on the east side of the downtown core near the Bellevue Library. AvalonBay completed it in 2001 and still owns and leases its 201 homes — studios, one- and two-bedrooms, with select homes renovated with quartz counters, stainless appliances and hard-surface floors. Instead of a tower amenity floor it has courtyards, a fitness center, a lounge and a business center, with shops and restaurants at street level. Of AvalonBay’s three downtown buildings it is the oldest and smallest: Avalon Meydenbauer, over the Safeway at Bellevue Way and NE 4th, came in 2008, and the 23-story Avalon Towers Bellevue at Bellevue Way and NE 10th in 2010.
The building predates DBN, so its archive story is told through its storefronts. In April 2012 the Bellevue Downtown Association’s reader-voted Haute Picks named Herban Therapies Boutique Day Spa, at 11000 NE 10th Street, downtown’s best place for a massage. In June 2019 DBN covered the opening of Dumpling and Noodle in a two-level ground-floor space facing NE 10th, where a building representative told us the space had sat vacant for years, and confirmed the building dates to 2001.
It suits a 2 Line commuter who would rather live on a quiet low-rise block than in a tower, a short walk from The Bravern. See the rest of the field in our guide to every downtown Bellevue apartment building.
Homes & Amenities at Avalon Bellevue
A low-rise with courtyards instead of a rooftop, and renovated homes inside a 2001 shell.
Studios, One- and Two-Bedrooms
201 homes in a four-story building, per AvalonBay and the King County Assessor, with full kitchens, in-home washers and dryers and balconies or patios in many layouts.
Quartz, Stainless & Hard-Surface Floors
Select homes have newly renovated kitchens and baths with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and hard-surface flooring, per avaloncommunities.com.
Courtyards, Lounge & Business Center
Ground-level courtyards stand in for a rooftop deck, alongside a fitness center, a resident lounge and a business center for working from home.
Shops and Restaurants on NE 10th
On-site retail and restaurant space faces NE 10th, the storefronts where DBN has covered a day spa and a dumpling house over the years.
Avalon Bellevue Through the Years on DBN
DBN has reported on downtown Bellevue since 2005. This is Avalon Bellevue’s story as we covered it, as it happened.
Bellevue Downtown Association Announces 2012 Haute Picks
Readers voted Herban Therapies Boutique Day Spa, in the building’s retail space at 11000 NE 10th Street, downtown’s best place for a massage.
Dumpling and Noodle Now Open on NE 10th Street
A dumpling and noodle restaurant opened in a long-vacant two-level space at Avalon Bellevue, which DBN noted was built in 2001.
Browse all Avalon Bellevue coverage in the DBN archive.
Getting Around & Living Here
NE 10th and 110th is the library side of downtown; the notes below are for prospective renters and visitors.
Getting There & Parking
- Drive: Residents park on two levels of controlled-access underground garage for an added monthly fee, per avaloncommunities.com; the entrance is off 110th Ave NE, across from the Bellevue Library. Guests use the limited, signed guest spaces in the same garage, and tour visitors park in designated spaces with direct entry to the Leasing Center — no permits or passes required for either.
- Light rail: 2 Line to Bellevue Downtown Station, then straight north on 110th Ave NE past The Bravern to NE 10th Street — see our light rail guide
- On foot: The Bellevue Library is by the garage entrance on 110th; Chutneys is across NE 10th; The Bravern is two blocks south; Paris Baguette is two blocks west on 108th; Bellevue Square is about a 15-minute walk west.
What It’s Like
The blocks around NE 10th and 110th are among the calmer ones in the core — library, apartment and office traffic rather than shopping crowds — and Ashwood Park is nearby. At four stories this is a mid-block, courtyard building, so the draw is the location on the 110th corridor between the library and The Bravern, a direct line to Bellevue Downtown Station, rather than views. The site pitches easy access to I-405 and SR 520 for drivers.
What’s Nearby
The closest DBN-profiled stops: Chutneys across NE 10th on 110th, Paris Baguette two blocks west on 108th, or HEYTEA south on 110th at The Bravern.
Good to Know
Pets: cats and dogs are welcome, up to two per home, subject to the restricted-breed and restricted-animal lists on avaloncommunities.com. Packages go to Amazon Hub lockers that residents can open any time, and the site lists bike storage and courtesy mail pickup. Only select homes have the renovated kitchens and baths, so ask which finish a given home has; furnished homes are offered through Furnished+.
Avalon Bellevue FAQ
Where is Avalon Bellevue located?
At 11000 NE 10th St, on the north side of NE 10th Street at 110th Ave NE on the east side of downtown Bellevue. The garage entrance is on 110th across from the Bellevue Library, The Bravern is two blocks south, and Bellevue Downtown Station is a straight walk south on 110th.
How old is Avalon Bellevue, and how many homes does it have?
AvalonBay completed it in 2001, making it the oldest of the company’s three downtown Bellevue buildings. It has 201 homes on four stories — studios, one- and two-bedrooms — with renovated kitchens and baths in select homes.
What amenities come with Avalon Bellevue?
As of September 2026 avaloncommunities.com lists courtyards, a fitness center, a lounge, a business center, Amazon Hub package lockers, bike storage, courtesy mail pickup, controlled access and on-site shops and restaurants.
Is there parking at Avalon Bellevue?
Yes. Residents rent spaces on two controlled-access underground levels for a monthly fee, entered from 110th Ave NE. Guests use limited designated spaces in the same garage, with no permit required.