Amazon announced in a blog post on their website plans to create 15,000 additional jobs in Bellevue. According to the Mayor of Bellevue, Lynne Robinson, “We welcome the news that Amazon is increasing its investment in Bellevue. These are 15,000 well-paid jobs coming to our city that will benefit local […]
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Renderings Emerge for Amazon’s Office Towers, Bellevue 600
Renderings were recently made accessible by the City of Bellevue for Amazon’s 43-story tower in Bellevue, Bellevue 600. The site of the new development is located on the east half of the Bellevue Corporate Plaza property, that Amazon purchased in April 2019. The building will be the tallest in the […]
Seattle Times Article Depicts Transportation Impact of New Workers in Bellevue
The Seattle Times recently wrote an in-depth report on the state of transportation in Bellevue. The article states how the City has traditionally been known for easy driving and with the ongoing building boom, it is forcing the City to rethink and focus on how people get around. According to […]
Expedia Move From Bellevue to Seattle to be Completed by End of Year
Expedia recently began moving their employees from Bellevue to Seattle. Their new headquarters is located at the former Amgen campus on Elliot Bay amongst 40-acres of waterfront. The site was purchased for $229 million by the travel company. According to Josh deBerge, an employee at Expedia, their lease for Tower […]
Largest Bellevue Development Site Moves Forward with Demolition Permits
Cloudvue, formerly named Elev8, is proposed to be the largest high-rise project in Bellevue to date. According to city permits, the development will have three 600-foot skyscrapers with a total of 1.7 million square feet of office space on 4.61 acres. Cloudvue’s plans also include 695,000 square feet of residential space […]
Amazon Plans 43-Story Tower in Bellevue
According to The Seattle Times, Amazon recently announced plans to build a 43-story tower in Bellevue, called Bellevue 600. The building, which would be the tallest in the city, would have enough room for several thousand employees. The site where the building has been proposed is located on the east […]
Amazon to Bring Rideshare Program for Employees in Downtown Bellevue
Amazon has reportedly planned a ‘bicycle benefit program’ for employees, that will launch at Centre425 building in Downtown Bellevue as of July 1. Vanmoof, a Dutch bike company, will be conducting the test pilot, according to Bellevue public records. A Vanmoof employee will be on-site to give instructions and host […]
Amazon to Lease Two Towers at Old Cadillac Dealership Site in Downtown Bellevue
Amazon recently signed a long-term lease for a two-tower development that was previously the site of a Cadillac dealership, according to Puget Sound Business Journal. This is following the news that they purchased Bellevue Corporate Plaza in downtown Bellevue. The Seattle office of Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. confirmed the news […]
Amazon Executes Purchase of Downtown Bellevue Office Building on 108th Ave NE
Amazon finalized the purchase of Bellevue Corporate Plaza, located on 600 108th Avenue Northeast. The 3.5 acre development site was sold for $194.9 million. According to The Seattle Times, the purchase included the 10-story office building along with an adjacent two-story 650-stall parking structure. This is the first purchase that Amazon […]
Amazon Announces Plans to Move Worldwide Operations Team to Downtown Bellevue
Amazon recently announced that the company plans to increase its presence in Bellevue. As originally reported in a Geekwire article, Amazon is relocating its worldwide operations team to Bellevue by 2023, which is currently based in Seattle. According to an employee email that was sent out by Dave Clark, senior […]