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 […]
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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 […]
Amazon Most Probable Buyer for Bellevue Corporate Plaza
According to Puget Sound Business Journal, Amazon is most likely the buyer of a downtown Bellevue property, located on 108th Avenue Northeast. This would be the first purchase that Amazon has made on the Eastside, although they are leasing over one million square feet of office space in Bellevue. Eastdil […]
Whole Foods (Now Amazon) Wins Bellevue Square Court Appeal
A Washington state appeals court has found that Bellevue Square cannot force 365 by Whole Foods, which is now owned by Amazon, to remain open. This was first reported by PSBJ. In October 2017, 365 by Whole Foods closed after 13 months of occupancy at Bellevue Square due to poor […]
Amazon Leases Office Space in Bellevue, Future Summit III Tower
Amazon has officially signed a lease for Hines’ new Bellevue tower. According to Puget Sound Business Journal, the city of Bellevue has approved permits for the proposed Summit III tower. Hines, the project developer, has been waiting on a sufficient pre-lease in order to begin construction. This is the third […]