Since first moving much of their employees to the Eastside, Amazon now has close to 10,000 Bellevue-based employees. This number will continue to grow, as they have committed to increasing the employee count to 25,000. The company expects to have 10,000 employees on the Eastside by summer 2022. Later this […]
New information has surfaced for the massive mixed-use project planned for 11211 Main Street. “East Main Village” will replace Red Lion Hotel Bellevue, which currently resides on the site. Wig Properties submitted updated plans to the City of Bellevue mid-June. The proposed project is now inclusive of 1,690 residential units, […]
Sound Transit’s light rail extension project will be delayed for a new reason from what we previously reported. They recently found another problem with construction on the I-90 floating bridge deck. Inspections that took place in March 2022 found that there were three concrete track supports where material had flaked […]
According to Sound Transit, the East Link light rail project has been delayed. It was originally slated to reach completion in summer 2023. East Link will include 10 stations connecting Seattle to the Eastside. In total, it spans fourteen miles long from Seattle’s International District to Judkins park, across I-90 […]
A Bellevue-based developer and owner of commercial real estate, Wig Properties, recently filed documents with the City of Bellevue detailing their plans for the Red Lion and Hilton hotels. The total land area between the two properties is approximately 15.5 acres. According to City of Bellevue records, the project is […]
Amazon announced in a press release that they are committing $42.5 million to create more than 300 new affordable homes. This will be near the new light rail stations in the Puget Sound region. Amazon and Sound Transit are partnering to build 318 affordable homes adjacent to public transit sites. […]
Local developer, SRM, and local non-profit housing developer, DASH, recently announced a partnership to develop a 4.55-acre Bellevue site near the future light rail stop. The address is 991 118th Avenue Southeast. There will be more than 235 new, affordable housing units, serving households earning between 50 – 100% area […]
Now through Sunday, February 6th, live wire light rail vehicle testing will be occurring on the East Link light rail tracks. It will allow crews to ensure that the new line will be ready for riders. According to Sound Transit, trains will be moving up to 35mph on the tracks […]
According to a press release from Wright Runstad & Company, their company, along with Shorenstein Properties, recently announced that The Spring District has been awarded “LEED for Neighborhood Development”. The certification considers the entire communities and is a set of performance standards created to inspire and create more sustainable, well-connected […]
Wright Runstad & Company and Shorenstein Properties recently announced that they have pre-leased Block 13 in the Spring District. The planned office building has been leased to Meta. Block 13 will be a nine-story office building with 208,000 square feet of space. The architect for the project is NBBJ. Block […]
