Bellevue LifeSpring’s thrift shop, Thrift Culture, is permanently closed. It was located on the third level of Bellevue Square. Community members were able to shop, donate, and volunteer at the thrift shop. Its purpose was to serve families living in poverty and to raise funds for other programs at Bellevue […]
In April 2021, we reported that Kemper Development Company had submitted plans to the City of Bellevue for a mixed-use development at The Bellevue Collection. “The Bellevue is planned to be 1.8 million square feet of space. The development is planned to feature 234 luxury residential units, hotel with 157 […]
Bellevue Square is celebrating its 75th Anniversary since first opening in 1946. To commemorate this special milestone, we are looking back at the history of Bellevue Square and the Freeman family’s development and community involvement. Kemper Freeman Sr. originally developed Bellevue Shopping Square (as it was first known) in 1945. […]
The longtime CEO of Kemper Development Company, Kemper Freeman, was recently interviewed by Puget Sound Business Journal to discuss reopening plans post COVID-19 for his Bellevue Collection properties. This include Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, Lincoln Square North and Lincoln Square South. In the article, Freeman predicts that The Bellevue Collection […]
According to a report in the Puget Sound Business Journal, Bellevue Square will begin construction on their planned Bellevue Square expansion project in 2019. The planned expansion is on the corner of Bellevue Way and NE 4th St, where the the old Oriental Rug Co. and parking lot currently stand. […]
A Seattle tradition for decades, 13 Coins comes to downtown Bellevue at The Bellevue Collection. Now at Bellevue Place next to the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 13 Coins will serve diners 24/7, 365 days a year in their new 6,500 square foot space. For years regulars at the restaurant have lobbied […]
Kemper Freeman Jr., the owner of Kemper Development Co. launched his own blog in late 2012 at www.kemperfreeman.com. Since its launch the site has had routine posts a couple times a month. It has given Kemper Freeman Jr. a forum to provide information that is specific to his infinitives, issues, […]
On Friday, Kemper Freeman and Microsoft each contributed $1 million to the Tateuchi Center, bringing the current funding to $62 million. The total fundraising needed for the project is $160 million. There has been much speculation about Kemper Freeman’s campaigns against Initiative 1125, which would prohibit converting highway lanes to […]
Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has resigned from the Bellevue Downtown Association. Freeman, who owns Lincoln Square, Bellevue Square, and Bellevue Place, had been a member of the Bellevue Downtown Association for more than 30 years – his father was one of the group’s founders – but he strongly disagreed with […]
Earlier this week Seattle Weekly put together a lengthy article on the Bellevue’s downtown economy titled “Lush Lie.” The article points out economic struggles for the 3 main Downtown Bellevue condominium towers (Washington Square, Bellevue Towers, and The Bravern) and how they have weathered the storm. The piece also points out in […]
