Just before the beginning of the new year, we take a look back at our top 10 articles according to our readers. In 2020, the articles that were the most popular focused on how our community went through great change during COVID and 2021 was all about store closures and […]
Commercial real estate brokerage, Broderick Group, recently published their Q3 2022 Eastside Office Market Overview. This included current news and trends, Eastside’s new development forecast, office market history, and more. In July 2022, Amazon announced that they would be pausing construction on six of their office towers in Bellevue. Bellevue […]
Microsoft currently has five different leases in Bellevue. One of the leases is set to expire in years to come, and they will not be renewing it, according to Puget Sound Business Journal. The tech company confirmed that they decided not to renew the Advanta lease in September 2023. Microsoft’s […]
According to public records, the office towers and garage at The Bravern were recently sold for $585 million. The buildings are located at 11025 and 11155 Northeast Eighth Street. Bravern Bellevue LLC sold the towers to Invesco, an investment management company. Bravern Bellevue LLC purchased the office towers from Schnitzer […]
Calling all gamers, GameStop is now closed at Bellevue Square. Over the years there have been several video game stores at Bellevue Square, but GameStop’s closure marks the last dedicated video game store in the shopping center. The Microsoft Store sells games for Xbox, but is the only remaining store […]
Technology companies are playing a big part in the growth of the Bellevue market. Bellevue is home to several large tech companies like Microsoft, Expedia, Concur and T-Mobile. The Seattle/Bellevue metropolitan area is being recognized as a major technology center in the U.S, primarily due to the vast computer engineering […]
In June it was reported that Microsoft would vacate seven floors of office space at The Bravern. Last week Puget Sound Business Journal reported that the company has taken action to retain the property. Floors 4 – 10 was previously available to be leased, with a total of 166,873 square feet. Further, […]
The Bellevue School District and Microsoft plan to partner for the district’s first new elementary school in several years, the Bellevue Reporter reported. Elementary 18, the placeholder name, will be the second school in the district, after Sammamish High School, to collaborate with Microsoft. The 150 Microsoft Showcase Schools involved in the program […]
The University of Washington, Tsinghua University in China and Microsoft Corp. have chosen Bellevue for a collaboration to deliver education to innovators from around the world. The initiative, to be called, Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), will feature top students, faculty, professionals and entrepreneurs from around the world to solve key […]
According to a commercial real estate listing Microsoft is attempting to sub-lease seven floors of their office space at The Bravern in downtown Bellevue. Floors 4 – 10 are available for a total of 166,873 square feet. According to marketing materials the floors are divisible by floor. The rental rate is being […]
