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Latest Big Office Project Planned for Bellevue

Developer Legacy Cos. is proposing the largest development to date, a 1.2 million square foot mixed-use office project in downtown Bellevue known as the Bellevue Straits. Both towers will be 400 feet tall and located along I-405 on the 500 block of NE 6th Street. The project will include mostly office space with some shopping/dining space. According to

Our 2020 Real Estate Market is Moving Full Steam Ahead

I cannot go anywhere without someone asking me “……so how is the market”.  Well after a nice break with family over the holidays I can tell you with certainty that the real estate “switch” has since been turned back on.  Just days into the year and I feel like I need another vacation!  That is

JUST LISTED: Aria at Main Condominium #301

JUST LISTED: Welcome to Downtown Bellevue’s Aria at Main Condominiums! This fully upgraded top floor / end unit with partial city views embodies comfort, style, and privacy all in one. Meticulously maintained with exceptional quality finishes throughout. Includes a spacious outdoor patio, an adjacent fully finished bonus room that can be used as an art

Excise Tax Revision for 2020

Avenue Bellevue Condo Update: 30% Pre-Sold in West Tower

According to Downtown Bellevue Network, 30% of the 224 residences in the West Tower are now sold. The West Tower ranges between studios to two-bedroom units with views of the city skyline, onsite amenities, valet service, and more. Available homes start at $899,000. The South Tower holds 98 units with available units ranging between one to

Top 35 Amazon Gifts that Work for Anyone on your List

Holiday season is here and many are searching for the perfect gifts for co-workers, neighbors, friends, and family. Thanks to Business Insider, shopping for gifts on Amazon could not be easier. Check out Business Insider’s Top 35 clever gifts from Amazon that work for everyone on your list: and the best part is … they are all under

Seattle Still One of the Best Places for Business and Careers

In Amazon.com’s fiercely competitive search for a second headquarters last year, Seattle—the company’s original home—turned out to be the true victor. The behemoth retailer’s decisions—first to split the promised 50,000-job bounty in two and then, in February, to scrap New York’s Long Island City altogether amid political backlash—left Seattle with the largest concentration of Amazon

Eastside Market Review – Third Quarter 2018

It appears that balance is slowly returning to the local housing market. Home price growth on the Eastside slowed in the third quarter. Inventory increased significantly, but is still far short of the four to six months that indicate a normal market. Homes are taking longer to sell, giving buyers the breathing room to make

Seattle Among Top 30 Tech Markets

According to CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, Seattle is the sixth fastest growing tech market in overall office rent growths with rent jumping 12.4 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2019. In tech employment growth, Seattle lands fourth on the list with a rate of 23.7 percent during 2017 and 2018. Seattle landed at the top

Expedia Shows off $900M Seattle Waterfront Campus as Thousands Prepare to Move-in

In April 2015, Expedia decided to share their ambitious plan of uprooting its headquarters from Bellevue to an iconic waterfront Seattle campus. Four years later, the Seattle campus is finally close to completion. The first set of employees will move into the $900M campus starting October followed by several hundred at a time through next

Hottest Industries Emerging from PNW

According to GeekWire, “33 companies have joined the list and nearly a third of them sell business software, building on a strong local enterprise acumen buoyed by Microsoft’s longtime presence and other B2B companies.” While Microsoft has spurred enterprise-related startups, Amazon could do the same. In addition to business software, there are other growing sectors

Amazon Confirms Lease of New Bellevue Office Tower

Amazon has officially confirmed that the company will be leasing Summit III. This will be a 17-story office tower located at 320 108th Avenue NE in downtown Bellevue. Amazon’s lease will take more than 300,000 square feet of the total office space. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, “This brings the total number of Amazon

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