Expedia, T-Mobile, Microsoft, and Nintendo all have a large presence in Bellevue, with more coming in every year. In fact, over companies are based right out of this city. Even non-tech firms are starting to take notice. All the economic growth does mean that housing and living are at a premium here.
The Bellevue School District frequently is ranked among the top districts in the nation. In addition, a comprehensive Spanish-language immersion program, a focus on advanced placement courses, a dual-language elementary school that teaches in both English and Mandarin, and a widely diverse student population mean that your kids are practically guaranteed the opportunity to receive a first-class education.
In addition, Bellevue prides itself on the amount of outdoor recreational opportunities it offers. From miles and miles of hiking trails to biking and local camping spots, if you love to spend time outdoors, Bellevue is the place to be.
Bellevue also has plenty of outdoor festivals and celebrations to keep you occupied all year long. The outdoor life in Bellevue is so great we had to talk about it twice. Situated on Lake Washington, Bellevue has plenty of water-related activities as well.
Plenty of public beaches and water access give you opportunities for swimming, kayaking, boating, and skiing. And, if you like something different, the ocean is only a few hours away. If staying inside is more your thing, Bellevue has something for everyone. Theaters , dance , museums , and even an award-winning library system provide plenty of recreation for the more cultural and cerebral-minded.
Related Article: Bellevue Attractions. For those who have money to spend, Bellevue is a shopping destination unlike no other. Bellevue is technically part of the Seattle Metropolitan Area, and Seattle is basically just a short hop away.
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Type address, neighborhood, or city. They are growing in Seattle, and growing in Bellevue. Someday, the offices in Bellevue may get their own listing in Wikipedia, just like Gurnee and Herdon. But for now, they are simply a satellite office, just like Redmond. Hmmmm, Redmond … what else is in Redmond … why would they be adding jobs in Redmond, in their AWS cloud services division … any ideas Daniel?
Thanks for the link. It is hardly a surprise though, and rumors had been circulating since the first head tax and HQ2 search. I have friends in the commercial office game, and they all knew Amazon was moving to the eastside, and that meant so would many other companies. Hence all the proposals for massive office complexes. So if you work in Bellevue my guess is you will want to live there, especially if you can afford a single family home or have a family.
The other rumor is look for Amazon to make a big move to Tacoma. The much bigger question is why Amazon and these other progressive tech companies are moving to Bellevue or the Eastside? Is it really? Anyhow, I can answer the question fairly quickly — all companies have satellite offices, and downtown Bellevue is a very good satellite office location.
For many, it is more convenient than downtown Seattle. But not for most, which is why very few if any headquarters are moving. This also explains why companies want to see more liberal zoning.
The more people within an area, the easier it is for them to get to work. Otherwise it becomes a pain opening satellite offices in Tacoma, Lakewood, and all over the Puget Sound. I really wish this article had asked — and examined — that question, because my guess is this is just the start for Amazon of moving its operations to the eastside, which really is becoming its de facto second operations center.
I guess the other question is why a Seattle progressive cares about highly paid Amazon employees or housing on the eastside? There are enough problems in Seattle, future revenue being the most important. The revenue comes from taxpayers in the subarea. From what I can tell the enthusiasm over East Link, which was passed in , is beginning to cool on the eastside, and the rage is now working from home.
Transit is just not a very important issue on the eastside, or a game changer. Residential zoning is, and is the third rail of politics along with schools. Businesses like Amazon are moving to Bellevue and the eastside because of the business climate, but also because so many of their employees have already moved to the eastside.
You are correct Bellevue is pretty happy with itself, and where the city is right now, certainly compared to Seattle, although its bluster is backed up with results. Bellevue has become a cash cow, and a pretty good mixture of business and family friendly polices with a nod to progressive issues. Part of that intrinsic agreement with the residents is a very tall commercial center, tons of parking requirements the Hines project will have stalls , huge park and rides, some TOD and multi-family housing, a strong commitment to ARCH, law and order, and the rest single family zoning which has been the bedrock agreement with the citizens from the beginning.
If anything, Bellevue sells itself as the anti-Seattle, and apparently that is working. I can also tell you coming from a small eastside city local politicians and city staff are treated with much more respect by Bellevue than Seattle, although Bellevue is top dog. Seattle is incredibly arrogant and dismissive of surrounding smaller cities, and King Co. Bellevue has done a good job of building relationships and interlocal agreements for fire and police with the smaller eastside cities, which mostly think Seattle has gone totally bonkers, and is powerful enough to counteract any foolish county or state policies that attempt to invade local control.
Now we never go to Seattle, although I work in downtown Seattle, at least until our lease is up in Bellevue does not have existential issues, Seattle does. Yes we know you think work from home is all the rage. You call Seattle arrogant, disrespectful, and dismissive but Seattle has held up its end of the bargain on the Regional Homelessness Authority and provides the majority of funding.
The chip is not on our shoulder. The cities are inextricably linked. Thursday, 11 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. The Urbanist. Downtown Bellevue viewed from the east with I chasm setting off Wilburton. Seattle skyline and Lake Washington in the background.
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Credit: campaign photos. City of Bellevue. Jump to navigation. That's the conclusion of a site selection study recently completed by The Boyd Company, a Princeton, NJ-based location consulting company. The study, concludes that the annual cost of operating a corporate headquarters office in 50 U. See two tables below for other comparisons. N e w York.
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