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10/09/2025

Q3 2025 Bellevue Emerges as Magnet for New Market Entrants

Bellevue CBD remains the Puget Sound region’s leading office market, driven by corporate return-to-office mandates and renewed tenant interest. New to-market tenants and Seattle-based tech firms are actively touring Bellevue, reinforcing its status as the region’s most desirable office submarket. Despitelingering large-block vacancies, Bellevue’s role as a regional hub and magnet for new entrants positions it to lead the Eastside’s…

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10/01/2025

Q2 2025 Suburban Demand and Emerging Growth Signals

Downtown Bellevue’s vacancy challenges persist, but steady tours show tenant interest is still alive. Across the Eastside, demand is strongest for turnkey, updated spaces, signaling a slow but promising shift toward growth. Suburban markets are picking up, especially along I-90 and in Bothell, where tenant demand is the highest in years. Smaller, move-in-ready spaces are leading the way as confidence…

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04/01/2025

Q1 2025 A Measured Start with Continued Optimism

The Eastside office market entered 2025 with a slower pace as large tenant demand softened and leasing activity cooled, particularly in Downtown Bellevue, which continues to face sizable vacancies. However, key lease renewals from Amazon (via WeWork), Salesforce, and eBay reflect a growing return-to-office trend and renewed corporate commitment to the market. Amazon’s five-day office return policy has boosted foot…

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01/03/2025

Q4 2024 A Year of Resilience & Strategic Positioning

The Eastside office market in 2024 saw mixed results, with Downtown Bellevue thriving while suburban markets faced high vacancies. Significant leases by Pokémon, HDR, Clark Nuber, and Bytedance highlighted demand for top-tier spaces, while suburban areas offered tenant-friendly terms due to oversupply. Recovery in these markets is expected 18-24 months after Downtown Bellevue stabilizes. Q4 brought a leasing surge, with…

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10/02/2024

Q3 2024 The Return to In-Person Work Driving Tenant Demand

During the third quarter, tenant demand remained relatively strong for large tech tenants in the Bellevue CBD. However, despite the tenant activity, supply in the Eastside office market is significantly outstripping demand. The result is a favorable tenant office market that is likely to remain in place for the next 24 months. The recent announcement by Amazon to require ALL…

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07/02/2024

Q2 2024 A CBD Bullseye for Tenant Demand with Signs of Life in the ‘Burbs

Since the start of 2024, tenant demand has remained relatively strong, but hyper-focused on best-in-class, well-located, amenitized assets. Some, but not enough, of that demand is beginning to trickle out to the suburban markets demonstrated by an undisclosed tenant leasing 26,000 SF at Kirkland Ascent and Verizon subleasing 33,000 SF of T-Mobile space along the I-90 Corridor.

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