Lincoln Square (Bellevue)

Lincoln Square is a mixed-use urban development in Bellevue, Washington, owned by prominent local developer Kemper Freeman.[3] Lincoln Square, located along Bellevue Way between NE 6th and NE 8th streets, consists of two skyscrapers with retail and restaurant space, and a movie theater; and a 148-room residential tower and 337-room luxury hotel (One Lincoln Tower); and underground parking. The development constitutes part of "The Bellevue Collection", which consists of Freeman's properties in downtown Bellevue alongside Bellevue Place and Bellevue Square.[3] The office tower is leased to Eddie Bauer's corporate headquarters and Microsoft; the hotel is occupied by Westin Hotels & Resorts.

Lincoln Square
LocationBellevue, Washington
Coordinates47.617002°N 122.201169°W / 47.617002; -122.201169 (Lincoln Square)
StatusCompleted
Constructed2001–2005 (Phase I)
2014–2017 (Phase II)
OpeningNovember 1, 2005 (2005-11-01) (Phase I)
December 2016 (2016-12) (Phase II)
UseMixed-use (Retail, Office, Housing, Hotel)
Companies
DeveloperKemper Freeman
OwnerKemper Development Company
Technical details
Cost$360 million (Phase I)[1]
$1.2 billion (Phase II)[2]
Bellevue Westin

The first phase was completed in November 2005,[4][5] after Freeman acquired a majority stake in the project in 2003.[6] A $1.2 billion expansion, consisting of two mixed-use towers, was announced in 2013 and began construction in 2014;[7][8] the project, known as Lincoln Square South, was completed in January 2017 alongside an expansion of the Bellevue Square mall.[9]

Tenants
  • A fountain at the entrance of Lincoln Square.
  • The Westin hotel occupies One Lincoln Tower, the southern tower of Lincoln Square.

References
  1. Lincoln Square at Emporis
  2. Payne, Patti (December 21, 2016). "hKemper Freeman: Lincoln Square expansion readies for 2017 rollout with new corporate tenants, restaurants". www.bizjournals.com. Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2020. Kemper Development Company’s 1.5 million-square-foot expansion of Lincoln Square, at a cost of $1.2 billion, is on time and on budget, says business leader, developer Kemper Freeman, chair and CEO of the company.
  3. Bolt, Kristen Millares; Cook, John (April 6, 2005). "A new Bellevue rising: Big-thinking Kemper Freeman Jr. thinking even bigger". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  4. Lang Jones, Jeanne (October 30, 2005). "Grand plans: Lincoln Square opens". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. Pristin, Terry (December 7, 2005). "Running a Seattle-Area Mall as a Family Business". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  6. "Kemper Freeman takes majority stake in Lincoln Square". Puget Sound Business Journal. May 15, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  7. "Kemper announces $1.2 billion expansion". Bellevue Reporter. May 20, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  8. Bhatt, Sanjay; González, Ángel (September 10, 2015). "Lincoln Square expansion lands Canadian backing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. Bhatt, Sanjay (March 23, 2015). "Bellevue's Lincoln Square to have a W Hotel". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  10. "Lincoln Square - Coldwell Banker Bain". Coldwell Banker Bain.
  11. "Bellevue, Washington Phil Scott Merrill Lynch". Merrill Lynch.
  12. "Stifel Bellevue". Stifel.
  13. Stiles, Marc (Dec 5, 2016). "Pokemon signs big office lease in new Bellevue tower". BizJournals. Retrieved Dec 5, 2016.
  14. "Lincoln South". Bellevue Downtown Association.
  15. Levy, Nat (August 3, 2016). "Valve leases nine floors in planned skyscraper, more than doubling its headquarters size". GeekWire. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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