Strip centers · Washington

Bellevue North

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedBellevue, WA

Approved 2028 retrofit into housing/retail; senior housing component; supported by regional housing market trends. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 170,801 on I-405 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 7,119 units, King County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,323/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: I-405 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Scale

Under 20 acres

This site: 4.22 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …two mid-rise apartment buildings with ground-floor retail, built over a shared parking podium with two levels of underground parking; senior housing project of… record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …two mid-rise apartment buildings with ground-floor retail, built over a shared par newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …two mid-rise apartment buildings with ground-floor retail, built over a shared parking podium with two levels of unde newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixed, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	two mid-rise apartment buildings with ground-floor retail, built over a shared parking podium with two levels of underground parking; senior housing project of roughly 520,000 square feet of floor areanewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2028newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Wallace Propertiesnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, King County (WA), 2024	7,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,093 in 2–4, 2,352 single-family; 2023: 7,274 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	7 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Bellevue Manor (0.0 km); 12th Place, Building A (1.2 km); Kirkland Heights (7.0 km); Kirkland Parkplace (7.1 km); Overlake Seritage property (8.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	102,448 jobs in 5,725 establishments; average annual pay $60,273; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	34,657 jobs; 3,861 in retail trade, 2,638 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53033023807)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (17 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 6.2%; median family income $157,656; 127 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Bellevue School District (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Bellevue High School; Central Educational Services; Jing Mei Elementary School; Bellevue Open Doors ReengagementNCES EDGE
Elevation	133 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	8 county-logged events: 6 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flood; $34,994,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 98004, 2026-09	median list price $2,012,000 (-9.5% on the year); 244 active listings; median 63 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	5,912 establishments (-10%); 104,570 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $824,870 (-2% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $2,323/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	170,801 vehicles a day on I-405 (Interstate, 8 lanes); 10,692 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Bellevue North, a 4.22-acre strip mall opened in 1979, is approved for redevelopment into housing and retail. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2028. The project includes two mid-rise apartment buildings with ground-floor retail, built over a shared parking podium with two levels of underground parking, plus a senior housing component totaling roughly 520,000 sq ft. The developer is Wallace Properties. The site is within 1.2km of a proposed development (12th Place, Building A) and part of a cluster of 7 similar projects within 10km. King County’s housing market shows rising rents ($2,035 median) and home values (ZHVI $824,870, up 7.4% over 5 years). Residential construction permits in King County totaled $2.7B in 2024. The project’s status is approved, with Master Development Plan clearance in 2026. Unknown: Current tenant mix, exact zoning, parking count, community feedback, and construction costs.

Why. The record confirms the project is in active development (approved, 2028 start), aligns with regional housing demand (rising rents, ZHVI), and fits a cluster of similar redevelopments. No external context is used.

Where it stands. Status: Approved. Timeline: Construction scheduled 2028. Market context: Supported by county housing market trends and active residential permitting.

For a planner

Approved retrofit with housing/retail mix
Within 1.2km of proposed development
King County housing market data shows demand

For a developer

2028 construction start
Senior housing component (520k sq ft)
Active residential permitting in county (2024: $2.7B)

What we do not know yet

No current tenant data
No zoning details
No cost or timeline beyond 2028

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Multifamily screen

already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
median rent $2,035
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened	1979newtypes-extraction
Acres	4.2newtypes-extraction reported
Anchors	Panera Bread, The UPS Store, Snapdoodle Toys, BevMo!, Domino’s Pizza, J. Lewis Jewelers, Pet Pros, Adventure Kids Playcare
County	King County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from downtownbellevue.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Bellevue North project is a four-building redevelopment that would replace the strip mall at Bellevue Way NE and NE 12th Street with 950 apartments and ground-floor retail, with construction scheduled to begin April 1, 2028.

Not yet recorded: GLA, original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1979 Center built
1979 Opened
1996 Center renovated
2022 Plans first surfaced
2024 Master Development Plan and Design Review applications filed
2026 Master Development Plan cleared city review
2027 Second-phase work could not start
2028 Construction scheduled to begin
2028 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

Four-Building Redevelopment of Panera Bread Strip Mall Advances ...
8 quoted sentences
Bellevue North
The center was built in 1979
renovated in 1996
Wallace Properties first surfaced plans for the property, then known as Bellevue North Plaza, in June 2022

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bellevue North, Bellevue, WA." Record n-5c1de99885, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/wa/bellevue-bellevue-north/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_bellevuebellevuenorth,
  title = {Bellevue North, Bellevue, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/wa/bellevue-bellevue-north/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-5c1de99885, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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