Lincoln Square (Bellevue)

About

Lincoln Square is a mixed-use urban development in Bellevue, Washington, owned by prominent local developer Kemper Freeman. 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. The office tower is leased to Eddie Bauer's corporate headquarters; the hotel is occupied by Westin Hotels & Resorts.

The project was originally conceived in the late 1990s by Westbank Projects, a Canadian firm, and Lendlease of Australia. The 27-story office building was to be occupied by Drugstore.com while a separate 42-story building would have a Westin hotel and condominiums. Following the dot-com bubble, Drugstore.com backed out of its lease agreement and other tenants were unable to commit to their previous terms. Opus Northwest won an auction for the project rights, but later sold their stake to Kemper Freeman in 2003 for $40 million. The first phase was completed in November 2005 with Eddie Bauer and Microsoft as office tenants.