Lincoln Square (Bellevue)

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Lincoln Square
Location Bellevue, Washington
Coordinates 47°37′01″N122°12′04″W / 47.617002°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)
Use Mixed-use (Retail, Office, Housing, Hotel)
Companies
Developer Kemper Freeman
OwnerKemper Development Company
Technical details
Cost$360 million (Phase I) [1]
$1.2 billion (Phase II) [2]
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Bellevue Westin

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.

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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]

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