List of tallest buildings in Bellevue, Washington


The U.S. city of Bellevue, Washington, is a suburb of Seattle with 31 high-rise buildings that are or taller in height. Downtown Bellevue developed into a high-rise office district in the 1970s and 1980s and continues to grow, with new residential buildings being introduced in the late 2000s. The tallest buildings in the city, measuring in height, are the 42-story Lincoln Tower One, W Hotel at Lincoln Square, and the 43-story Bellevue Towers Two. Lincoln Tower One was the first skyscraper to reach the city's height limit upon completion in 2005.
Bellevue's history of skyscrapers began with the completion of the Paccar Tower in 1970; this structure is regarded as the city's first high-rise. High-rise building construction remained slow until 1982, when the city's first skyscraper building boom took shape. Eight of the city's 24 tallest buildings were completed within the next seven years, including City Center Bellevue, which was the tallest building in Bellevue for almost two decades. The skyscraper construction boom ended in 1989, and subsequently only one high-rise which ranked among the city's tallest structures was completed in the 1990s. Beginning in 2000, Bellevue entered into a second, much larger building boom that continued to 2010. More than half of Bellevue's twenty tallest buildings were completed after 2000; nine projects were completed in 2008 alone, including Bellevue Towers. Overall, Bellevue's skyline is ranked third in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, after Seattle and Portland.
With the groundbreaking of the SoMa Towers project in 2012, the city entered another era of building construction. The largest of the recent developments under construction are the W Bellevue Hotel and 400 Lincoln Square; both of these buildings constitute the southward expansion of Lincoln Square and stand approximately tall. Buildings exceeding the current 450-foot height limit have been proposed and the city raised height limits in 2017 to allow for buildings in some areas of the downtown core. As of 2015, there are 24 additional buildings under construction and planned for construction in Bellevue.

Cityscape

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks Bellevue's buildings that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
RankNameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsUseYearCoordinatesNotes
Bellevue Towers Two43Residential2008
  • The tallest all-residential building in the city.
One Lincoln Tower42Hotel, Residential2005
W Bellevue Hotel42Hotel, Residential2017
400 Lincoln Tower31Office2017
  • This building has 710,000 square feet of Class "A" office space.
    • Bellevue Towers One42Residential2008
    Lincoln Square North28Office2007
  • Tallest all-office building in Bellevue
    • City Center East26Office2009
  • The building was originally planned to rise 34 floors and 450 feet but was downsized in December 2005.
    • City Center Bellevue27Office1986
  • This is the tallest building completed in the 1980s.
    • One Bravern Court30Residential2009
  • This building is also known as The Bravern Residence Tower I.
    • Two Bravern Court30Residential2009
  • This building is also known as The Bravern Residence Tower II.
    • Symetra Financial Center25Office1986
  • This building was formerly known as Rainier Plaza.
    • Key Center22Office2000
  • This building is also known as Three Bellevue Center.
    • Skyline Tower24Office1983
    989Elements26Residential2006
  • This building was the first rental apartment high-rise building in Bellevue.
    • Bravern Tower II23Office2009
  • It is also known as The Bravern Office Commons–Tower II.
    • Tower 33320Office2008
  • This building is also known as Tower 333.
    • Bank of America Tower21Office1988
    Hyatt Regency Bellevue25Hotel1989
  • This structure is the tallest all-hotel building in the city.
    • One Bellevue Center22Office1983
    Two Washington Square25Residential2008
    Bellevue Pacific Tower23Office, Residential1995
  • This structure is the tallest building completed in the 1990s.
    • One Washington Square24Residential2008
    929 Tower19Office2015
    SoMa North Tower22Residential2015
    Elements Too West22Residential2009
  • This building is also known as Ashwood Commons–Phase II Tower I.
    • 26Ten2022Residential2008
    26Ashton Bellevue20Residential2008
  • This building is also known as VUE Hanover Tower.<
    • 26Center 425*16Office2016
  • This office project is topped out.
    • 29Avalon Towers Bellevue East Tower230 24Residential2010
    30Plaza Center223 16Office1982
    31SoMa South Tower*219 18Residential2017
  • This residential building is topped out.
    • 32Pacific Regent Tower200 17Residential1987
  • This building is also known as The Fountains at Pacific Regent.
    • 33Hyatt Regency Bellevue North Tower199 16Hotel2009
    34Bravern Tower I175 12Office2008
  • This building is also known as The Bravern Office Commons–Tower I.
    • 35Paccar Tower170 13Office1970
  • This structure is the tallest building constructed in the 1970s.
    • 36Summit Building B169 13Office2002
    37Seattle Marriott Bellevue165 17Hotel2015
    38Elements Too East161 13Residential2009
    39Avalon Towers Bellevue West Tower154 14Residential2010

    Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

    Under construction

    This lists buildings that are under construction in Bellevue that are expected to rise over 150 feet, but are not yet completed structures.
    NameHeight*
    ft     		FloorsYear CoordinatesNotes
    Avenue Bellevue South Tower308 262022—
    • Formerly known as The Elan Tower I.
    Avenue Bellevue West Tower284 252022—
  • Formerly known as The Elan Tower II.
    • Brio North245 232019
    One88240 212020
    888 Bellevue215 192019
    Summit III—17—
  • 280,000 square feet to be leased by Amazon.
    • 1001 Office Towers East186 152022
  • Also known as Binary Towers.
  • To be leased by Amazon.
    • 1001 Office Towers West186 152022
  • Also known as Binary Towers.
  • To be leased by Amazon.

    • Approved

    This lists buildings that are approved for construction that are expected to rise over 150 feet, but have not started excavation.
    NameHeight*
    ft     		FloorsYear CoordinatesNotes
    555 108th Avenue600 422023
    • Once complete, this will be the tallest building in Bellevue.
    • Planned by Vulcan Real Estate
    Four 106 Phase I North Tower303 272021
    Four 106 Phase I South Tower303 272021
    Bellevue Plaza Tower 1250 17—
    Mira Phase II240 20——

    Proposed

    This lists buildings that are proposed for construction that are expected to rise over 150 feet, but have not been approved.
    NameHeight*
    ft     		FloorsYear CoordinatesNotes
    Bellevue 600600 432024
    • Proposed by Amazon.
    Cloudvue Tower I600
  • Previously known as the Elev8 Project.
    • Cloudvue Tower II600
  • Previously known as the Elev8 Project.
    • Cloudvue Tower III600
  • Previously known as the Elev8 Project.
    • 680 106th Avenue NE Tower 1600 502023
    680 106th Avenue NE Tower 2600 502024
    680 106th Avenue NE Tower 3600 462023
    The Eight396 262022
  • Developed by Skanska
    • Washington Square Tower277 20—
    Bellevue Plaza Tower 2250 17—
    Bellevue Plaza Tower 3250 17—
    Bosa II230 21——
    * Table entries with dashes indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion have not been released.

    Timeline of tallest buildings

    This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Bellevue.
    NameImageYears as tallestHeight
    ft     		FloorsLocationNotes
    Puget Power Building1956–1967 52 410607 NE 4th Street
    400 Building1967–1970 92 7400 108th Avenue NE
    Paccar Tower1970–1982 170 13777 106th Ave NE
    Plaza Center1982–1983 223 1610900 NE 8th Street
    Skyline Tower1983–1986 318 2410900 NE 4th Street
    City Center Bellevue1986–2005 358 27500 108th Avenue NE
    One Lincoln Tower2005–present450 42604 Bellevue Way
    Bellevue Towers Two2008–present450 4310655 4th Street