The city of Bellevue, Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area, has at least 41 high-rise buildings, 23 of which stand or taller in height. Downtown Bellevue started to develop into a high-rise office district in the 1970s and continues to grow, with new residential buildings being added in the late 2000s. The tallest building in the city, measuring in height, is the 42-story Amazon Sonic. Amazon Sonic, formerly known as the 555 Tower during construction, was the first skyscraper to reach the city's height limit, which was raised in 2017, upon its completion in 2023.
Bellevue's history of high-rise development 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 building boom took place. Eight of the city's 24 tallest buildings were completed over the next seven years, including City Center Bellevue, which was the tallest building in the city for almost two decades. The high-rise construction boom ended in 1989, and only one high-rise which ranked among the city's tallest structures was completed during the 1990s. From 2000, Bellevue entered into a second, much larger building boom that continued for the next decade. More than half of Bellevue's twenty tallest buildings were completed from then on; nine projects were completed in 2008 alone, including Bellevue Towers. With the groundbreaking of the SoMa Towers project in 2012, the city entered another period of heavy building construction. The largest recent developments under construction are the W Bellevue Hotel (500 Lincoln Square) and 400 Lincoln Square; both of these buildings constitute the southward expansion of Lincoln Square and stand approximately tall. In 2017, the city raised height limits to allow for buildings as tall as 600 feet (180 m) in some areas of the downtown core. The 2 Line of Link light rail opened in 2024 with a station in downtown Bellevue, incentivizing a new round of development along the eastern edge of downtown.
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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.
Rank Name Image Heightft (m) Floors Use Year Coordinates Notes1Amazon Sonic600 (183)42Office2023This building was formerly known as the 555 Tower.Bellevue 600600 (183)43Office2025Topped out in September 2024 3 Bellevue Towers - South Tower 43 Residential 2008 The tallest all-residential building in the city. One Lincoln Tower 42 Hotel, Residential 2005 Two Lincoln Tower 42 Hotel, Residential 2017 Houses apartments and the W Bellevue hotel. 5 400 Lincoln Square 31 Office 2017 This building has 710,000 square feet of Class A office space. 6 Bellevue Towers - North Tower 42 Residential 2008 8 Lincoln Square North 28 Office 2007 This building was formerly known as Eddie Bauer at Lincoln Square.9The Eight396 (121)25Office2024Developed by Skanska 10 City Center East 26 Office 2009 The building was originally planned to rise 34 floors and 450 feet but was downsized in December 2005. 11 City Center Bellevue 27 Office 1986 Tallest building completed in the 1980s. 12 The Artise 25 Office 2024 To be leased by Amazon 13 The Bravern - North Tower 33 Residential 2009 This building is also known as The Bravern Residence Tower I. The Bravern - South Tower 33 Residential 2009 This building is also known as The Bravern Residence Tower II. 15 Symetra Financial Center 25 Office 1986 This building was formerly known as Rainier Plaza. 16 Key Center 22 Office 2000 This building is also known as Three Bellevue Center. 17 Skyline Tower 24 Office 1983 18 Avenue Bellevue South Tower 26 Hotel/Residential 2024 Hotel portion operated by InterContinental 19 Elements Apartments - Building 989 26 Residential 2006 This building was the first rental apartment high-rise building in Bellevue. 20 Avenue Bellevue West Tower 25 Hotel/Residential 2024 21 The Bravern Building 2 23 Office 2009 It is also known as The Bravern Office Commons–Tower II. 22 Tower 333 20 Office 2008 This building is also known as Tower 333. 23 Bank of America Tower 21 Office 1988 24 Hyatt Regency Bellevue 25 Hotel 1989 This structure is the tallest all-hotel building in the city. 25 One Bellevue Center 22 Office 1983 Two Washington Square 25 Residential 2008 27 Bellevue Pacific Tower 23 Office, Residential 1995 This structure was the tallest building completed in the 1990s. 28 One Washington Square 24 Residential 2008 929 Tower 19 Office 2015 West Main Tower I 19 Office 2024 Leased by Amazon
Tallest under construction There are three buildings that are under construction in Bellevue that are expected to rise over , but are not yet completed structures, as of 2024.
NameHeight*ft (m) Floors Year (est.) Coordinates NotesWest Main Tower II250 (76)16Planned by Vulcan Real Estate; development paused in 2022 and resumed in 2026.West Main Tower III250 (76)17Planned by Vulcan Real Estate; development paused in 2022 and resumed in 2026.
Timeline of tallest buildings Name Image Years as tallestHeightft (m) Floors Location Notes Puget Power Building 1956–1967 (11 years) 52 (16) 4 10607 NE 4th Street 400 Building 1967–1970 (3 years) 92 (28) 7 400 108th Avenue NE Paccar Tower 1970–1982 (12 years) 170 (52) 13 777 106th Ave NE Plaza Center 1982–1983 (2 years) 223 (68) 16 10900 NE 8th Street Skyline Tower 1983–1986 (3 years) 318 (97) 24 10900 NE 4th Street City Center Bellevue 1986–2005 (19 years) 358 (109) 27 500 108th Avenue NE One Lincoln Tower 2005–2023 (18 years) 450 (137) 42 604 Bellevue Way Bellevue Towers - South Tower 2008–2023 (15 years) 450 (137) 43 10655 4th Street Two Lincoln Tower2017–2023 (6 years)450 (137)4210485 NE 6th StAmazon Sonic2023–present600 (183)42555 108th Ave NE
See also List of tallest buildings in Seattle List of tallest buildings in Tacoma, Washington
Notes A. Based on SkyscraperPage diagrams of Seattle, Portland, and Bellevue.
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External links Diagram of Bellevue skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage