The Future of Bellevue 2024 | Bisnow | 27 August 2024 | Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA

What You'll Learn From This Commercial Real Estate Conference:

• Explore the economic impact of major tech companies like Meta, TikTok and T-Mobile on downtown Bellevue, analyzing their role in shaping the city's overall economic landscape.
• Assess Bellevue's readiness for the projected addition of 70,000 jobs and 35,000 new housing units over the next two decades, examining the city's resources and housing supply to accommodate this growth.
• Delve into the strategies Bellevue's top players use to capitalize on the city's 25% job base growth since 2010, amidst the influx of 1.5 million square feet of new office space in the past three years, and an additional 3M SF currently under construction.
• Gain insights into how leading developers and government officials are tackling the increasing demand for housing in Bellevue, addressing challenges and implementing solutions to support sustainable growth.
• Analyze the current development and leasing activity of retail spaces in downtown Bellevue, considering the city's status as a major shopping destination generating an estimated $1 billion in annual taxable retail sales.•

Projects to be Discussed:
• Avenue Bellevue, Largest Construction Loan in Bellevue History for $700M - Fortress Development
• Four106, a 21-story office building, consists of 484,000 sq ft of office space and 6,500 sq ft of retail space - Patrinely Group
• Main Street and Bellevue Way - Bosa Development
• Microsoft-backed Bellevue workforce housing project - SRM Development

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Summit: Despite market volatility, Bellevue continues to attract investors, leading tech tenants and new residents to the city. Downtown plays a crucial role in supporting economic growth, offering abundant opportunities in Bellevue’s real estate market. Join us for an insightful event where industry leaders will discuss downtown Bellevue’s vibrant and promising real estate market. Discover how developers and government officials plan to address the growing need for housing to support this growth.

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants and bankers.

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Lynne Robinson
Mayor, City of Bellevue

MODERATOR:

Abigail Pearl DeWeese
Attorney, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

SPEAKERS:

Patrick Bannon
President and CEO, Bellevue Downtown Association

Richard Weir
EVP, Bosa Development

Andy Lakha
Principal and CEO, Fortress Development

Matt Chamberlain
EVP - West Coast, Patrinely Group

Sean Canady
Principal, GGLO

Susan Boyd
CEO, Bellwether Housing

Conor Hansen
Managing Principal, SRM Development

Patience Malaba
CEO, Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County

2024 Sponsors

• BuildGroup
• GGLO
• HCMP