Hospitality + Dining
Kemper Development Company Bellevue
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Attract the brightest minds, inspire creative talent and entice game changing innovators—that’s the vision behind Kemper Development Company’s mixed-use magnum opus development in downtown Bellevue.
The team excavated more than 475,000 cubic yards of earth and installed nearly three million pounds of rebar to prepare the site for a 10-foot-thick foundation. The first mat pour for the south tower was the largest continuous mat pour in Washington State at the time, only to be broken a month later by the slightly larger second mat pour for the north tower.
The development includes a 41-level hotel and residential tower, 32-story office tower, three-level podium commons area, and six levels of below-grade parking providing over 1,800 stalls. A skybridge connects the new podium to the neighboring Westin Hotel.
Owner
Kemper Development Company
Architect
HKS
Year Completed
2017
Certifications
LEED Gold
Project Stats
43
elevators
13,690
cubic yard continuous mat pour
3
million square feet
Approach Spotlight
Customers Come First
Overall customer experience drove design standards. For example, instead of pursuing the highest number of parking stalls, the team focused on leveraging speed ramps, angled parking, and wide drive aisles to keep customers flowing quickly – providing an easy and enjoyable parking experience as soon as they enter the property.
Breaking Records
At 13,690 cubic yards, the north tower’s mat foundation holds the record for the state’s largest continuous concrete pour, previously set by the south tower mat pour [13,400 cubic yards].
Sky Bridge Installation
A sky bridge was installed to connect the Lincoln Square Expansion to the neighboring Westin hotel. Crews worked overnight on a Friday into the early morning on Saturday to install the bridge in order to minimize disruption to the area.
News + Recognition
Recognition
2018 Interior Residential Building
NWCB Outstanding Projects of the Year
2018 Mixed-Use Development of the Year
NAIOP Night of the Stars Awards
2018 Award of Merit: Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
ENR NW's Regional Best Projects
Throughout the entire project, the team didn’t lose focus on mitigating impacts to the community – especially adjacent properties. A culture of safety was established at the onset.
Fritz Walter, Sr. Vice President of Construction Kemper Development Company
