List of tallest buildings in Bellevue, Washington

This list of tallest buildings in Bellevue ranks high-rises in Bellevue, Washington by height. The tallest completed building in Bellevue is currently the 42-story Lincoln Tower One, which is Convert|450|ft|m|0|lk=on high. The building has the distinction of being the first skyscraper to reach the city's 450-foot height limit.Cite web|title=Bellevue|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=83|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2008-07-31] The second-tallest completed building in Bellevue is Eddie Bauer at Lincoln Square, standing at Convert|412|ft|0 tall with 28 floors of office space.

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 has continued to the present. More than half of Bellevue's twenty tallest buildings were completed after 2000; nine projects are scheduled for completion in 2008 alone. Overall, Bellevue's skyline is ranked third in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle and Portland.ref label|note01|A|^ As of August 2008, there are 21 completed highrise buildings in Bellevue.cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=102496&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1|title=High-rise Buildings of Bellevue|accessdate=2008-07-31|publisher=Emporis.com]

The tallest developments currently taking place in the city are the Bellevue Towers One and Two. Rising Convert|450|ft|m|0 from ground level, Bellevue Towers Two will become the tallest all-residential skyscraper in the city upon its completion. The building was topped out in early 2008, and is now tied with Lincoln Tower One as the tallest structure in Bellevue. As of August 2008, there are 33 buildings under construction, approved for construction and proposed for construction in Bellevue.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Bellevue skyscrapers that stand at least convert|150|ft|m|0 tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Topped out structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Bellevue and are planned to rise to at least convert|150|ft|m|0. A floor count of 15 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of convert|150|ft|m|0 for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Bellevue.

Notes

:A.note label|note01|A|^ Based on SkyscraperPage diagrams of [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=27 Seattle] , [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=29 Portland] , and [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=83 Bellevue] .

References

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External links

* [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=83 Diagram of Bellevue skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage