Bellevue City Council announced last week the purchase of a choice 1.5 acre property that would connect Bellevue's Meydenbauer Bay waterfront to Downtown Bellevue and the Downtown Park. Quoting Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger, "The sustained vision of an entire community is responsible for this remarkable achievement". City Council has been working for decades for the creation of a waterfront park and corridor.
Expect a couple years before walking your pooch over, though. Currently on the site sits the Bayvue Village Apartments, where tenants of the 51 unit complex will be allowed to continue renting until plans are formulated in detail for the new park. The City is working with a citizens committee to create a general blueprint for the park. The master plan should be completed sometime in 2008.
The site is one block away from 16 acre Downtown Park. The graphic also shows the popular Meydenbauer Beach Park and the Bellevue Marina at the bay. Already strong and one of Bellevue's most sought out areas, real estate prices immediately surrounding should be bolstered with this new addition.
Hi Chuck!
I do too... Bellevue does a commendable job with their city planning... It's no longer in the shadow of Seattle as a result.