Snap is quietly bulking up again in downtown Bellevue, tucking into more space at Midstation Bellevue just as demand heats up for high-end office floors. The Snapchat parent has been on a steady Eastside expansion run, raising the stakes for landlords and rival tenants chasing modern, amenity-packed suites. It is one more sign that Bellevue’s best buildings are in play even while the broader region is still wrestling with elevated vacancy.
Snap’s expanding footprint
Local brokerage records show Snap has been growing its Midstation presence in stages and already held a roughly 115,000-square-foot block at the 110 110th Ave NE building, according to Broderick Group. That earlier total reflects multiple lease steps tracked over the last few years as the company shifted more employees into Bellevue.
Midstation is a seven-story, roughly 241,412-square-foot building that has been marketed as a modern, transit-adjacent option for tech tenants, according to Unico Properties.
New pickup reported
On April 1, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Snap has taken additional space at Midstation, pushing its total footprint in the building past 158,000 square feet. The latest pickup, which the Business Journal says was finalized this spring, follows earlier lease moves that steadily built Snap’s presence in the tower. The publication did not disclose financial terms for the deal.
Brokers say it’s a ‘flight to quality’
Brokers and market watchers say the expansion is part of a broader flight to quality on the Eastside, where AI-focused and other tech firms are favoring newly upgraded, amenity-rich towers. As GeekWire noted, a Broderick Group report shows downtown Bellevue vacancy tightening in some pockets even as overall availability is still above pre-pandemic norms. That narrowing for top-tier space is helping landlords grab attention from big corporate tenants that want central offices near transit.
What it means for landlords and local retail
For landlords, another large tenant means less empty space in marquee towers and a stronger argument for investing in upgrades. For the cafes and shops at street level, signings like Snap’s look like a promising demand signal. Midstation’s marketing highlights big floor plates and a central atrium, features that brokers say appeal to teams that are coming back into the office.
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