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City Center South

City Center South is the southern edge of downtown Bellevue — a high-rise condo district stretching from Main Street south to roughly SE 6th Street, bounded by Bellevue Way to the west and I-405 to...

95
Walk Score
58
Transit Score
55
Bike Score

Living in City Center South

City Center South is the southern edge of downtown Bellevue — a high-rise condo district stretching from Main Street south to roughly SE 6th Street, bounded by Bellevue Way to the west and I-405 to the east. Housing is almost entirely condominiums, with virtually no single-family inventory (the last SFH sale was May 2022). The median condo sale price sits at $1.064M with $934/sqft. The neighborhood benefits from full Walk Score 95 walkability, direct light rail access, proximity to the Bellevue Collection and Old Main Street, and the 20-acre Downtown Park. Avenue Bellevue, with 365 luxury condos and the InterContinental Hotel, completed in 2024 and now anchors the district's southern corridor.

City Center South shares downtown Bellevue's Walker's Paradise Walk Score of 95. Groceries, dining, entertainment, and transit are all within a short walk. The East Main Station and Bellevue Downtown Station provide direct light rail connections. Bus service through the Bellevue Transit Center (1,150+ buses daily) adds coverage to Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, and Seattle. The Grand Connection pedestrian corridor is under development, further improving non-car mobility.

Tech professionals at Amazon, T-Mobile, or Meta who want to walk to work and skip the commute entirely Empty nesters trading a suburban house for a lock-and-leave high-rise condo with concierge, gym, and no maintenance International buyers seeking safety, strong schools (Bellevue SD), and proximity to corporate campuses

Real Estate Market

Condo-14.2% YoY
$1,064,000
$934
$/sqft
85
Days
2
Sold

5-Year Price Trends

Quarterly median sale price. Source: Redfin. Hover to highlight.

Q4 2025. Quarterly data from Redfin. Low sales volume can cause quarter-to-quarter volatility.

Getting Around

Southern portion of downtown Bellevue, roughly bounded by Main Street to the north, I-405 to the east, SE 6th Street/Mercer Slough to the south, and Bellevue Way SE to the west. Straddles the transition between downtown's commercial core and the residential neighborhoods south of the freeway.

Key commute times:

  • Amazon Bellevue: 5-10 min walk (Amazon towers are in adjacent City Center)
  • Microsoft Redmond: 15 min by car, 4 stops by light rail
  • Meta Bellevue: 5-10 min by car
  • Amazon Slu: 20-25 min by light rail (full 2 Line opens March 2026)
  • Google Kirkland: 15 min by car
  • T Mobile Bellevue: 5-10 min walk

Highlights

  • Walk Score 95 — Walker's Paradise, the highest on the Eastside
  • East Main and Bellevue Downtown light rail stations both within walking distance
  • Full 2 Line to Seattle opens March 28, 2026 — 25 min to downtown Seattle
  • Downtown Park (20 acres) and Meydenbauer Bay Park (waterfront) within a 10-min walk
  • Old Main Street: boutique retail, wine bars, and restaurants on foot
  • The Bellevue Collection and The Bravern luxury shopping adjacent

Schools

Enatai Elementary

Elementary
9/10

Chinook Middle School

Middle
8/10

Bellevue High School

High School
10/10

Developments & What's Coming

SRM100 / 12 Bellevue Way SE

Design Review ApprovedTBD — no construction start date announced

376-unit, 7-story mixed-use residential building at the southeast corner of Bellevue Way SE and Main Street. 15,026 sqft ground-floor retail, 438 underground parking stalls. Studios through 3-bedrooms. Designed by Runberg Architecture Group. Developer: SRM Development.

Avenue Bellevue

Complete2024

Two luxury condo towers (365 units total: 223 luxury + 104 estate/ultra-luxury condos), InterContinental Hotel (208 rooms), 75,000+ sqft retail. Completed 2024. Now selling and occupied.

2 Line Light Rail — Full Seattle Service

Opening March 2026

Full East Link 2 Line connecting Bellevue Downtown Station and East Main Station to Seattle via Mercer Island opens March 28, 2026.

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