USA, WA: New brewery to enter Bellevue market

There’s a thing happening in Bellevue. A big swath of land, once home to a Coca-Cola bottling and distribution facility, is undergoing a massive transformation. The 36-acre Spring District is a mixed-use development project creating new office space as well as an urban village. And at its hub, will appear a new brewery and restaurant, Seattlepi.com reported on May 7.

Wright Runstad & Co., the company developing the property, says that a brewery, with a planned opening in the summer of 2016, is at the core of the project.

According to a report in the Puget Sound Business Journal, the project will be called the BrewHub and the developers have already talked to a number of breweries about potential partnerships but have yet to pick an operator. Developers recognize that it is an important decision since the brewery will set the tone for the entire project.

The BrewHub will be an office building designed to attract startups and other creative-minded businesses.

The developers are banking on the fact that Bellevue is still an untapped market for breweries. Bellevue Brewing, Geaux Brewing, and Rock Bottom Brewery are the only breweries in Washington’s fifth largest city.

13 May, 2015