Amazon has opened The Meadow, a new public open space within its Bellevue 600 office development at 633 110th Avenue NE, providing a temporary community gathering area in downtown Bellevue. The 1.75-acre space is positioned in the heart of the city and is intended to be accessible to the public rather than reserved exclusively for office users.
The Meadow sits directly across from the Bellevue Transit Center, giving visitors convenient access to the site from bus and transit connections. The open space is located on land that has been designated for a future second Amazon office tower, tying the new outdoor amenity directly to the ongoing build-out of the Bellevue 600 project.
Because construction on the second tower has not yet begun, the site has been programmed as an interim outdoor destination to serve the community in the period between development phases. Instead of leaving the parcel inactive until vertical construction resumes, the space has been intentionally designed and opened for public use.
According to Amazon, much of The Meadow is expected to be redeveloped when the second office tower proceeds. The current layout was conceived with that future transition in mind, balancing near-term community access with the long-term build-out of the two-tower office project.
Not all of the improvements at The Meadow are temporary. A permanent pedestrian pathway linking the existing Bellevue 600 building with the planned second tower is designed to remain in place as the site evolves. The company also plans to retain a featured art installation, preserving a visible public-facing element even after the broader site is redeveloped.
Amazon executives framed the open space as part of the company's broader approach to its presence in the city. Sean Lee, vice president of corporate real estate & facilities at Amazon, said the firm aims to grow alongside the surrounding community and keep the site accessible between development stages. He noted that, rather than closing off the area while waiting for the next construction phase, Amazon chose to make The Meadow available as a gathering place that residents and visitors can use immediately.
With The Meadow now open, the Bellevue 600 development offers both an active office component and a publicly accessible outdoor environment, while still reserving the underlying land for a future office tower. The project illustrates how a large corporate office user can phase development and maintain community engagement during the lifecycle of a multi-building urban campus.
