Why the fire-damaged building on 100th Avenue NE near NE 1st Street is still standing, and whether anything is planned
· Bellevue Dispatch, issue 9 · Every answered question
A reader in Downtown asked why the fire-damaged building on 100th Avenue NE near NE 1st Street is still standing, and whether anything is planned. The site that matches is the Chimneys Condominium at 115 100th Ave NE. The city reported a two-alarm fire there in October 2016 and called the 21-unit complex a total loss. A demolition permit, file 20-120879-BE, was applied for in November 2020 and issued in October 2021; it covered demolition only, with no new construction proposed. The city's permit portal lists that permit as expired on April 17, 2025, never finaled, with no other permits on the parcel. So nothing is on file for the site today. Development Services answers questions at 425-452-6800. Know a neighbor asking the same thing? Forward this; they can subscribe at bellevuedispatch.com.
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