BELLEVUE, WA—The Rockefeller Group of New York plans to erect a 20-story 465,000-square-foot office building in the heart of Bellevue's central business district.

The company and a partner have submitted an application to the city for design review. The tower, designed by NBBJ, will be named Sterling Center, symbolic of the partnership established between The Rockefeller Group and the site's owner, Bellevue-based Sterling Realty Organization. It is the first project proposed for a centrally-located 5.46-acre site bound by Northeast 8^th Street and the Pedestrian Corridor to the north and south, the Key Bank and Symetra Buildings to the east and 106^th Avenue Northeast to the west. The Rockefeller Group plans to develop the site in phases, incorporating street-level retail and open public space.

“We are very pleased with all our Bellevue team has accomplished over the past 12 months to bring Sterling Center to this stage,” said Greg Korth, regional development director for The Rockefeller Group. “We are privileged to be working closely with Sterling Realty Organization and the City of Bellevue to develop this landmark project on this outstanding site. We continue to get positive feedback from our preliminary discussions with select tenants with respect to what differentiates our site in the Seattle and Bellevue markets – namely the project's distinctive location, size and future expansion potential that will provide tenants the ultimate flexibility to grow with the project.”