Leasing agent Mike Livingston of Cushman & Wakefield'sBellevue office says the building is being "designed to accommodatehigh-tech tenants, with beefed up electrical and HVAC." While noleasing agreements have been inked thus far, Livingston tellsGlobeSt. negotiations are underway with a number of prospectivetenants. Space is available at $24/sf net on the first four floors,and at $26/sf on the top floor.

Elsewhere on the plateau, an assisted-living facility will bebuilt by Toledo, OH-based HCR Manor Care, on a saite originallyproposed for a luxury hotel. Additionally, a 400,000-sf retailproject is underway at the intersection of East Lake Sammamish andIssaquah-Fall City Road. A 500-unit condominium development also isplanned nearby.

Traffic congestion on the Issaquah Plateau has been a majorissue. Parsons says Opus, together with the other developers, isshelling out "substantial money for traffic signalization and roadimprovements." For transportation impacts of the Eastpointe officebuilding, Opus is spending over $1.5 million for the widening ofroads and signalization. "A lot being done to enhance the trafficsituation," says Parsons.