That quiet nine-story shell of an office tower in Bellevue’s Spring District might not be a ghost much longer. Meta looks to be gearing up to finally finish the interior of the long-unfinished building, which landed as a bare-bones shell in early 2024 and has been largely unusable for employees ever since. If the tech giant follows through with a full tenant build-out, it would be one of the clearest signs that at least some Eastside office space is being prepped for a new wave of workers.
According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Meta is preparing to move ahead with tenant improvements in the tower. Reporter Nick Pasion notes that Meta, which pre-leased the property, accepted the building in early 2024 but left it in shell condition and now “appears ready” to proceed with a full interior build-out.
What the Building Is and Who Owns It
Industry filings identify the property as Block 13, a roughly 212,128-square-foot Class A office tower that wrapped construction in 2024 and changed hands in mid-2025. Newmark notes that the building was marketed and sold to Drawbridge Realty while it was under a long-term lease to Meta.
Meta’s Spring District footprint totals about 1.8 million square feet, yet the company has been actively using only around half of that. The result has been a patchwork campus of full floors, subleased sections and raw interiors. The Seattle Times and other local trackers have detailed how Meta shrank its active presence, while The Daily Journal of Commerce reported that parts of the campus, including Block 6, were subleased to Snowflake as workplace strategies shifted.
Investors Are Paying Attention
Even as Meta pulled back on some expansion plans, big-money buyers have stayed interested in the Spring District. Funds tied to Blackstone picked up stakes in Blocks 5 and 6, and Drawbridge bought Block 13 in 2025, signaling that investors still like well-located, tech-anchored offices on the Eastside. ConnectCRE has tracked those deals, and public filings show Meta has given up rights to several potential future development sites as it reconsidered its buildout plans, a shift covered by Downtown Bellevue Network.
What Happens Next
Turning a shell into a working office is not a flip-the-switch moment. It usually involves months of design work, city permits and interior construction before desks, monitors and actual people show up. Offering details and listings for Block 13 state that the building was intentionally delivered as shell space to let a tenant customize the layout and finishes, and those documents list its delivery timing and 212,128-square-foot size. Offering materials provide additional project specifics.
If Meta commits to a full interior build-out, the ripple effects would go beyond a single address. A fully activated Block 13 would likely pump more customers into nearby shops and restaurants and boost ridership at the Spring District light rail station. Local brokers and analysts say bringing shelled space like this into real use would be a meaningful early signal that Bellevue’s office market is stabilizing in 2026. The Seattle Times and other market watchers are keeping a close eye on how fast Meta moves.
