Contact Carolyn Casey
360-676-2500
For Immediate Release
April 8, 2009
Most of the Squalicum Promenade Will Remain Open
[Bellingham, Wash.] Construction work began today on the Bellwether Gate building at the Port's Bellwether on the Bay® development alongside Squalicum Harbor.
This building, which will include underground parking, offices and some retail and services, will be completed by December 2010. It is the first of four buildings that will be owned and managed by Bellwether Gate, LLC.
The first building will be located between Anthony's Homeport Restaurant and the Hearthfire Grill Restaurant. Because of the construction activity, a portion of the waterfront promenade will be closed for about one year. This closure will begin Friday, April 10.
People still are encouraged to enjoy the rest of the popular waterfront walkway, which continues alongside the full length of Squalicum Harbor.
The Port's Bellwether on the Bay® development already includes two mixed-use office buildings, a hotel and several restaurants. The first phase of this development opened in 1999. Today about 40 businesses operate at Bellwether on the Bay, employing about 400 people.
When the new building is complete, it will include the national engineering firm CH2M Hill as its anchor tenant, as well as some smaller businesses. Employment in this building is expected to exceed 300. This does not include the approximately 100 construction workers who will be employed on the site.
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