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Who is the excavation or shoring contractor? →
Bellevue's issued early-works clear-and-grade permit (21-133872-GD) names Gary Merlino Construction Co. as contractor, under Washington license GARYMCC150MW. That identifies the firm performing the current shallow grading; it does not identify the contractor for the later perimeter shoring. The…
/faqConstruction phase guide — Perimeter shoring →
03; status Permit issued; field start unconfirmed; records 21-134212-BV · Issued in September 7 record. Visible evidence: Once authorized and mobilized, a continuous earth-retention operation around the excavation edge would be the durable field signal—not simply a drill rig elsewhere on the block.…
/timelineGlossary: Shoring →
Shoring: Temporary walls and bracing that hold back soil and protect neighbors while a deep hole is excavated.
/glossaryPermit 21-134212-BV — Mass excavation & shoring →
Status Issued; Applied Dec 14, 2021 · status checked Sep 7, 2026. The mass-excavation and shoring permit is Issued in the September 7 city parcel record, advancing from the pending status recorded in August. It is separate from full clear-and-grade permit 24-104334-GD, which remains Pending, and…
/permitsPermit critical path — Shoring issued; full-site grading remains pending →
As of September 7, 2026. Records: 24-104334-GD, 21-134212-BV. Status: Mixed — issued / pending. The September 7 parcel record lists the shoring permit as Issued and full-site clear-and-grade as Pending. These remain separate authorizations; visible equipment or an issued shoring record cannot…
/permitsNews (2026-09-03): Onni 606 Mass Excavation and Shoring Permit Issued by City of Bellevue →
News article published 2026-09-03 — Onni 606 Mass Excavation and Shoring Permit Issued by City of Bellevue. The City of Bellevue has issued the mass excavation and shoring permit for the Onni 606 development, a significant step for the three-tower project. The independent tracker onni606.com…
/news/2026-09-03-onni-606-mass-excavation-and-shoring-permit-issued-by-city-of-bellevuNews (2026-08-29): Onni 606 Mass Excavation and Shoring Permit Moves to 'Ready to Issue' Status →
News article published 2026-08-29 — Onni 606 Mass Excavation and Shoring Permit Moves to 'Ready to Issue' Status. The permit for mass excavation and shoring at the Onni 606 development site in Downtown Bellevue has advanced to 'Ready to Issue' status, as indicated by city records. The Onni 606…
/news/2026-08-28-onni-606-mass-excavation-and-shoring-permit-moves-to-ready-to-issue-sNews (2026-08-22): Long steel-beam haul and gas relocation surface as Onni 606 shoring review advances →
News article published 2026-08-22 — Long steel-beam haul and gas relocation surface as Onni 606 shoring review advances. Two August 13 street-use filings cover 64- to 96-foot beam deliveries and a 425-foot PSE gas-main relocation; meanwhile, Bellevue is reviewing Revision 15 of the still-pending…
/news/2026-08-22-steel-beam-haul-gas-relocation-shoring-reviewWill Onni 606 actually get built on schedule? →
Onni targeted a July 2026 excavation start and a roughly five-year build. As of September 7, 2026, The former buildings are gone and earthwork is under way. The city now lists the shoring permit as Issued; the below-grade structure is Ready to Issue, while full clear-and-grade remains Pending.…
/faqCurrent construction phase — what's happening on site now →
As of September 7, 2026, the current phase is: Earthwork — shoring permit issued. The former buildings are gone and earthwork is under way. The city now lists the shoring permit as Issued; the below-grade structure is Ready to Issue, while full clear-and-grade remains Pending. Camera evidence: The…
/liveProject timeline →
2019 — Site acquired: Onni Group purchases the ~4-acre Barnes & Noble block for roughly $116M. 2021 — Cleanup track opens: Ecology's December 15 opinion says that, if the proposed independent cleanup is completed as described, further remedial action will likely not be needed. It is prospective—not…
/timelineProject update (Aug 24, 2026) — Pit-conveyor and podium reviews advance without permit issuance →
Aug 24, 2026: Bellevue approved the Revision 1 electrical review for excavation-pit conveyor permit 26-117887-BG and the Revision 3 and Revision 4 utility reviews for podium permit 25-105052-BB. The podium's Revision 3 transportation line closed so review could continue under Revision 4. Both…
/news/2026-08-24-conveyor-podium-reviews-approvedProject update (Aug 22, 2026) — Long steel-beam haul and gas relocation enter the street-use record →
Aug 22, 2026: Two August 13 right-of-way applications cover deliveries of 64- to 96-foot steel beams and a 425-foot PSE gas-main relocation through the Onni parcel to the neighboring 601 108th Avenue NE building. The steel-haul review was approved August 21, but both permits remain Pending.…
/news/2026-08-22-steel-beam-haul-gas-relocation-shoring-reviewProject update (Aug 12, 2026) — New permit details twin excavation-pit conveyor systems →
Aug 12, 2026: Bellevue permit 26-117887-BG, applied August 4, covers two 600-amp, 480-volt, three-phase pit-conveyor systems for NW Construction. The first electrical review requested a revision August 11 over the control panels' listing or field-evaluation requirements, so the permit remains…
/news/2026-08-12-excavation-pit-conveyor-permitProject update (Aug 1, 2026) — Completed July report: early earthwork, with deep excavation still gated →
Aug 1, 2026: The human-reviewed completed-month record uses July 13 as its earliest verified comparison visual and July 21 as its latest, without presenting either as a calendar endpoint. Bellevue records through the July 31 cutoff document soil export, a Tower 2 structural revision request and…
/news/2026-07-onni-606-construction-progress-reportProject update (Jul 29, 2026) — Soil export documented as fuel and utility reviews advance →
Jul 29, 2026: A July 28 job-conference note under the issued early-grading permit directs crews to maintain a mechanical street sweeper while exporting soils—the first Bellevue inspection entry to state explicitly that soil is leaving the block. On July 29, fire reviewers approved reviews of the…
/news/2026-07-29-soil-export-fuel-utility-fire-reviewsProject update (Jul 21, 2026) — Six excavators spread across the early-works area →
Jul 21, 2026: A high-resolution afternoon photograph shows six tracked excavators, a tracked dozer and a water truck across a broader graded area than the July 17 camera frame, which showed four excavators. The northeast slab has been broken into a field of rubble or aggregate and the…
/news/2026-07-21-six-excavators-early-earthwork-expandsProject update (Jul 17, 2026) — Early excavation begins under issued grading permit →
Jul 17, 2026: Camera frames show excavators working exposed soil across a broad shallow cut and dump trucks moving through the site. Bellevue permit 21-133872-GD was issued for early clear-and-grade work for mass excavation, completed its second preconstruction conference June 17 and received an…
/news/2026-07-17-early-excavation-under-issued-grading-permitProject update (Jul 15, 2026) — Another foreground band of slab disappears →
Jul 15, 2026: A late-afternoon photograph shows the broad foreground slab and small raised concrete remnant visible July 14 removed, leaving exposed shallow subgrade and distinct rubble stockpiles. Four excavators, a wheel loader and support vehicles are visible. The fixed visual references show…
/news/2026-07-15-slab-removal-pushes-southProject update (Jul 14, 2026) — Fuel, power and utility permits deepen mobilization →
Jul 14, 2026: A new fuel-cube filing for heavy equipment (26-116729-FR) joined the ledger July 13; Comcast's permit to relocate a splice case through two vaults (26-114882-TJ) was issued the same day; and the large temporary construction-power permit (26-114797-BG) is now Ready to Issue after…
/news/2026-07-14-fuel-power-utility-permits-mobilization