August 11, 2025

The Bel-Red Class B office massacre continues … with more townhouses to follow

Rendering via Pulte [enlarge]

Pulte’s planned replacement project ...

First they came for Executive Plaza, and we said nothing. Then death's cold hand knocked on the door of its neighbor, Columbia Court, and none dared protest.

That small Class B office building, at 2951 N.E. Bel-Red Road, is likewise bound for demolition … and again with townhouses to follow. This time it's Pulte that planning a four-building, 19-unit project for the sales market. Board & Vellum is the architect for what's variously been dubbed 91 Degrees and, more recently, Camellia Lane.

Pulte's team also includes BCRA Design, civil engineer and SEPA consultant; and Talasea Consultants, landscape architect and environmental consultant. Pulte typically builds its own projects.

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... and the doomed old Columbia Court office building.

The 1-acre property last traded in 2010 for $1.4 million. Pulte signed a purchase agreement with the owner two years ago. Final permits for the townhouses are still pending from the city. There's no sign yet of a demolition permit, which may precede the sale.

Columbia Court, developed in 1979, is still home to various small tenants, many of them medical practitioners. On the south side of Bel-Red, which is generally restricted to townhouse-scale development, Pulte's intended side faces a tire shop and the intersection of 130th Avenue Northeast. That street leads directly north to BelRed Station — about six minutes away by foot. So it's a very TOD location for Pulte and other townhouse developers.

Next door to the west of Columbia Court, the old Executive Plaza was demolished by Intracorp, which began selling the 31 townhouses at Verdyn earlier this year.

Now surely contemplating their own mortality are the nearby Bel-Red Medical Dental Center, Acosta Building, and Bel Red Place — which aren't yet publicly listed. A few steps west of the Verdyn development, the 50-year-old Forum Building already has one foot in the grave. Soma Homes is planning a scrape-and-replace job to yield 21 townhouses. The land hasn't sold yet, but the wrecking ball awaits.