Downtown Bellevue is the central business district of Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is bounded by I-405 to the east, NE 12th Street to the north, 100th Ave NE to the west, and Main Street to the south, and covers an area of around . It is the second largest city center in Washington state, with more than 50,000 employees and 12,000 residents. Geographically centered near the heart of the Puget Sound region, Downtown Bellevue is a regional growth center offering over of Class A office space, various major retail and entertainment locations, more than 2,500 hotel rooms and almost 10,000 housing units. Transportation Downtown Bellevue is the main Eastside hub for both the local transit authority, King County Metro, and Sound Transit, the regional transit system. The Bellevue Transit Center, which serves both Metro and Sound Transit buses, is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue and is connected to Interstate 405 by NE 6th St. with direct-access "Texas-T" HOV ramps. The Bellevue Transit Center will be adjacent to the Bellevue Downtown East Link Light Rail station, which is under construction and projected to open in 2023. Local buses run through Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton, and the University District; regional buses go to Bothell, Lynnwood, Everett, Seattle, Renton, Kent, Auburn and Federal Way, among other cities. Bellevue Way is the main north–south arterial through downtown. NE 8th St and NE 4th St are the main east–west arterials through Downtown. As of June 2010, the 10th St overpass is complete, creating a third bridge over the freeway. Later improvements to I-405 have smoothed the weave of traffic and access to SR-520. Retail Anchored by The Bellevue Collection and The Shops at The Bravern, downtown Bellevue is a regional shopping destination. The Bellevue Collection is a trio of mixed-use complexes of shops, offices, hotels, and condos. Bellevue Square, Lincoln Square, and Bellevue Place feature more than 200 shops and restaurants, department stores, and a 16-screen cinema. Bellevue Square is anchored by Macy's, Macy's Home Store and Nordstrom, later being expanded to feature Uniqlo, Zara, and the Northwest's first 365 by Whole Foods. Opened in 2009, the Bravern is a high-end complex of shops, apartments, and offices located on the eastern edge of downtown adjacent to I-405. It featured the only Neiman Marcus in the Northwest, which closed in 2020 following the company's bankruptcy. Grocery stores in Downtown Bellevue include QFC, Safeway