Politics & Government

Want to Buy a Bellevue Liquor Store? State Auction Ends April 20

Want to buy a liquor store in Bellevue? You have until April 20 to bid on a store at the State Public Surplus auction site.

People interested in buying a liquor store in Bellevue have a month to bid before the state auction ends on April 20.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is auctioning the state-run stores on the state's Public Surplus website as a result of the , which opened liquor sales to retailers with a footprint of 10,000 square feet who apply for liquor licenses.

The footprints of the existing stores are the only exception to the law's footprint requirement, according to the state. , with some exceptions (listed here on the state liquor control board website).

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Auction winners get the right to sell liquor at that location, or within a one-square mile radius, but the inventory of liquor and the lease on the location are not included in the bid. (The winner has to take care of those things separately.)

Each store is being auctioned, and there is one auction for purchasing the entire state liquor store system. According to the liquor control board, if the total revenue of an all-store network bid exceeds the value of the individual stores high bids combined, then the individual bids will be declined and rights will be awarded to the all-store network bid.

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For more information, refer to the Washington State Liquor Control Board's auction information page, or go directly to the list on the auctions website.

StoreLocationLink to Auction BELLEVUE-CROSSROADS 
Store # 85 BELLEVUE-CROSSROADS 
15600 NE 8TH ST #K-07 
BELLEVUE WA 98008-3927 
Link  
Store # 98 BELLEVUE-DOWNTOWN 
1100 BELLEVUE WAY NE 
BELLEVUE WA 98004-4280  Link BELLEVUE-EASTGATE 
Store # 115 BELLEVUE-EASTGATE 
15100 SE 38TH ST 
BELLEVUE WA 98006-1763  Link  
Store # 131 BELLEVUE-NORTHTOWNE 
2616 BELLEVUE WAY NE 
BELLEVUE WA 98004-2209 Link  
Store # 120 BELLEVUE-OVERLAKE 
14315 NE 20TH ST STE B 
BELLEVUE WA 98007-3708  Link FACTORIA 
Store # 41 FACTORIA 
3630 FACTORIA BLVD SE 
BELLEVUE WA 98006-6128 
Link


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