A wave of changes is rippling across Eastside cities this fall - some encouraging for anyone tired of empty storefronts, some a reminder of how tight commercial and residential space still is.

In Redmond, Shake Shack, Joe & the Juice, and 45th Stop and Shop - a regional chain distinct from the East Coast grocery brand of the same name - have all signed leases near Downtown Redmond Station, though no opening dates have been announced yet. The former Fred Meyer building's future is still unsettled: Life Time bought the property for $32 million in February with plans for a fitness center, but no construction or opening timeline has been confirmed since.

In Bellevue, the Bellevue Arts Museum moved its nonprofit offices to Bellevue College after closing its downtown museum space, a change that caught many longtime visitors off guard. The organization says it will keep running the Bellevue Arts Fair and is exploring other programs with the college.

Woodinville's Harvest Yard development is opening in phases: Brass Steak & Seafood opened Oct. 24 alongside several tasting rooms, Flatstick Pub opened a new location in a converted schoolhouse the same month, and Mercer Island's Crawlspace Gastropub is targeting a 2027 opening there as well. In Issaquah, the focus is on what is coming next rather than what is already there - a long-rumored Uwajimaya and a possible H Mart, filling a long-noted gap in Asian grocery options on that side of the Eastside.

Elsewhere, Kirkland has passed new zoning rules for faith-based organizations that want to build affordable housing on their own properties, though no specific projects have been approved under the new rules yet. In Bellevue, a partially built hotel at 995 118th Ave SE could become 146 affordable apartments after the city granted conditional design-review approval on Oct. 28. And drivers should take note: northbound I-405 closes between SR 527 and SR 522 the weekend of Nov. 6-9, following a southbound closure the prior weekend - WSDOT has the two scheduled on consecutive weekends.