Articles about downtown

Office-to-residential conversion is a trendy idea for downtown resurgence — but has big challenges

Office-to-residential conversions are frequent fodder in discussions of the post-pandemic city, downtown regeneration, and hopes to contain rising housing costs.… Read More

Seattle grocery store PCC blames ‘lower numbers of office workers’ as it closes downtown location

Has Seattle’s office worker traffic peaked? That’s one potential takeaway from the surprise closure of PCC Community Markets’ downtown grocery… Read More

From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience

In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “Amazon Great Return” through a variety… Read More

‘Huge news for downtown’: Cinerama reopening in Seattle follows Amazon’s office return

Seattle civic leaders described the return of beloved movie theater Cinerama as another boost to downtown revitalization efforts. Nonprofit film… Read More

Seattle leaders make plea for workers to return downtown and help address ‘remote work affliction’

More than 1,200 business and civic leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon for the Downtown Seattle Association’s annual “State of Downtown” event. … Read More

Are tech workers coming back to downtown Seattle — and does it even matter?

Sean Turner was on his phone in the lobby of a downtown Seattle hotel last year when a woman slapped… Read More

Seattle mayor expresses concern about city tax revenue loss due to remote work

Tech companies are looking beyond Seattle for new office space, and the pandemic is enabling more employers to allow remote… Read More

With remote work here to stay and more apartments occupied, can downtown Seattle reinvent itself?

Seattle’s downtown has changed a lot since its early days, with sawmills making way for skyscrapers. But one thing hasn’t… Read More

Remote work may end soon. But will crime still keep tech employees out of downtown Seattle?

As the Omicron variant recedes, tech companies are eyeing a return to the office. But for those with offices in… Read More

Seattle votes to upzone South Lake Union and downtown (again)

The Seattle City Council voted to increase building heights in the South Lake Union and downtown neighborhoods Monday. It’s the… Read More

Amazon’s real estate chief: ‘What we’re trying to do the most is be good neighbors’

Between the thousands of jobs Amazon adds each year and its insatiable appetite for office space in Seattle’s urban core, the company… Read More

Varsity Tutors taps former Amazon and Sears exec Ian Clarkson to lead new Seattle product office

Varsity Tutors, a St. Louis-based company that connects instructors with students for online and in-person tutoring sessions, is setting up… Read More

Amazon partners with Seattle non-profit to create homeless refuge on company site near downtown

Amazon’s rapid expansion north of downtown Seattle has sparked a debate over the tech giant’s impact on the city that still rages on… Read More

How #ManInTree climbed to the top of Twitter

Update: The man has descended the tree and officials escorted him to the hospital, according to The Seattle Times. Oh… Read More

Amazon launches new era with opening of first tower at new Seattle campus

Amazon employees made their way into the company’s new Doppler office tower near downtown Seattle for the first time on Monday… Read More