In step with what officials want to see, Amazon helped Seattle worker foot traffic jump in January Amazon’s return to office five days per week has had an immediate impact on worker foot traffic in downtown Seattle… Read More
‘Downtown runs on people’: Seattle officials bullish on impact of Amazon’s return to office Seattle city leaders have not been shy about cheering Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy’s mandate that put people back at… Read More
Redfin sees uptick in downtown Seattle apartment rents, and watches for further Amazon effect The median asking rent for an apartment in downtown Seattle rose for the first time in 17 months, according to… Read More
Paul Allen Foundation giving $9M to boost arts and culture initiatives in downtown Seattle The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is getting in on continued efforts to reenergize downtown Seattle, announcing Tuesday that it… Read More
Businesses around Amazon HQ are bustling, a year after tech giant’s return-to-office mandate During the sunny, summer lunchtime rush around Amazon’s Seattle headquarters campus one day last week, it almost looked and felt… Read More
Are office-to-residential exemptions in downtown Seattle a friend or foe to livability in the city? Editor’s note: This guest post originally appeared on Chuck Wolfe’s Resurgence: A Journey blog. Here’s a break from discussions and… Read More
Report: Vehicle trips to downtown Seattle aren’t increasing, despite some return-to-office mandates Despite return-to-office mandates from some Seattle companies such as Amazon and Redfin, vehicle traffic to downtown has not increased through… Read More
Seattle mayor unveils goals and timelines for plan to build a ‘downtown of the future’ Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell officially rolled out his “Downtown Activation Plan” on Wednesday, providing more details on a series of… Read More
Seattle mayor reveals top ideas in potential plan to convert some downtown office space to housing Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s desire to potentially convert some of the city’s downtown office space into housing and other commercial… Read More
Seattle Metro Chamber survey shows high adoption of hybrid work and most popular days in office A survey by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found that a hybrid work model is the most popular option… Read More
Lights, camera, reaction: Cinerama fans rejoice at news that beloved Seattle theater will live on The news that one historic theater would live on had people cheering at another historic theater on the other side… Read More
Only 56% of Seattle voters are optimistic about city’s future – but opinions are improving A new survey of Seattle voters shows that public opinion about the city is slightly improving. The bad news for… Read More
Seattle mayor reveals first stage of ‘Downtown Activation Plan’ in bid to revitalize city core Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Monday revealed the first phase of his “Downtown Activation Plan” to revitalize downtown in a move that… Read More
Collaboration — and couches: Remitly rethinks its downtown Seattle office for a new era of work On the 24th floor of a downtown Seattle skyscraper, Remitly is feeling out the so-called future of work. And they’re… Read More
Seattle commute survey reveals big shift in when and how workers are traveling into city Remote and hybrid work has altered our understanding of where and how we do our jobs — as well as… Read More
Downtown dreams: Leaders share 10 ideas to make Seattle’s core more vibrant In his “State of the City” address on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the word “downtown” more than 30… Read More
Seattle mayor praises Amazon’s back-to-office policy in ‘State of the City’ address Speaking from Seattle Center on Tuesday in his annual “State of the City” address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reflected on… Read More
Go inside the $2 billion Seattle Convention Center expansion, viewed as a big boost to downtown The sparkling new addition to the Seattle Convention Center is a $2 billion statement piece in the downtown Seattle landscape. Now state… Read More
Q&A with Seattle’s new economic development chief on working with the tech industry In February, Markham McIntyre agreed to leave his job as the vice president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to… Read More
67% of Seattle residents have considered moving out of the city, new survey finds Seattleites remain pessimistic about overall quality of life, with a recent survey indicating that 67% have actively considered moving out… Read More
Award-winning Getty photographer turns lens on Seattle to illustrate problems gripping many cities During a more than 30-year professional photojournalism career, John Moore has documented the struggles of people across 70 countries on… Read More
Downtown Seattle in mayoral debate spotlight as candidates likely to sound off on tech hub’s future The future of downtown Seattle could be in the spotlight tonight — alongside Bruce Harrell and Lorena Gonzalez — as… Read More
Moving in after Amazon backed out: Inside Rainier Square, Seattle’s new office and residential tower Two and half years after Amazon backed out of plans to occupy a giant new skyscraper in downtown Seattle, commercial… Read More
Vacancy rate hits 11-year high in Seattle area as office space market enters recovery mode New report: A market analysis for the first quarter of 2021 from the commercial real estate company Broderick Group expresses… Read More
In Seattle and across U.S., ‘Light It Blue’ campaign is a colorful ‘thank you’ to front-line workers Buildings and landmarks across Seattle and the U.S. were awash in blue light on Thursday night as part of another… Read More
