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
Amazon reveals design plans for second skyscraper as part of major campus project in Bellevue Amazon has revealed its proposed design for a second office tower as part of its Bellevue 600 project, further solidifying… Read More
Seattle region ranks No. 1 in U.S. for tech office space leases as 14 big deals help eclipse Bay Area The Seattle region is the leading U.S. market for large tech office space leases, eclipsing the San Francisco Bay Area… Read More
Amazon leases another Bellevue office tower as it makes room for planned 25k employees in city Amazon is making room for some of the 25,000 employees it plans to add in Bellevue, Wash., announcing Tuesday that… Read More
Signs point to Apple making its Seattle presence clear as logo appears at new office near Amazon In a neighborhood where it’s tough to tell what might be an Amazon office building or just another apartment complex,… Read More
Geek of the Week: Furniture designer Ethan Pearl on the future office and how COVID rearranges it all Six months into a global health crisis that has redefined where and how many of us work, Ethan Pearl is… Read More
Inside Rover’s pet friendly Seattle HQ: People and dogs stretch out as company aims for more growth Rover’s new headquarters has already gone to the dogs — and about 375 people, as the pet-sitting startup has just… Read More
Dogs, views, snacks and more: Vote for Geekiest Office Space ahead of 2020 GeekWire Awards Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. It takes more than a ping-pong table to attract the… Read More
Inside Zipwhip’s new Seattle HQ, where the culture gets a chance to shine and the sunsets are ‘epic’ Looking across the street at Elliott Bay and the water’s edge, Zipwhip CEO John Lauer swore he saw some orcas… Read More
Seattle’s F5 Tower rises above in ‘Cloud City’ with perks and views to wow employees and customers In a bid to wow and win over customers, F5 Networks put a splashy Customer Engagement Center on the top… Read More
Rapid growth in jobs and office rents puts Seattle among leaders in top 30 tech markets Another new report is shining a light on Seattle’s rapid growth among leading tech hubs. CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, which… Read More
Fast-growing Sonos turns up volume at new Seattle office dedicated to people, product and music For 17 years, Sonos has been working to perfect what it calls the “sound experience,” with its commitment to multi-room… Read More
Between a Wi-Fi rock and a high-tech place: Expedia preaches connectivity and productivity in new Seattle HQ The bustle of construction and prep work continues outside at the massive Seattle waterfront campus where Expedia will start moving… Read More
Kombucha kegerators, mountain sculptures, game rooms: Vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle You won’t find seas of dull gray cubicles confining workers toiling away at TPS reports inside the offices of the… Read More
Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation REDMOND, Wash. — Matthew Whilden has been at Microsoft for 11 years. For about 30 minutes on Tuesday, the senior… Read More
Portland architecture firm aims (really) high with proposal for tower to be tallest on the West Coast A proposed redevelopment project in Portland would reshape that city’s skyline, with plans that include, among other things, towering skyscrapers… Read More
Take a stand for a better view at work — just expense this suction-cup desk thing on Kickstarter If you’ve been waiting for an office with a window or a standing desk, you’re going to want to sit… Read More
Inside Salesforce’s new 70K square-foot Bellevue office: Mindfulness zones, social spaces, and more One of the world’s fastest growing enterprise software companies today opened the doors to its new home in the Seattle area. San… Read More
New co-working space to open in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood Another day, another co-working space in Seattle. Level Office, which rents offices to emerging businesses in Chicago, Dallas, Houston and… Read More
Legal advice startup Avvo set to take over 7 floors in new downtown Seattle HQ Avvo is moving into new digs to support its growth. The Seattle-based legal advice startup said today that it will lease… Read More
Amazon inks 17-year lease for 470,000 square-foot space in Manhattan Amazon has inked a 17-year lease for a 470,000 square-foot space in midtown Manhattan. Vornado Realty Trust, which owns the… Read More
Fast-growing startup Chef inks lease for 3 floors in historic Seattle building, plans to double staff Fast-growing IT automation startup Chef has inked a deal for three floors in a historic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square… Read More
Facebook eyeing expansion in downtown Seattle Facebook appears to have already outgrown its office space in Seattle. The social networking powerhouse, which just two years ago… Read More
Video tour: Check out the Muppet-themed conference rooms, 4-tap keg at Portland’s Puppet Labs When GeekWire made the three-hour trek down to Portland a few months ago to participate in TechFestNW and host the… Read More
Video tour: WhitePages shows off remodeled office with kegerator, hydraulic desks and modern great room Just a few weeks ago, WhitePages turned a huge page in the company’s history when it bought out its venture capital… Read More
Report: Amazon gobbling up more office space in Seattle Amazon.com’s appetite for new office space continues to grow in Seattle as the company is in negotiations to take over… Read More
Seattle startups scramble for office space as TechDwellers gives them the boot: Tech incubator to close doors GeoRiot founder Jesse Lakes was excited to secure his company’s first office space earlier this year, picking the TechDwellers incubator in… Read More
GoDaddy inks lease for Seattle-area engineering outpost at Carillon Point GoDaddy has found its beachhead in the Seattle region, literally. The company just signed a lease for a new engineering… Read More
Images: Amazon.com wants to build a massive biosphere in Seattle (perfect for workers and mature trees) Amazon.com is charting a new course for one of its proposed downtown Seattle office buildings, unveiling new drawings this week… Read More
Fast-growing Zillow is expanding again at its Seattle HQ, taking over 2 more floors Zillow continues to grow at a rapid clip, gobbling up more office space at its downtown Seattle headquarters in the… Read More
