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Wilson Sonsini Plans $5.8MM Build-Out at U.S. Bank Center in Seattle

A city permit shows Wilson Sonsini's $5.8MM build-out on two floors of Seattle's nearly half-vacant U.S. Bank Center.

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Helion Energy Leases 15,000 SQFT at Seattle’s 8th & Olive as Headcount Hits 800

A fusion energy startup that has grown tenfold in four years is planting its first flag in downtown Seattle, adding office space in...

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Amazon Vacates 81,000 SQFT at South Lake Union Office as Downtown Seattle Vacancy Hits 35.8%

Amazon has emptied out of a six-story South Lake Union office building it has occupied since 2016, one of two large corporate move-outs...

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Seattle Sits Out the National Office Occupancy Index Even as Puget Sound Landlords Chase the Same Answer

The most widely cited measure of the American return to office does not track Seattle, leaving Puget Sound owners and lenders to benchmark...

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Downtown Seattle Draws 3.7MM Visitors in July as Worker Return Stalls at 64%

Downtown Seattle's summer visitor boom pushed foot traffic to 112 percent of pre-pandemic levels in July, yet the daytime office workforce remained stuck...

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CW Capital Lists 410,000 SQFT Fourth & Blanchard Tower in Seattle’s Belltown, Targeting Roughly $29MM

CW Capital has put Fourth & Blanchard, the 25-story Belltown tower it seized from Martin Selig Real Estate in a courthouse auction last...

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Qumulo Renews 43,000 SQFT at Seattle’s 1501 Fourth Avenue as the CBD Turns Positive for the First Time Since 2020

Data storage company Qumulo has renewed 43,000 square feet at 1501 Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle, one of eight key office lease transactions...

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Stripe Doubles Down on Downtown Seattle with 44,500 SQFT Expansion at Madison Centre

Payment-processing giant Stripe has expanded its downtown Seattle presence at Madison Centre with an additional 44,508 square feet, roughly doubling a footprint it...

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Seattle Office Availability Eases to 32.1% in Q2 2026 as Big Tech and AI Leases Anchor Downtown

Seattle's battered office market posted its first meaningful improvement in availability in several quarters, as a burst of large technology and professional-services leases...

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Puget Sound Office Leasing Reaches 4.6MM SQFT in First Half, Strongest Since 2019 as Availability Slides to 26.5%

The Seattle/Puget Sound office market posted 2.4 million square feet of leasing in the second quarter of 2026 and 4.6 million square feet...

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KG Investment Properties Sells 67,800 SQFT O’Shea Building in Seattle for $16.9MM

A Seattle-based enetity acquired the 1915-built downtown landmark on a 13,560-square-foot corner across from Westlake Center for roughly $249 per gross square foot,...

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Community Health Plan of Washington Relocates to 33,000 SQFT Office at 1700 7th Avenue in Downtown Seattle

Washington state's first nonprofit managed care plan moves to new downtown space as healthcare occupiers contribute to leasing diversification in Seattle CBD. Community...

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