Juno’s new headquarters at 400 Dexter Ave. were custom built to house the company’s research labs and growing team. (GeekWire Photos / Kurt Schlosser)
Finding any kind of real estate in Seattle is pretty hard — and for a large, public biotech company like Juno Therapeutics, the search for a new home is particularly difficult.
The fast-growing company wanted a large office that could house its research labs and the bulk of its employees near Seattle’s downtown core, but no such building existed.
So, they decided to build one. The company’s new headquarters at 400 Dexter Ave. boasts 176,000 square feet of office space and 65,000 square feet of lab space across nine stories.
GeekWire got a sneak peek inside the building before its official opening party Wednesday and also sat down with Juno CEO Hans Bishop to talk about the milestone the building represents for Juno and for Seattle’s biotech industry.
The headquarters took some unique planning and design: five of its floors are split between office and lab space, with floor-to-ceiling windows in between to integrate the two sides of the company. And all the employees work in open office spaces — even the executives.
Juno’s headquarters at 400 Dexter Ave in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
The company leased 9 floors of the custom-built building
The view from the top floor is quite something
Five of the nine floors are split between lab and office space
There are plenty of communal areas for employees to enjoy
All the employees work in open office spaces — even the executives
Floor-to-ceiling windows separate lab space from office space
Former Juno CEO Hans Bishop (left) speaking to Juno VP of Research and Receptor Discovery Francois Vigneault inside his lab. Vigneault is now CEO of Shape Therapeutics. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
The Memorial Wall pays tribute to loved ones lost to cancer
Employees of the new building
The new building is in good company — a UW Medicine building is going up across the street
A unique staircase that spans all nine floors is just one of the building’s unique features
Juno employees talk in one of the many meeting rooms
Who doesn’t love some corn hole?
Cranes working on Facebook’s new buildings overlook a deck at Juno’s HQ
The building could be the birthplace of new cancer treatments and, eventually, cures
