Articles about South Lake Union

Anthropic expands in Seattle as AI boom offers hope for struggling office market

The maker of the Claude AI model recently finalized a lease at Dexter Yard North in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, capping months of speculation about the company’s expansion plans in the region. Read More

Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union

The Center of the Universe is getting less Googley. Google confirmed Friday that the company plans to bring all its… Read More

On the ground from Amazon HQ in Seattle: Small businesses ‘excited’ as 5-day policy kicks in

Standing inside her food truck Spice on Curve in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood on Thursday, Nasima Akhter was prepping… 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

Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in

Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an… Read More

Amazon’s new back-to-office policy is welcome news to small businesses around Seattle HQ

Inside a dog daycare business in Seattle’s South Lake Union on Friday, a handful of pups were scurrying around and… Read More

Sandbox VR opening new full-body gaming venue in Seattle’s South Lake Union

Another virtual reality gaming experience is opening shop in the Seattle region. Sandbox VR announced Wednesday that it will open… Read More

Exit interview: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the pandemic, Amazon, and fighting the city council

To suggest that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan had a pressurized run as the Emerald City’s top elected official is to… Read More

Small businesses try to survive around Amazon in Seattle as company shifts remote work policy again

While Amazon’s latest shift in its return-to-office policy is likely welcome news for Seattle-based employees who have grown accustomed to… Read More

Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work

Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from… Read More

Google to begin opening some Seattle-area offices for optional in-person work starting April 20

Google has announced plans to start bringing workers back to the company’s offices in the Puget Sound region, including on… 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

Video shows transformation of Seattle tech hub’s surface streets — and an old tunnel is finally filled

Seattle’s South Lake Union tech hub might not be as bustling as it would normally be, pre-pandemic, but when traffic… Read More

Seattle’s Tom Douglas closing two restaurants near Amazon as pandemic keeps tech workers at home

Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is closing down two of his restaurants in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, home to Amazon… Read More

Photos: Seattle’s tech hub goes quiet as businesses struggle to cope with effects of COVID-19

On a normal weekday in the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle’s busiest tech hub is bustling with foot, bike and… Read More

Failure to follow safety guidelines led to Seattle crane collapse that killed 4, state investigation finds

The crane collapse that killed four people in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in April occurred because three companies failed… Read More

Hello, neighbor! How Google Cloud is making its presence known in Amazon’s backyard

Google is planting its flag in Amazon territory. Google signage has been installed across the multiple buildings going up in… Read More

Another co-working space to open in Seattle as CommonGrounds inks lease for 400-person office

Seattle’s co-working space footprint continues to grow. CommonGrounds has inked a 10-year lease at the 1100 Dexter Building in South… Read More

In rapidly changing South Lake Union, architecture tour sets sights on what works in Seattle tech hub

Joseph Kaynor has lived and worked in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood for years. On a walk this week through… Read More

‘A lot of heavy hearts today’: Tech and construction workers pause at scene of Seattle crane collapse

The normal hustle in Seattle’s busiest tech neighborhood was subdued on Monday morning, as workers returned to gleaming office buildings… Read More

Four dead after construction crane topples at future Google building in busy Seattle tech corridor

Four people died and four others were injured after a crane collapsed in Seattle’s busy South Lake Union neighborhood on… Read More

Paul Allen shaped Seattle as we know it, and his successors promise to carry on his legacy

The tech workers who line up to rent kayaks and paddleboards on Seattle’s Lake Union in the summertime are rewarded… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat

Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More

Photos: High-tech, video-mapping light show turns Seattle’s MOHAI into a pulsating projection surface

The purple-hued cranes towering above South Lake Union’s twinkling tech hub — or the glowing Space Needle standing out against… Read More

Burger chain Shake Shack sets opening date for first Seattle location, near Amazon HQ

A new competitor in Seattle’s burger battle will step into the ring on Saturday, Oct. 6, as Shake Shack plans… Read More

TLDR: Real estate market slows, HQ2 cities that Seattleites are most interested in, Google’s massive Seattle campus

Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are… Read More

Google doubles down on massive Seattle campus with another new building in Amazon’s backyard

Google’s huge Seattle campus being built on Amazon’s backyard of South Lake Union is about to get a lot bigger.… Read More

Thousands line up to grab burgers as Shake Shack pops into Seattle for special preview event

A line of people stretched down Aurora Avenue and into the neighborhood below Canlis, the famed Seattle fine-dining establishment, as… Read More

Hungry for Shake Shack in Seattle? Pop-up will preview burger joint’s menu before it opens near Amazon

Amazon employees and other Seattleites waiting anxiously for another food option in the city’s South Lake Union neighborhood will have… Read More

Seaplane flights from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., close to reality with addition of customs facility

Direct seaplane flights between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., have moved another step closer toward becoming reality and providing an efficient… Read More