re:Invent
{{Short description|Amazon building in Seattle, Washington}}
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| status = Completed
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| address = 2121 8th Avenue
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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re:Invent is a 37-story high-rise office building on the Amazon headquarters campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened in 2019 and houses 5,000 employees as one of three major high-rise towers on Amazon's campus in the Denny Triangle neighborhood north of Downtown Seattle.
History
The site, located between the Amazon Spheres and Westlake Avenue, was formerly home to a Toyota car dealership that moved to SoDo in 2015. Unlike its neighboring towers, Doppler and Day One, construction of the third tower was delayed while the existing dealership building was re-used as a hub for Prime Now deliveries.{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=July 2, 2015 |title=Why hasn't Amazon started building its third downtown Seattle high-rise? |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/07/why-hasnt-amazon-started-building-its-third.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |accessdate=June 28, 2019}} The Prime Now hub was relocated to SoDo in October 2016 and construction on the third tower began the following month.{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=November 8, 2016 |title=It's a go: Construction starts on Amazon's third tower |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/11/08/its-a-go-construction-starts-on-amazons-third.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |accessdate=June 28, 2019}}
The building opened in June 2019 and was named "re:Invent" for an annual cloud computing conference hosted by Amazon. It houses 5,000 employees, primarily working for the company's cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services, and also has ground-level retail spaces.{{cite news |last=Romano |first=Benjamin |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Mayor Durkan says Amazon's relationship with Seattle City Hall much improved a year after head tax |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/durkan-says-citys-relationship-with-amazon-much-improved-a-year-after-head-tax/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 28, 2019}} It includes a plaza with fountains and a bronze sculpture by Gerard Tsutakawa.{{cite web |title=re:Invent Plaza |url=https://pugetsound.amazontours.com/re-invent-plaza |publisher=Amazon Tours |accessdate=October 1, 2024}}
One of the retail spaces in the building is an Amazon 4-star store that sells items rated four stars or higher. It opened in August 2019.{{cite news |last=Romano |first=Benjamin |date=August 14, 2019 |title=Amazon opens 4-star store at Seattle headquarters as online giant grows physical shopping presence |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-opens-4-star-store-at-seattle-headquarters-as-online-giant-grows-physical-shopping-presence/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 15, 2019}} A food hall operated by San Francisco-based China Live was announced to occupy {{convert|13,000|sqft|sqm}} of the building's retail space in February 2020, but was later delayed and ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last=Guarente |first=Gabe |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Hyped Food Hall China Live Won't Be Coming to Seattle After All |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2021/4/30/22412255/food-hall-china-live-not-coming-to-seattle |work=Eater Seattle |accessdate=April 30, 2021}}
In November 2023, the Gage Academy of Art announced that it would move into the vacant ground-level retail space at re:Invent in mid-2024. The {{convert|14,000|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} facility will serve 3,000 students. Other retail spaces in the complex are filled by Glassybaby and record label Sub Pop's store.{{cite news |last=Vansynghel |first=Margo |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Seattle's Gage Academy of Art moving into Amazon building |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/longtime-seattle-art-school-moving-into-amazon-building/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 18, 2024}}
References
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Category:Amazon (company) facilities
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle
Category:Buildings and structures in Denny Triangle, Seattle
Category:Office buildings completed in 2019
Category:Retail company headquarters in the United States
Category:2019 establishments in Washington (state)
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