Starbucks Center

Starbucks Center
Front of the building pictured in 2006
Map
Former namesSears, Roebuck and Co. Building
SODO Center
SBC
General information
Locationcor. 1st Avenue South & South Lander Street
Address2401 Utah Avenue South
Seattle, Washington
98134
Coordinates47°34′51″N 122°20′10″W / 47.5807°N 122.3360°W / 47.5807; -122.3360
Current tenantsStarbucks
US Bank
SODO Kitchen
AmazonFresh Pickup
Inaugurated1912
OwnerNitze-Stagen
Technical details
Floor area1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)George C. Nimmons

47°34′52″N 122°20′08″W / 47.5809906°N 122.3354864°W / 47.5809906; -122.3354864

Aerial view of Starbucks Center

The Starbucks Center (formerly the SODO Center)[1] is the world headquarters of the coffeehouse chain Starbucks. It is located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, Washington; the area is part of the city's large industrial district. Starbucks Center is the largest multi-tenant building by floor space in Seattle,[2] with over 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m2). It is both the largest and oldest building in the country to earn a national green certification.[3]

  1. ^ "Starbucks Coffee Co. and Nitze-Stagen Complete Major Renovation: Former SODO Center Renamed Starbucks Center" (Press release). Starbucks, Inc. June 16, 1997. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via PR Newswire.
  2. ^ "Quake-hit Starbucks Center returns". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 20, 2002.
  3. ^ "Seattle's Starbucks Center earns national green certification". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 1, 2007.