# Re:Invent
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{{Short description|Amazon building in Seattle, Washington}}
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{{lowercase title|re:Invent}}
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| address = 2121 8th Avenue
[Seattle](/source/Seattle), Washington, U.S.
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'''re:Invent''' is a 37-story high-rise [office building](/source/office_building) on the [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) headquarters campus in [Seattle](/source/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](/source/Denny_Triangle%2C_Seattle) neighborhood north of [Downtown Seattle](/source/Downtown_Seattle).
==History==
The site, located between the [Amazon Spheres](/source/Amazon_Spheres) and [Westlake Avenue](/source/Westlake_Avenue), was formerly home to a [Toyota](/source/Toyota) car dealership that moved to [SoDo](/source/SoDo%2C_Seattle) in 2015. Unlike its neighboring towers, [Doppler](/source/Doppler_(building)) and [Day One](/source/Day_One_(building)), construction of the third tower was delayed while the existing dealership building was re-used as a hub for [Prime Now](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Seattle_Times) |accessdate=June 28, 2019}}] It includes a plaza with fountains and a bronze sculpture by [Gerard Tsutakawa](/source/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](/source/food_hall) operated by San Francisco-based [China Live](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Eater_(website)) |accessdate=April 30, 2021}}]
In November 2023, the [Gage Academy of Art](/source/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](/source/Glassybaby) and record label [Sub Pop](/source/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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{{Denny Triangle, Seattle}}
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Category:Amazon (company)
Category:Amazon (company) facilities
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle
Category:Buildings and structures in Denny Triangle, Seattle
Category:NBBJ buildings
Category:Office buildings completed in 2019
Category:Retail company headquarters in the United States
Category:2019 establishments in Washington (state)
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