Starbucks Center

The Starbucks Center, world headquarters for Starbucks, is the second largest building in Seattle, Washington [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/88014_sbux21.shtml Quake-hit Starbucks Center returns ] ] , with over convert|1800000|sqft|m2. It is both the largest and oldest building in the country to earn a national green certification. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/337708_leed02.html Seattle's Starbucks Center earns national green certification ] ]

History

Originally the building was the central structure in a complex built by Sears, Roebuck to fulfill the Sears Catalog in the Western U.S. After the catalog business was closed, the building was sold in 1987, and eventually redeveloped as the Sodo Center. Later, Starbucks became the building's primary tenant and secured naming rights. [cite news
url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/neighbors/sodo/hood11c.html
title=Sears' legacy, Starbucks' action and Frank Stagen's vision
author=Ellis E. Conklin
date=April 11 1998
publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer
accessdate=2008-04-25]

[ [http://www.cpnonline.com/cpn/property_type/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003524763 Seattle's Starbucks Center Gets $110M ] ]

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