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Redfin makes a move uptown, choosing Belltown for new HQ
Redfin is in the business of finding people new homes. But the Seattle online real startup has some new digs of its own. The company is moving from its Pioneer Square headquarters at the Dexter Horton Building to new offices in Belltown, taking over the former Cranium space in the Market Place Tower at 2025 1st Avenue.
"It's a little smaller than our current Dexter Horton space, but it's laid out much better and there are views from nearly everywhere but the bathrooms," notes Rob McGarty, director of real estate operations at Redfin. The new offices have 15,900 square feet, compared to 17,900 at Dexter Horton.
Cranium vacated the sixth floor offices after Hasbro purchased the gaming company in 2008. But Cranium did leave behind some remnants from its wacky culture, including what McGarty described as some pretty intense and funky purple carpet. That will be staying, but the company has already painted some of the walls.
Redfin plans to start its move Thursday night, with plans to have the real estate operations working in the new office by Saturday and the rest of the team arriving Monday.
Redfin, which raised $10 million in venture financing last November, continues to grow. The company has more than 10 positions listed on its jobs page, and McGarty said that doesn't completely reflect all of the openings. Redfin now employs about 150 people.
The new offices are just a block away from Seattle's famous Pike Place Market, but even so McGarty said in a Twitter message that he'll miss Collins Pub and Trabant Coffee in Pioneer Square.
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