Starbucks confirms permanent closure of popular location near Pike Place Market

Starbucks confirmed it is closing a store in a prime location for good.

On Tuesday, the company told KOMO News that it has pulled out of the store on the corner of 1st and Pike, right across from Pike Place Market.

In a statement, a company spokesperson confirmed, “As a standard course of business, we regularly evaluate our store portfolio to determine how we can best meet our community and customers’ needs and ensure partners are supported in crafting beverages in a warm and welcoming environment. We look forward to continuing to serve the community and visitors at our other nearby locations, including the original store at 1912 Pike Place and 1st and University.”
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Adam Hasson, who is the leasing agent for the building, confirmed that Starbucks signed an early termination agreement this month on the property. Starbucks had closed the spot earlier this summer in what was termed then as a temporary move.

However, the company has previously brought up public safety concerns for stores in the downtown Seattle core as reasons for closures.

The Westlake Center location, just off Westlake Park, was closed in 2022. Critics have claimed Starbucks has made some of the moves to fight off unionization efforts. However, the website for “Starbucks Workers United” did not list the 1st and Pike locations as a union store.

“We just saw the for sale signs that went up, and we were like, 'Oh my gosh, it's like, actually real,'” said Deanna Cunningham, who manages the Seattle Shirt Company directly across the street, and says she heard the concerns outside. “The main focus is to have your customers feel comfortable, and if that isn't happening, even if they are busy, it's so many tourists that that's their first interaction with Starbucks sometimes, and I understand that can deter people.”

She knows that the Hard Rock Café shuttered, and this is the second major tenant on the block to leave but still feels hopeful about the future here with the opening of the Overlook Walk earlier this year.

“I know that there is the ability to still thrive and be a successful business, even given the circumstances there has been. But I know that there's also probably some more internal conflict (at Starbucks) with just like keeping up with a particular image or how they want to proceed with their business.”

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Chris Daniels

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