The building was repeatedly expanded throughout the twentieth century . After the Sears catalog business was closed , the building was sold in 1990 , and eventually redeveloped as the SoDo Center . Starbucks began moving some administrative offices to the old Sears building in 1993 . On June 20 , 1997 , Starbucks moved their headquarters to the SoDo Center , became the building 's primary tenant , and secured the naming rights . Accordingly , the building 's name was duly changed from the SoDo Center to the Starbucks Center . The building underwent significant renovation following severe damage suffered in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake . The Sears SoDo location closed down in June 2014 along with its nearby Sears Auto Center . In the first quarter of 2017 AmazonFresh 's newest service , '' AmazonFresh Pickup '' began operating out of the location
2001 Nisqually earthquake
2001 Nisqually earthquake
Starbucks Center