Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom is moving its headquarters in January.
The company, which told employees about the move on Tuesday, now works out of the Exchange Building at 821 Second Ave. downtown, but it's moving to Hawk Tower at 255 S. King St. in Pioneer Square. The lease is a direct deal with building owner Steinhauer Properties.
A Slalom spokesperson said the company isn't disclosing how many square feet it's taking at Hawk Tower, but it will be "multiple floors."
“Slalom is proud of our Seattle heritage and commitment to the Pacific Northwest community. We’re excited to continue managing our global and Seattle market business from the downtown core,” President Tony Rojas said in a statement.
Hawk Tower will be renamed Slalom Hawk Tower after the move. The building has gone by Avalara Hawk Tower, as Seattle-based tax software company Avalara uses the building as its headquarters.
Avalara in July confirmed it has been looking to sublease four floors since late last year. An Avalara spokesperson in July didn't say how many floors Avalara still has at Hawk Tower but said the company still has multiple floors there.
"Like every big tech company, we’re continuously evaluating our physical office space, including how much to sublease, and what our employees will need in the future for collaborative in-office experiences," the Avalara spokesperson said in a statement to the Business Journal at the time.
Hawk Tower, a project of Steinhauer Properties, was finished in 2018. The building has 11 floors and 209,000 square feet.
Slalom, founded in 2001, offers business and technology consulting, and its services include product strategy, digital strategy and enterprise architecture. The company works in eight countries and 45 markets, according to its LinkedIn page.
In September, Slalom CEO Brad Jackson announced the firm was laying off roughly 7% of its 13,000-person team, or about 910 people.
Slalom's spokesperson said the company, which has just over 1,700 employees based in Seattle, could expand in Hawk Tower as needed.
"The expiration of our current lease provided an opportunity to reassess the requirements of our hybrid-work culture and to consider what is the best fit," the spokesperson said in an email to the Business Journal.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the Slalom lease is a direct deal with the owner of Hawk Tower.
