WotC Wizards of the Coast Is Moving -- But Not Far!

Wizards of the Coast has leased 110,000 square feet in a new office development in Southport, an area of Renton, a city near Seattle in Washington. The company is already based in Renton, which is where D&D has been based since WotC acquired TSR.

Renton’s Southport, the 727,000 square foot office complex developed by SECO Development located on the southern shores of Lake Washington, has found another tenant to occupy its modern office space. Hasbro’s gaming subsidiary Wizards of the Coast

SECO’s Southport Development Scores 110,000 SQFT Lease with Gaming Developer Wizards of the Coast - The Registry

Renton SECO Development Southport The Partners Group Wizards of the Coast Hasbro

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[Lanefan]

For Comparison sake how big was the current HQ?

Honestly I think WotC should move their HQ to Toronto.

If they were going to move to Canada it would be Vancouver, not Toronto.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

If they were going to move to Canada it would be Vancouver, not Toronto.

Why?

 

[agrayday]

"WFH" has impacted most business leases, and strategies. Office support overhead of lease fees, parking, furniture, supplies (coffee, plates, paper, etc...), utility bills, janitorial, etc... has changed how business think about leasing space.

Microsoft is close to being 75% back to work, and have several building projects ongoing, so... WFH strategies are different and not monolithic.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Why?

Because they couldn't be Wizards of "the Coast" otherwise? Badump-bump.

 

[Lanefan]

Why?

Because Vancouver is very much like Seattle in terms of climate, amenities, "vibe", etc. - way more so than Toronto.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Because Vancouver is very much like Seattle in terms of climate, amenities, "vibe", etc. - way more so than Toronto.

All things that don't matter (Toronto's climate is nicer then most of the rest of Canada, TO have pretty much all the amenities that actually matter business wise), TO is in a straight up better time zone that includes the majority of North America's population, it has access to a huge talent pool, it's close to economic centers such as New York and Montreal, its the largest city in Canada, it's close to major tech hubs like Kitchener & Waterloo, ect...

 

[Lanefan]

All things that don't matter (Toronto's climate is nicer then most of the rest of Canada, TO have pretty much all the amenities that actually matter business wise), TO is in a straight up better time zone that includes the majority of North America's population, it has access to a huge talent pool, it's close to economic centers such as New York and Montreal, its the largest city in Canada, it's close to major tech hubs like Kitchener & Waterloo, ect...

Let me guess - you're from Toronto.

 

[haakon1]

from the article


... isn't lake Washington near Seattle?

Yes, Renton (where WotC is and will remain, but at a new office complex) and Bellevue (with Paizo) are both Seattle suburbs, about 30 minutes apart on I-405 in good traffic.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

... in good traffic.

Does that exist around Seattle? I've never seen it.

 

[R_J_K75]

I feel attacked.

Some of my best memories that I forgot were from the 1990s