Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room

Adaptive Reuse Roastry & Tasting Room

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, a complete renovation of a 1920 building and parking garage located at 1124 Pike Street on Capitol Hill, was named the best adaptive reuse project by Historic Seattle. The 14,400 square-foot building includes a cafe and tasting room, plus an integrated coffee roasting, education, and retail space. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room allows the company to expand its small-lot sourcing program, double its small-batch roasting capacity, serve as an homage to the rich history of specialty coffee, and grow its Starbucks Reserve coffee presence. Infrastructure was added to support two industrial roasting machines capable of handling over half a ton of coffee per hour.

The project involved restoring the building’s terra cotta facade and retaining large window bays to preserve the exterior’s historic character.