The Dexter Horton Building (710 2nd Avenue) is a 15-story

office building An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific du ...

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

, Washington, United States. It is located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Cherry Street in

Downtown Seattle Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by ...

and was the headquarters of the Seattle First National Bank (Seafirst) until it built a new building, now known as Safeco Plaza, in 1969. The building was opened in 1924 and designed by John Graham. It underwent seismic renovations in 2002 and was sold to Gerding Edlen in 2013 for $76.6 million. The building was later sold in 2015 to a subsidiary of

Great Eagle Holdings Great Eagle Holdings Limited () is a Hong Kong real estate company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Through its subsidiaries, the company engages in property investment and owns and operates various hotels. Its head office is located at t ...

for $124.4 million.

CIM Group CIM Group invests in commercial property on behalf of large institutions such as pensions. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned $29.2 billion worth of commercial property. History The company was founded in 1994 by Shaul Kuba, Richard Ressl ...

purchased the building for $151 million in 2019; it was the third time the Dexter Horton Building had been sold in a five-year period. On June 11, 2024, the building was sold again at a steep discount to King County as CIM went into default. Pegasus Coffee opened in the building as the first specialty coffee bar in downtown Seattle in 1983.

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* Office buildings in Seattle Buildings and structures in Downtown Seattle 1924 establishments in Washington (state) Office buildings completed in 1924 {{Washington-struct-stub