内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2026/openai-inks-huge-lease-in-bellevue-doubling-down-on-seattle-region-near-microsoft-and-amazon-hqs/

内容总结：

人工智能领军企业OpenAI近日在美国西雅图地区大幅扩张，在贝尔维尤市签署了总面积近30万平方英尺（约2.75万平方米）的新办公租赁协议。这一举措使其办公空间跃居当地人工智能企业前列，可容纳超千名员工，进一步贴近其两大核心云合作伙伴——微软与亚马逊的地理布局。

目前OpenAI在西雅图地区已拥有300余名员工，较去年9月增长近八成。新办公地点距微软雷德蒙德总部仅短程车程，与亚马逊在贝尔维尤不断扩建的办公塔楼也仅数街之隔。微软作为OpenAI主要战略合作伙伴，不仅投入巨额资金，更为其提供关键的Azure云基础设施支持。与此同时，OpenAI与亚马逊的合作亦持续深化，去年11月双方达成价值380亿美元的云服务协议，据悉亚马逊正考虑在新一轮融资中向其投资高达500亿美元。

此次扩张正值OpenAI加速发展之际：近期以10亿美元收购西雅图初创公司Statsig，并传出筹备首次公开募股的消息。据《华尔街日报》报道，该公司为员工提供的股权补偿人均达150万美元，创下科技初创企业近年新高。

西雅图地区凭借全球顶尖的技术人才储备，正成为人工智能产业的重要聚集地。风投机构SignalFire2024年报告显示，该地区人工智能工程师数量仅次于硅谷。除OpenAI外，其竞争对手Anthropic等企业也已在此设立据点，Meta、谷歌、苹果等科技巨头亦在此拥有大规模研发中心。

尽管贝尔维尤市中心写字楼空置率去年末仍达25.4%，但包括Snap、Shopify、Snowflake在内的多家科技企业近期纷纷在此签约或扩租。地产咨询机构Broderick集团指出，越来越多新兴科技企业正因贝尔维尤现代化的办公空间、友好的商业环境及成熟的技术人才储备，优先选择此地而非西雅图市中心开展业务。

中文翻译：

OpenAI正加大对西雅图地区的投入，在贝尔维尤签署大规模新租约，这家ChatGPT制造商正在其两大企业云合作伙伴的总部附近扩张。据知情人士透露，该公司将在贝尔维尤市中心城市中心广场增租十个楼层，使其办公面积扩大至29.6万平方英尺。OpenAI此前仅在该建筑中占据两个楼层，此次扩租使其成为该地区规模最大的人工智能企业租户之一。

依据商业地产通用标准测算，这家总部位于旧金山的公司如今可在该办公区容纳超千名员工。领英数据显示，自2024年入驻贝尔维尤以来，OpenAI在西雅图地区的员工数已从9月的约169人增至300余人。新办公枢纽距微软雷德蒙德总部园区仅短暂车程，与亚马逊不断扩张的贝尔维尤塔楼也相隔数个街区，此举将深化与两大云巨头的合作关系。

微软已向OpenAI投资数十亿美元并成为其主要战略伙伴，提供支撑众多OpenAI模型与产品的Azure云基础设施。与此同时，OpenAI与亚马逊的合作关系也持续深化，去年11月双方签署了价值380亿美元的云服务协议。据报道，亚马逊正洽谈在新一轮融资中向OpenAI投资高达500亿美元。

城市中心广场这栋26层建筑曾长期由微软主导租赁，但微软于2023年宣布不再续约。该大厦毗邻轻轨车站，自3月起将开通直达西雅图的轨道交通线路。商业地产数据公司CoStar本周早些时候率先报道了OpenAI的扩张动向。

近期OpenAI以10亿美元收购西雅图初创企业Statsig，据传该公司同时正在筹备首次公开募股。《华尔街日报》报道称，OpenAI为员工提供的薪酬水平"创下近年科技初创企业历史新高"，这家约4000人规模的企业人均股权激励达150万美元左右。

如今OpenAI已成为在西雅图地区设立卫星工程中心的异地科技公司中办公规模最大的企业之一。Meta、谷歌、苹果等硅谷巨头均在此拥有重要布局，该地区汇聚着全球顶尖的技术人才库。OpenAI的竞争对手Anthropic亦于两年前在西雅图设立办公室并持续招聘。风险投资公司SignalFire的2024年度报告显示，西雅图已成为硅谷之外全美人工智能工程师最集中的区域。

此次新租约同时凸显东区在人工智能热潮中日益重要的地位。近期多家科技企业已在贝尔维尤及周边地区签署新租约或扩租协议，包括Snap、Anduril、Shopify、Snowflake、沃尔玛和Chewy等。《普吉特海湾商业周刊》报道称，优步和Databricks正入驻该市最新建成的办公大厦。

不过据Broderick集团数据，贝尔维尤市中心空置率仍处高位，去年末达到25.4%。世邦魏理仕报告显示，西雅图市中心空置率在第四季度创下34.7%的历史新高。Broderick集团在第四季度报告中指出："值得注意的是，越来越多新进入市场的企业正选择东区而非西雅图，贝尔维尤现代化的办公空间、亲商环境及成熟的技术人才储备构成了主要吸引力。"

英文来源：

OpenAI is placing a bigger bet on the Seattle region, signing a massive new lease in Bellevue as the ChatGPT-maker expands near the headquarters of two key corporate cloud partners.
The company is taking an additional ten floors at City Center Plaza in downtown Bellevue, boosting its footprint to 296,000 square feet, according to sources familiar with the matter. OpenAI previously occupied two floors in the building. It’s one of the largest AI company leases in the region.
The San Francisco-based company now has room for more than 1,000 employees at the office, based on typical commercial real estate standards. OpenAI, which arrived in Bellevue in 2024, currently employs more than 300 people in the Seattle area, according to LinkedIn data — up from around 169 in September.
The office gives OpenAI a large hub just a short drive from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters campus and within a few blocks of Amazon’s expanding Bellevue towers, tightening its ties with both cloud giants.
Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and serves as its primary strategic partner, providing the Azure cloud infrastructure that underpins many of OpenAI’s models and products.
At the same time, OpenAI has deepened its relationship with Amazon, inking a $38 billion cloud deal in November. Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI as part of a new investment round.
Microsoft previously occupied a majority of the 26-floor City Center Plaza building but said in 2023 that it would not renew its lease. The building is adjacent to a light rail station that will offer transit connection to Seattle starting in March.
CoStar reported on OpenAI’s expansion earlier this week.
OpenAI recently acquired Seattle startup Statsig for $1 billion. The company is also reportedly gearing up for an IPO.
The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI is paying employees “more than any tech startup in recent history,” with the average stock-based compensation set around $1.5 million per person at the company, which has around 4,000 employees.
OpenAI now has one of the largest offices among out-of-town tech companies with satellite engineering centers across the Seattle region. Meta, Google, Apple, and other Silicon Valley giants have substantial footprints in the area, which boasts one of the world’s top technical talent pools. OpenAI rival Anthropic opened an office in Seattle two years ago and is hiring.
Seattle has the most AI engineers in the U.S. behind Silicon Valley, according to a 2024 report from venture capital firm SignalFire.
OpenAI’s new lease also reflects a growing role for the Eastside in the AI boom. Many technology companies have signed new or expanded leases in and around Bellevue recently, including Snap, Anduril, Shopify, Snowflake, Walmart, and Chewy. Uber and Databricks are filling the city’s newest office tower, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Vacancy rates still remain high in downtown Bellevue, reaching 25.4% at the end of last year, according to Broderick Group.
That’s still not as high as downtown Seattle, where vacancy rates hit a record high in Q4, up to 34.7%, according to CBRE.
“Notably, a growing number of new-to-market entrants … are choosing the Eastside over Seattle, drawn by Bellevue’s modern office inventory, business friendly climate and skilled technology workforce,” Broderick noted in its Q4 report.