Meet your new neighbors – 4,500 Expedia employees

Expedia, the online travel site currently rocking Bellevue’s world, is about to move in downstairs. What will soon be Amgen’s former 40-acre, 750,000 square foot campus was sold to the internet travel giant for $228.9 million in cash, according to published reports.
With 25% of Expedia’s current employees reportedly living in Seattle, and the remainder on the east side, the Emerald City’s already crowded roadways will soon take on the additional impact of this commute.
It’s expected Expedia will offer shuttle busses across Lake Washington, but that’s unknown now as it’s still early in planning stages, according to reports.
There is some time before all of this transpires. It will take two-and-a-half years for Amgen to move out, followed by a total remodel of the facilities, until we will see the traffic impact.
One of the major reasons for Expedia’s move to the Interbay location, according to reports, was the spectacular waterfront views expected to make recruiting the finest tech talent a much easier proposition.
As one long-time resident told Magnolia Voice, “Glad to know the city put the east-west routes on a road diet.”