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Back to what office? Microsoft chops its space

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Amazon updated its return-to-office mandate by telling employees it expects them to work in person all five days of the workweek starting in January .

Microsoft told employees last week that its remote work friendly policy won’t change unless productivity wanes.

Microsoft has been getting rid of offices on the Eastside as it opens new buildings at its Redmond headquarters.

Some of the floors vacated by Microsoft have already been snapped up.

The Broderick Group report said vacancy rates on the Eastside are expected to decline starting in 2026 .

The market isn’t likely to favor landlords until 2027 unless a major tenant comes to the area and speeds up the process.

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