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Meta cuts 20% of Seattle workforce to offset AI investments

Future of regional office space up in the air as company redirects capital
Meta is laying off more than 200 people who had been based at the company’s 1101 Dexter Ave. N office in Seattle. (CoStar)
Meta is laying off more than 200 people who had been based at the company’s 1101 Dexter Ave. N office in Seattle. (CoStar)
CoStar News
May 27, 2026 | 12:36 AM

The future of Meta’s sprawling Seattle-area real estate footprint is becoming increasingly wobbly as the social media giant rolls out plans to cut about 20% of its regional workforce in an aggressive push toward artificial intelligence.

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