Carillon Point office complex

The birthplace of Seattle’s wireless industry, Carillon Point is an office and commercial complex with incredible views across Lake Washington. No wonder Craig McCaw chose it as the headquarters of McCaw Cellular, which later became AT&T Wireless.

In the 1990s, Carillon Point also was the hot location for bankers, lawyers and venture capitalists who specialized in helping get startup companies off the ground. The idea was that Carillon Point could rival Silicon Valley’s famed Sand Hill Road. But many of the firms either left town or moved to cheaper office space in downtown Seattle or Bellevue.

Nonetheless, there’s still plenty of high-tech activity at Carillon Point, which is now the home to Clearwire — yet another of Craig McCaw’s ventures.  If you don’t spot the reclusive telecom billionaire milling about, you may just encounter some other high-profile Seattle tech luminaries who have offices at the complex.

Address: 4100 Carillon Point

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