Not all of the tech impact will be negative. There was a serious impending office space glut in Seattle and Bellevue coming; Microsoft has been the tenant ever

Not all of the tech impact will be negative. There was a serious impending office space glut in Seattle and Bellevue coming; Microsoft has been the tenant every developer wanted. With the all-but-done deals collapsing, and anticipations of space contraction: * South Lake Union: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395046_msftofficespace07.html http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395046_msftofficespac... * Eastside: http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/19/daily30.html http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/19/da... ...the glut will be even more pronounced. Good for growing companies that might want to increase their Class A space; much stronger negotiation leverage.