Sports and Entertainment Company Top golf Officially brought a comprehensive high-tech golf and gaming complex to the Seattle area, and plans to break ground on Tuesday in Renton, Washington, at the southern end of Lake Washington.
Topgolf Renton-Seattle will be located near Logan Avenue Sign inAccording to consultants from Topgolf and Renton, this is a large-scale shopping and dining development project that opened in 2007. GeekWire first reported in December 2018 that Topgolf was considering the site and a 14-acre plot of land as potential locations.
The three-story venue is expected to open in 2022 and employ more than 500 employees. It will feature 102 outdoor golf courses, a full-service restaurant and bar, and an event space for corporate and social events. It will adopt Topgolf’s new “Skylight Central Atrium Design”, equipped with seats, courtyard games and a huge video wall. The space aims to connect the batting area with the surrounding scenes of the courtyard, bar and roof terrace.
Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone, city councillors and Topgolf executives are expected to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday.
Chris Callaway, Chief Development Officer of Topgolf, said in a statement: “This exciting development will not only allow us to provide entertainment to the community, it will also further enhance the quality of the southern end of Lake Washington by acting as an anchor for the Renton Entertainment District. .”
Topgolf operates more than 70 locations in five countries and serves 20 million customers every year. Its venue has ball tracking and scoring functions, as well as integrated games, making outings at the golf driving range a high-tech activity-adding a touch of food, drinks and music.
The company opened a branch in Portland, Oregon four years ago, and arrived in the Seattle area for the first time in January 2020 “Top Golf Lounge” concept, An indoor facility that combines virtual sports with food and beverage products. The 9,200 square foot lounge is located on the second floor of Kirkland Urban, a 1.2 million square foot mixed-use development located east of Seattle in Kirkland, Washington. Google purchased the site in September 2019.
GeekWire spent a week in Renton in 2018, exploring whether the city 12 miles south of Seattle will become the next technology hub in the Pacific Northwest. The city bills itself as “Hometown of Boeing, Peca, IKEA, Seattle Seahawks, and the eternal resting place of Jimi Hendrix. “
Landing is just off Interstate 405, away from the Boeing assembly plant and Southport The project, three office buildings designed for technology companies, which also includes an apartment project and a hotel. Topgolf will also be located 3 1/2 miles south of the Seahawks training facility.
“This is an exciting time for the Renton community, and I look forward to the start and completion of the project,” Pavone said in a statement. “The addition of Topgolf to The Landing will provide another source of entertainment for people who frequent the area and provide more job opportunities for Renton residents.”
Topgolf started in London 20 years ago, before bringing its pop-up concept Topgolf Crush to Seattle in 2017. Topgolf has also installed Toptracer technology in several driving ranges near Seattle, and its Swing Suite technology is used Forum Social House In Bellevue, Washington.
In its multi-level locations, golfers are placed in the luxurious six-man driving range bay, where they use microchip balls that can record their own scores to aim at huge targets on the court. These facilities also include bars, restaurants, hundreds of TV screens, indoor games, free WiFi, and spaces for music performances and company events. More than half of Topgolf’s customers are not golfers.
In 2016, a former Topgolf representative told GeekWire, “We can create a game that is easier for anyone to play.” By having this technology, we can reward players incrementally for what they are doing. It is more open and has less friction; it rewards all those who participate. “
Golfers can play various games at selected venues, such as “Angry Birds”, where golf doubles as a virtual character in a popular video game, used to knock down buildings, defeat pigs and earn points.