Office profile
Zillow Headquarters & offices · Seattle, Washington
Zillow · Seattle, Washington
Zillow calls its headquarters “Cloud HQ”: 97% of employees can work wherever they are most productive, and its Seattle tower office has shrunk from 387,765 to 113,470 sq ft.
A high-rise office on Second Avenue, a work model with no fixed desk, a six-week sabbatical and 20 years of Hack Week — then the pay. Every number from Zillow's own filings, careers site and newsroom.
- 97%of employees choose where they work
- 6 weekssabbatical after 6 years
- 20 weeksfully paid leave for delivering parents
- $184,769median employee pay, 2025
Sources: zillow.com/careers/benefits · Zillow newsroom (Nov 5, 2022; Nov 6, 2025) · Form 10-K 2021 and 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Real estate marketplace / Zillow
THE HEADQUARTERS · 1301 SECOND AVENUE
A high-rise office redesigned for gathering, not daily desks
Zillow's Seattle headquarters is in the 42-story tower at 1301 Second Avenue, and where it planned to fill floors 29 to 40 by 2017. JPC Architects refreshed 155,000 sq ft with a different look on each floor — varied textures, colors, pops of color and creative breakout spaces tied by one design thread. Since the permanent move to flexible work, Zillow says it has redesigned its offices with more room for collaboration and event spaces for team gatherings.
- 113,470 sq ft (≈ 10,542 m²), 2025
- Floors 29–40 planned for 2017
- Interiors: JPC Architects
- Executive offices: E. Cobb Architects (2016)
- Event spaces for team gatherings
JPC Architects' floors
JPC Architects refreshed 155,000 sq ft, giving each floor its own textures, colours and lounges with views over Elliott Bay.
Facts: Zillow press release (Nov 24, 2014) · JPC Architects project page “Zillow” · E. Cobb Architects project page “Zillow Executive Offices” · Form 10-K 2025, Item 1 and Item 2.
1301 Second Avenue, Seattle
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters (Floor 36) | 1301 Second Avenue, Floor 36, Seattle, WA 98101 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025, cover page · See them on the map ↓
Source: Form 10-K 2021 and 2025, Item 2 · Zillow press release (Nov 24, 2014) · JPC Architects and E. Cobb Architects project pages · Spacestor project page “Zillow Group”
Benefits (United States)
Paid at 100%; delivering parents add 8 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave, 20 weeks in all (from 2023).
Zillow R&R: up to six consecutive weeks after six years of continuous full-time work.
Zillow matches 401(k) contributions up to 4%.
Through Lyra for employees and dependents, then continued care with the same provider via the health plan (from 2023).
Fertility coverage, adoption and surrogacy assistance, plus back-up childcare.
“New-baby bucks,” an optional ramp-back program and free breast milk shipping.
Ongoing monthly reimbursement for employees who work from home.
Short-term international work of up to 40 working days a year, on request.
Source: zillow.com/careers/benefits (2026) · Zillow newsroom, “Zillow expands parental leave, mental health and other employee benefits in 2023” (Nov 5, 2022)
How Zillow keeps people, in its own words
In 2020 Zillow became one of the first major companies to let employees work from home indefinitely; it now offers nearly everyone that choice.
After six years of continuous full-time work, up to six consecutive weeks away to rest or grow.
In July 2026 more than 2,000 employees gathered in Seattle, Mexico City and online for the 29th Hack Week; dark mode began as a Hack Week project.
Remote-first teams come together at zRetreats to plan and collaborate.
Completed on Zillow University and LinkedIn Learning, plus manager and leadership programs.
Eligible employees choose their equity as RSUs, stock options or a combination.
Source: Zillow newsroom, “What is Cloud HQ?” (Nov 6, 2025) and “Why Hack Week still matters” (Sep 3, 2026) · zillow.com/careers/benefits · Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital Resources
Who works here
employees (Dec 31, 2025)
can choose office, home or both
countries: U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Serbia
job applications vs. before 2020
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026 (pay ratio; 44 in Canada and 10 in Germany shown as the thin last bar) · zillow.com/careers/benefits · Zillow newsroom, “What is Cloud HQ?” (2025)
Pay at Zillow
Includes cash pay, stock and option awards granted in 2025 and 401(k) matching. The CEO earned 39 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, April 15, 2026 (2025 pay ratio)
Source: Zillow job postings P748929, P751030 and P751304 (Zillow careers site, 2026). Range for California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state and Washington DC; base pay only.
Zillow doesn't publish pay by age. Pay by level, above, is the closest official number.
Office history: one Seattle street, then the cloud
- 2004–05 Founded in Seattle
Zillow was incorporated in Washington in December 2004; co-founders Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink date the company to 2005.
Source: Form S-1, April 2011 · Zillow Group press release, Feb 21, 2019
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2005 999 Third Avenue
Zillow's first SEC filings list its address as 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle. Zestimates launched there on 40 million homes in February 2006.
Source: SEC EDGAR, Form D filings (2005, 2007) · Zillow newsroom, video timeline (2016)
Wells Fargo Center, 999 Third Avenue, Seattle, 2012 · Bank-of-america-seattle.jpg: Rahula59 derivative work: Mrwoj / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2011 46,000 sq ft and an IPO
By 2011 Zillow's principal offices at 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4600, covered 46,000 sq ft (≈ 4,274 m²). The company had 252 full-time employees in March 2011 and went public that July.
Source: Form S-1, April 2011 · Zillow newsroom, video timeline (2016)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - Aug 2011 To 1301 Second Avenue
Zillow relocated its headquarters to about 66,000 sq ft (≈ 6,132 m²) at 1301 Second Avenue, Floor 31, under a lease running to 2022, adding 21,575 sq ft in 2012.
Source: Form S-1, April 2011 · Form 10-K 2011 and 2013
1301 Second Avenue, 2024 · Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2014–17 Floors 29 to 40
In November 2014 Zillow leased five more floors, 113,470 sq ft. The plan: floors 29–40 by 2017, 268,514 sq ft (≈ 24,946 m²), making Zillow the largest tenant in the 42-story Russell Investments Center.
Source: Zillow press release, Nov 24, 2014 · Form 10-K 2015
The tower in 2010 · Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2020–21 Cloud HQ
In 2020 Zillow told employees they could work from home indefinitely. Its Seattle headquarters lease still reached 387,765 sq ft (≈ 36,025 m²) at the end of 2021.
Source: Zillow newsroom, “What is Cloud HQ?” (2025) · Form 10-K 2021, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2023–25 A smaller tower office
In December 2023 the landlord used an option to take back 151,275 sq ft. By the end of 2025 Zillow leased 113,470 sq ft (≈ 10,542 m²), with its address on Floor 36.
Source: Form 10-K 2023 and 2025, Item 2 and cover page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-1 2011 | 46,000 | 4,274 | Principal offices, 999 Third Avenue |
| S-1 2011 | 66,000 | 6,132 | New lease (moved in August 2011) |
| 10-K 2015 | 155,042 | 14,404 | Seattle HQ occupied; +113,470 signed |
| 10-K 2018 | 307,237 | 28,543 | Seattle HQ, leased |
| 10-K 2021 | 387,765 | 36,025 | Seattle HQ, leased |
| 10-K 2023 | 267,290 | 24,832 | Excl. subleased; 151,275 sq ft given back |
| 10-K 2025 | 113,470 | 10,542 | Seattle HQ, lease to 2032 |
Map: how the headquarters moved
Zillow has spent its whole life in downtown Seattle: from 999 Third Avenue to 1301 Second Avenue, a few blocks apart. Since 2020 the rest of the company works from “Cloud HQ”.
- 1 · 2005999 Third Avenue, Seattle — First address in SEC filings; 46,000 sq ft by 2011
- 2 · 20111301 Second Avenue, Seattle — Headquarters since August 2011; Floor 36 today
Addresses: SEC EDGAR Form D (2005) · Form S-1 (2011) · Form 10-K 2011 and 2025
What Zillow does
Zillow started in 2006 by putting free home value estimates — Zestimates — on 40 million U.S. homes. Today it runs the Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy and HotPads apps and sites, and reports its revenue as residential, rentals, mortgages and other.
One operating and reportable segment; revenue reported by type.
Where the money came from · revenue by type, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 7 and Item 8 (revenue by type, segment note)
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$198M → $2.58B
817 → 7,068
Calendar years. Revenue: SEC XBRL financial data from Zillow's 10-K filings (2019–2021 not shown because those years were restated in later filings). Employees: Form 10-K (full-time employees through 2021, all employees from 2022). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Joined from Microsoft in 2009; product leader, CMO and COO before becoming CEO in August 2024.
Co-founder; CEO again from February 2019, now co-executive chair.
Led Zillow through its 2011 IPO, growing it from 200 to more than 4,000 employees.
Co-founder and first CEO; also founded Expedia.
Co-founders: Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink.
Source: Zillow Group press releases (Feb 21, 2019; Aug 7, 2024) · Form 10-K 2025
Zillow: questions people ask
Where is Zillow's headquarters?
At 1301 Second Avenue, Floor 36, in downtown Seattle, Washington. Zillow has been at this address since August 2011, but it calls its work model “Cloud HQ” because most employees can work wherever they are most productive.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Form 10-K 2011 · Zillow newsroom (2025)
How big is Zillow's Seattle headquarters?
About 113,470 sq ft (≈ 10,542 m²) at the end of 2025, on a lease running to 2032. It was much larger before: 387,765 sq ft at the end of 2021.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 and 2021, Item 2
Who designed Zillow's Seattle offices?
JPC Architects refreshed 155,000 sq ft of Zillow's existing space and new floors. E. Cobb Architects designed Zillow's executive offices in Seattle (2016), and Commercial Office Interiors worked with JPC Architects on the fit-out.
Source: JPC Architects · E. Cobb Architects · Spacestor project pages
Does Zillow allow remote work?
Yes. Zillow says 97% of employees can work where they are most productive — the office, at home or both — and in 2020 it was one of the first major companies to let employees work from home indefinitely. Some roles must be in a specific market.
Source: zillow.com/careers/benefits · Zillow newsroom, “What is Cloud HQ?” (2025)
What benefits does Zillow offer?
In the U.S.: 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave (20 weeks for delivering parents), a six-week sabbatical after six years, a 4% 401(k) match, eight free Lyra mental health sessions, fertility, adoption and surrogacy help, back-up childcare and a monthly home office reimbursement.
Source: zillow.com/careers/benefits · Zillow newsroom (Nov 5, 2022)
How many people work at Zillow?
7,068 employees at the end of 2025. Excluding the CEO, 6,463 were in the United States, 358 in Mexico, 192 in Serbia, 44 in Canada and 10 in Germany.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
How much do Zillow employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $184,769 in 2025. 2026 postings for software engineers list a base pay range of $139,400–$222,600 (Software Development Engineer) up to $195,600–$312,400 (Principal) in Washington state and similar states.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Zillow job postings P748929 and P751304
Who is Zillow's CEO?
Jeremy Wacksman, CEO since August 2024. He succeeded co-founder Rich Barton, who now serves as co-executive chair with co-founder Lloyd Frink.
Source: Zillow Group press release, Aug 7, 2024
When was Zillow founded?
Zillow was incorporated in Washington in December 2004; its founders date the company to 2005. The website launched Zestimates on 40 million homes in February 2006.
Source: Form S-1 2011 · Zillow Group press release (2019) · Zillow newsroom (2016)
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