Fact Sheet: 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea
15th Ave. Coffee & Tea was founded on the core principles that have made Starbucks successful: a focus on premium quality, passionate partners and a rich customer experience. It shares Starbucks mission and values, is pioneered by Starbucks partners, and offers Starbucks® whole bean coffee and Tazo® full-leaf tea, delivering the same high quality with the same heart, but in a new way.
EXPERIENCE
15th Ave. Coffee & Tea offers customers new opportunities for discovery, a high level of interaction and a deep connection to the local community.
- Coffee and tea cuppings: every day at 10 a.m., partners and guests can explore new coffee and tea selections
- Multiple coffee and tea brewing options: manual pour-over, press and Clover for coffees, and manually filled sachets, automatic brewers and tea pots for full-leaf teas and herbal infusions
- Entertainment: customers can participate in and enjoy musical performances and poetry readings; they can also bring in their favorite LPs to play on the sound system
- Giving back: customers can influence the coffeehouse’s social responsibility efforts by recommending and becoming involved in local causes
PRODUCTS
- Varieties of Starbucks® whole bean coffee and Tazo® full-leaf tea that are not widely available at other Starbucks locations
- Beer and wine selections
- Essential Baking Company pastries
- Super-premium Starbucks® ice cream
DESIGN 
This coffeehouse design is reminiscent of a European mercantile and draws inspiration from the original Starbucks location opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market 38 years ago. It’s eclectic and raw, featuring locally sourced and reused materials that are one-of-a-kind.
- Materials sourced from existing Starbucks locations: floor and ceiling are original; bar top and doors were repurposed from the Seattle University Village store prior to its renovation; chairs were sourced from area Starbucks stores and refinished; and chalkboard frames were made using shipping pallets from the Starbucks Support Center in Seattle
- Other reused, recycled and locally sourced elements: wood was repurposed – for example, the community table was made using wood from an old ship and wood cladding was made from a retired barn in the Pacific Northwest; seating was repurposed from a local theater; tables were created using repurposed Belgian marble; and the 20-foot mural was created by a local artist, as was the metalwork
For More Information
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