Safeco Plaza (Seattle)

Safeco Plaza

Viewed from the 48th floor sundeck of Washington Mutual Tower
Alternative names 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza
Seafirst Building
Seattle-First National Bank Building
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 1001 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates
Construction started 1966
Completed 1969
Height
Roof 192 m (630 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 50
Floor area 70,089 m2 (754,430 sq ft)
Elevator count 16
Design and construction
Owner CommonWealth Partners, CalPERS
Management CommonWealth Partners
Architect Naramore, Bain, Bray, and Johanson
Developer Howard S. Wright Construction Company
References
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Safeco Plaza, previously 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, and the Seattle-First National Bank Building, is a 50-floor building in downtown Seattle, Washington. Locals nicknamed it "The Box the Space Needle Came In".[4][5] When this 192 m (630 ft) office building was built in 1968–1969, it dwarfed Smith Tower, which had reigned as downtown's tallest building since 1914, and edged out the Space Needle (1962) in Seattle Center by 25 feet (7.6 m).[5] It was also the first Class A office building in Seattle.

Safeco Insurance Company of America leased the building May 23, 2006 to be its headquarters, and renamed it Safeco Plaza.[6]

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