Rainier Square Tower
| Rainier Square Tower | |
|---|---|
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Rendering of Rainier Square Tower | |
| General information | |
| Status | Approved |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Address | 1301 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 |
| Coordinates | 47°36′33.12″N 122°20′05.89″W / 47.6092000°N 122.3349694°W |
| Construction started | 2017 (scheduled) |
| Cost | $600 million (estimated) |
| Height | 850 feet (260 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 58 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | NBBJ |
| Developer | Wright Runstad |
| Website | |
| rainiersquare.com/project | |
| References | |
| [1] [2] | |
Rainier Square Tower is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper in the Metropolitan Tract of Seattle, Washington. The 850-foot (260 m) tall, 58-story tower will be located at Union Street between 4th and 5th Avenues adjacent to the existing Rainier Tower, and will be the second-tallest building in Seattle upon completion.[1] The $600 million project is scheduled to begin construction in 2017 and be completed by 2019.[3] Amazon is expected to lease the entirety of the tower's office space.[4]
Design
The tower, designed by NBBJ, will feature nearly 200 luxury apartment units, 750,000 square feet of office space, and 30,000 square feet of retail space, as well as a 12-story hotel with approximately 150 rooms in a separate building.[2][5] Six levels of below-grade parking will accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles.[6] The tower will have a unique, "sloping" appearance, starting with a wide base and gradually becoming slimmer at higher floors. Early designs had the taper beginning at a higher floor, but it was lowered so as not to obscure views of Rainier Tower's well-known "pedestal" base.[1] On December 3, 2015, the city approved the master use plan, paving the way for construction to begin.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Latest scoop on proposal for Rainier Square tower". Seattle Times. June 27, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Dramatic Rainier Square project gets go-ahead from city". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 4, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Rainier Square Project Schedule". Wright Runstad & Company. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ Levy, Nat (August 2, 2017). "Amazon poised to lease iconic new Seattle office tower, dramatically expanding footprint again". Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ↑ Marc Stiles (December 3, 2015). "Now with a more dramatic design, Seattle skyscraper project clears major hurdle". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Development Portfolio: Rainier Square". Wright Runstad & Company. Retrieved April 21, 2017.