Columbia Center
The Columbia Center, formerly named the Bank of America Tower and Columbia Seafirst Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. It is the tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington. Its height is 933 ft (284 m).
| Columbia Center | |
|---|---|
 Seen from Smith Tower in August 2007 | |
| Former names | Bank of America Tower Columbia Seafirst Center |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Seattle and Washington state since 1985[I] | |
| Preceded by | Safeco Plaza |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 701 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°36′16″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60453°N 122.33069°WCoordinates: 47°36′16″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60453°N 122.33069°W |
| Construction started | 1982 |
| Completed | January 12, 1985 |
| Cost | US$200 million (approx. $396 million in 2020 dollars[1]) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 937 ft (286 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 76 (76 & 7 below ground) |
| Floor area | 1,538,000 sq ft (142,900 m2) |
| Elevators | 48 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Gaw Capital Partners |
| Main contractor | Howard S. Wright Construction |
| Architect | Chester Lindsey Architects |
| Developer | Martin Selig |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates (formerly Skilling Helle Christiansen Robertson) |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6] | |
At the time of its completion, the Columbia Center was the tallest structure on the West Coast; as of 2017[update], it is the fourth-tallest, behind buildings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.[7]
Columbia Center Media
Under construction in late 1983
The Columbia Center (then Columbia Seafirst Center) under construction circa 1983.
Bank of America Tower (later Columbia Center) in Seattle, taken by Nova77 in summer 2002.
Columbia Center when it was called the Bank of America Tower
Columbia Center from below
The Space Needle from the observation deck
Downtown Seattle from the observation deck
Columbia Center and nearby buldings
Panorama from the observation deck
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References
- ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ Columbia Center at Emporis
- ↑ Columbia Center at Glass Steel and Stone
- ↑ "Columbia Center". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ Columbia Center at Structurae
- ↑ "Columbia Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Buildings". Emporis. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
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