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 | |
|---|---|
| File:Columbia center from smith tower.jpg 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.
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Bank of America Tower (later Columbia Center) in Seattle, taken by Nova77 in summer 2002.
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Columbia Center when it was called the Bank of America Tower
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Columbia Center from below
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The Space Needle from the observation deck
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Downtown Seattle from the observation deck
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Columbia Center and nearby buldings
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Panorama from the observation deck
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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