| Columbia Center | |
|---|---|
 Seen from Smith Tower in August 2007 | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| 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, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′16″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60453°N 122.33069°W |
| Construction started | 1982 |
| Completed | January 12, 1985 |
| Opened | March 2, 1985 |
| Cost | US$200 million (approx. $567 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Owner | Gaw Capital Partners |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 933 ft (284 m) |
| Tip | 967 ft (295 m) |
| Roof | 937 ft (286 m) |
| Observatory | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 76 (76 & 7 below ground) |
| Floor area | 1,538,000 sq ft (142,900 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 48 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Chester Lindsey Architects |
| Developer | Martin Selig |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates (formerly Skilling Helle Christiansen Robertson) |
| Main contractor | Howard S. Wright Construction |
| Website | |
| columbiacenterseattle | |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6] | |
The Columbia Center, formerly named the Bank of America Tower and Columbia Seafirst Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The 76-story structure is the tallest building in the state of Washington, reaching a height of 933 ft (284 m). 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]
The Columbia Center, developed by Martin Selig and designed by Chester L. Lindsey Architects, began construction in 1982 and was completed in 1985. The building is primarily leased for class-A office spaces by various companies, with the lower floors including retail space and the upper floors featuring a public observatory and private club lounge.[2] The tower has the highest public viewing area west of the Mississippi River. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets.[8]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Emporis building ID 119427". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.
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- ^ "Columbia Center". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Columbia Center at Structurae
- ^ "Columbia Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ^ "Los Angeles Buildings". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sky View Observatory". Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2014.