Day 1 (building)

Day 1
The northern side of Day 1 from 6th Avenue
Day 1 (building) is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Day 1 (building)
Location within downtown Seattle
Alternative namesAmazon Tower II
Rufus 2.0 Block 19
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building
Address2121 7th Avenue
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′57″N 122°20′23″W / 47.615868°N 122.339850°W / 47.615868; -122.339850
Construction started2014
Topped-outDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)[1]
OpenedNovember 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
Cost$250 million[2]
OwnerAmazon
Height
Roof521 feet (159 m)
Technical details
Floor count37
Floor area1,485,500 sq ft (138,010 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmNBBJ
Main contractorSellen Construction
References
[3][4][5][6]

Day 1, also known as Amazon Tower II and Rufus 2.0 Block 19,[7] is a 521-foot-tall (159 m) office building in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located at the intersection of Lenora Street and 7th Avenue.[6] It is part of the three-tower complex that serves as the headquarters of Amazon. The name "Day 1" previously belonged to two buildings on Amazon's South Lake Union campus, but both structures have since been renamed. The building's east facade features a large sign reading "Hello World".[8] The construction project was the most expensive in the city to finish in 2016 amidst the recent downtown housing boom.[2]

The building also houses the prototype Amazon Go location, which opened to a private beta in December 2016[9] and to the general public on January 22, 2018.[10]

  1. ^ "13 Million Pounds of Structural Steel Later… Block 19 Celebrates Topping Out". Sellen Construction. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, Mike (March 10, 2017). "Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle; more building to come". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Amazon Tower II". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  4. ^ "Amazon Tower II". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Construction Updates for Blocks 14, 19 & 20". Sellen Construction. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Rufus 2.0 Block 19". Sellen Construction. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Pryne, Eric (June 8, 2012). "Amazon's 3-block complex has a timetable — and a name". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  8. ^ Levy, Nat (November 7, 2016). "It's day one at Day One: Amazon opens second huge office building at new Seattle campus". GeekWire. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. ^ González, Ángel. "Amazon unveils smart convenience store sans checkouts, cashiers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Amazon Go is finally a go: Sensor-infused store opens to the public Monday, with no checkout lines". GeekWire. January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.