Move over Columbia Center, a new skyscraper could be coming to town
Sep 23, 2015, 10:23 AM | Updated: Sep 24, 2015, 3:36 pm
A developer is proposing a 101-story building at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Cherry Street. It would be the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast. (City of Seattle)
(City of Seattle)
Enjoy the views from the Columbia Center while you can, because it could be permanently blocked.
A developer is proposing a 101-story building at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Cherry Street, The Seattle Times reports. It would be the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast, dwarfing Columbia Center’s 76 stories at a height of 933 feet.
The skyscraper would total 1.2 million square feet, and include 1,200 residential units, 150 hotel rooms and 167,150 square feet of retail and office space, the Times reports.
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The skyscraper, proposed by a Miami-based developer, could block the west-facing views of the 76-story Columbia Center, the Times reports. It would also stand taller than the West Coast’s tallest building: the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, which rises to 1,018 feet.
If built, the skyscraper would replace a parking lot. So the construction would not threaten any beloved businesses like some recent projects. However, it also wouldn’t do a whole lot for the city’s parking issues. According to city documents, there would only be 400 parking spaces built.
The project would add to the quickly changing Seattle skyline, where 106 downtown projects have either been completed, broken ground, or are currently under construction. It’s the most activity seen since 2005. According to the Downtown Seattle Association, the city is on track to see the largest number of completed projects in the past decade.
