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[[Image:Seattleskyline1cropped.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Skyline of Seattle]]
This '''list of tallest buildings in Seattle''' ranks [[skyscraper]]s in the [[United States|U.S.]] city of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] by height. The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-[[Storey|story]] [[Columbia Center]], which rises {{convert|937|ft|m|0}} and was completed in 1985.<ref name="columbia emp">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=columbiacenter-seattle-wa-usa|title=Columbia Center|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref> It is currently the [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|19th-tallest building]] in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is the [[Washington Mutual Tower]], which rises {{convert|772|ft|m|0}}.<ref name="WAMU emp">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=washingtonmutualtower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Washington Mutual Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref> Nineteen of the twenty tallest buildings in Washington are located in Seattle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?36971376|title=Diagram of Washington skyscrapers|accessdate=2008-04-02|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com}}</ref>
The history of skyscrapers in Seattle began with the 1904 completion of the [[Alaska Building]], which is often regarded as the first steel-framed skyscraper in the city;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1975|title=Alaska Building, Seattle's first steel-framed skyscraper, is completed in 1904.|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=HistoryLink.org}}</ref> it rises 14 floors and {{convert|203|ft|m|0}} in height.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetalaskabuilding-seattle-wa-usa|title=Alaska Building|accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref> Seattle went through a large construction boom in the late 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the construction of 15 of the city's 20 tallest buildings, including Columbia Center and the Washington Mutual Tower. Seattle entered into another high-rise construction boom in 2000, and has since seen the completion of two buildings that stand at least {{convert|500|ft|m|0}} in height. Based on 12 skyscrapers{{ref label|note01|A|^}} at least {{convert|500|ft|m|0}} tall, and two more under construction, Seattle's skyline is ranked first in the [[Northwestern United States]], third on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] (after [[List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] and [[List of tallest buildings in San Francisco|San Francisco]]) and eleventh in the United States.{{ref label|note02|B|^}}
[[As of May 2008]], there are 204 completed high-rises in the city, and 63 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction,<ref name="high-rises">{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/?id=101046 |title=High Rise Buildings of Seattle |accessdate=2008-04-01 |publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref> including 22 buildings over {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}. The tallest building under construction in the city is the [[Fifth and Columbia Tower]]. The building, set to be completed by 2011, would rise 43 floors and {{convert|660|ft|m|0}} in height.<ref name="fifth columbia emp">{{Cite web |title=Fifth and Columbia Tower |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=5andcolumbiatower-toronto-canada |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
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{{Wide image|Wiki seattle alki 01.jpg|800px|<center>Skyline of Seattle</center>}}
== Tallest buildings ==
[[Image:Columbia center from smith tower.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Columbia Center]], Seattle's tallest building]]
[[Image:Seattle Washington Mutual Tower 2004-08-30.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Washington Mutual Tower]], the 2nd-tallest building in Seattle]]
[[Image:Two Union Square 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Union Square (Seattle)|One]] and [[Union Square (Seattle)|Two Union Square]], the 17th- and 3rd-tallest buildings in the city]]
[[Image:1001_Fourth_Avenue_Seattle_Washington.jpg|upright|thumb|[[1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza]] is the 5th-talltest building in Seattle.]]
[[Image:VolunteerParkNeedle.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The [[Space Needle]] is the tallest non-building structure in Seattle.]]
This list ranks Seattle skyscrapers that stand at least {{convert|400|ft|m|0}} tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Freestanding observation [[tower]]s, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
!Floors
!Year
!class="unsortable"| Notes
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|<span style="display:none">01.0</span>1 || [[Columbia Center]] || 937 / 285 || 76 || 1985 || [[List of tallest buildings in the world|52nd-tallest building in the world]], [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|19th-tallest in the United States]]. Has been the tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington since 1985. Tallest building on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] when completed, now the second-tallest. Has more floors than any other building west of the [[Mississippi River]]. Highest [[observation deck]] in the state is located on the building's 73rd floor. Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1980s.<ref name="columbia emp"/><ref name="Columbia Center">{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=52|title=Columbia Center|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">02.0</span>2 || [[Washington Mutual Tower]] || 772 / 235 || 55 || 1988 || [[List of tallest buildings in the world|191st-tallest building in the world]], [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|55th-tallest in the United States]].<ref name="WAMU emp"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Mutual Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=164|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">03.0</span>3 || [[Union Square (Seattle)|Two Union Square]] || 740 / 226 || 56 || 1989 || [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|79th-tallest building in the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2unionsquare-seattle-wa-usa|title=Two Union Square|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Two Union Square|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=163|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">04.0</span>4 || [[Seattle Municipal Tower]] || 722 / 220 || 62 || 1990 || [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|94th-tallest building in the United States]]. Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seattlemunicipaltower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Seattle Municipal Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle Municipal Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=156|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">05.0</span>5 || [[1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza]] || 630 / 192 || 50 || 1969 || Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=10014avenuenueplaza-seattle-wa-usa|title=1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref name="1001 4th Avenue Plaza">{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3521|title=1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">06.0</span> || [[Space Needle]]{{ref label|note03|C|^}} || 605 / 184 || 5 || 1962 || Tallest observation tower in Washington, 3rd-tallest in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=spaceneedle-seattle-wa-usa|title=Space Needle|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref name="needle">{{cite web|title=Space Needle|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1294|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">07.0</span>6 || [[WaMu Center]] || 598 / 182 || 42 || 2006 || Most recently completed skyscraper in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wamucenter-seattle-wa-usa|title=WaMu Center|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WaMu Center|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8012|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">08.0</span>7 || [[US Bank Centre]] || 580 / 177 || 44 || 1989 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbankcentre-seattle-wa-usa|title=City Centre|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Bank Centre|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6603|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">09.0</span>8 || [[Wells Fargo Center (Seattle)|Wells Fargo Center]] || 573 / 175 || 47 || 1983 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wellsfargocenter-seattle-wa-usa|title=Wells Fargo Center|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wells Fargo Center|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2154|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">10.0</span>9 || [[Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza]] || 543 / 166 || 42 || 1981 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamerica5avenuenueplaza-seattle-wa-usa|title=Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3522|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">11.0</span>10 || [[Union Bank of California Center]] || 536 / 163 || 41 || 1973 || Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=unionbankofcaliforniacenter-seattle-wa-usa|title=Union Bank of California Center|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Union Bank of California Center|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3545|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">12.0</span>11 || [[Rainier Tower]] || 514 / 157 || 31 || 1977 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rainiertower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Rainier Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rainier Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3542|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">13.0</span>12 || [[Fourth and Madison Building]] || 512 / 156 || 40 || 2002 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=idxtower-seattle-wa-usa|title=IDX Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IDX Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3513|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">14.0</span>13 || [[1000 Second Avenue]] || 493 / 150 || 43 || 1987 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=10002avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa|title=1000 Second Avenue|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Second Avenue|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3552|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">15.0</span>14 || [[Henry M. Jackson Federal Building]] || 487 / 148 || 37 || 1974 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=henrymjacksonfederalbuilding-seattle-wa-usa|title=Henry M. Jackson Federal Building|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Henry M. Jackson Federal Building|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4709|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">16.0</span>15 || [[Smith Tower]] || 489 / 149 || 36 || 1914 || Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1910s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=smithtower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Smith Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref name="smith">{{cite web|title=Smith Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6965|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">17.0</span>16 || [[Qwest Plaza]] || 479 / 146 || 33 || 1976 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=qwestplaza-seattle-wa-usa|title=Qwest Plaza|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Qwest Plaza|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=826|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">18.0</span>17 || [[Union Square (Seattle)|One Union Square]] || 456 / 139 || 36 || 1981 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1unionsquare-seattle-wa-usa|title=One Union Square|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One Union Square|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3549|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">19.0</span>18 || [[1111 Third Avenue]] || 454 / 138 || 34 || 1980 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=eleveneleven3avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa|title=1111 Third Avenue|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1111 Third Avenue|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3550|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">20.0</span>19 || [[The Westin Seattle|Westin Seattle North Tower]] || 449 / 137 || 47 || 1982 || Tallest all-hotel building in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwestinseattle-seattle-wa-usa|title=Westin Seattle North Tower|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Westin Seattle North Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=968|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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|<span style="display:none">21.0</span>20 || [[Westin Building]] || 409 / 125 || 34 || 1981 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=westinbuilding-seattle-wa-usa|title=Westin Building|accessdate=2007-10-27|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Westin Building|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7178|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
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== Tallest under construction, approved and proposed ==
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=== Under construction ===
This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}, but are not yet completed structures.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
! Floors
! Year<br /><small>(est.)</small>
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| [[Fifth and Columbia Tower]] || 660 / 201 || 43 ||2010 || <ref name="fifth columbia emp"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fifth and Columbia |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=69837 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=A new angle on Seattle's skyline |url=http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=newtower11&date=20080211 |publisher=''[[The Seattle Times]]'' |date=2008-02-11 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
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| [[1918 Eighth Avenue]] || 500 / 152 || 36 || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=19188avenuenuetower-seattle-wa-usa|title=1918 Eighth Avenue|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| [[Olive 8]] || 455 / 139 || 39 || 2008 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=olive8-seattle-wa-usa|title=Olive 8|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olive 8|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=41052|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
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| [[Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue]] || 440 / 134 || 38 || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=15212avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa|title=Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1521 Second |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=41840|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Seventh at Westlake Tower]] || 426 / 130 || 32 || 2008 || Construction is on hold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=7atwestlaketower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Seventh at Westlake Tower|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| [[Aspira]] || 400 / 122 || 37 || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Aspira|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=aspira-seattle-wa-usa|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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|}
=== Approved ===
This lists skyscrapers that are approved for construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}, but are not yet completed structures.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
! Floors
! Year*<br /><small>(est.)</small>
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| [[505 Madison]] || 560 / 171 || 40 || 2010 || <ref>{{Cite web|title=505 Madison|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=505madison-seattle-wa-usa|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/GroupMeetings/DRProposal3006834AgendaID2185.pdf|title=Design Proposal|accessdate=2008-04-10|publisher=seattle.gov}}</ref>
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| [[2000 Third Avenue]] || 450 / 137 || 43 || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=20003avenuenuecondominiums-seattle-wa-usa|title=2000 Third Avenue|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| AVA || 445 / 136 || 39 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=8andpine-seattle-wa-usa|title=AVA|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| Candela Hotel & Residences || 410 / 125 || 36 || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2andpikecondominiums-seattle-wa-usa|title=Candela Hotel & Residences|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| Insignia I || 400 / 122 || 41 || 2009|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=23016avenuenuetower1-seattle-wa-usa|title=Insignia I|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| Insignia II || 400 / 122 || 41 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=23016avenuenuetower2-seattle-wa-usa|title=Insignia II|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
This lists skyscrapers that are proposed for construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}, but are not yet completed structures.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
! Floors
! Year*<br /><small>(est.)</small>
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| [[Heron/Pagoda Towers|Heron Tower]] || 550 / 168 || 46 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=19035avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa |title=Heron Tower |accessdate=2008-02-15 |publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=59515 |title=Heron Tower |accessdate=2007-10-28 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Heron/Pagoda Towers|Pagoda Tower]] || 550 / 168 || 40 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pagodatower-seattle-wa-usa |title=Pagoda Tower |accessdate=2008-02-15 |publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| [[Seattle Civic Square]] || 520 / 159 || 40 || 2011 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=civicsquaretower-seattle-wa-usa|title=Seattle Civic Square|accessdate=2008-04-17|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=557646&hp|title=Seattle Civic Square|accessdate=2008-04-17|publisher=Thestranger.com}}</ref>
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| [[811 Stewart Hotel]] || 500 / 152 || 51 || 2013 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=811stewarthotel-seattle-wa-usa|title=811 Stewart Hotel|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| Kinetcs || 440 / 134 || 40 || 2011 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kinetcs|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1823minor-seattle-wa-usa|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| 2015 2nd Avenue || 440 / 134 || 38 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=20152avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa|title=2015 2nd Avenue|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| 1931 2nd Avenue || 440 / 134 || 38 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=19312avenuenue-seattle-wa-usa|title=1931 2nd Avenue|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| Stewart / Minor || 440 / 134 || 32 || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sewartminor-seattle-wa-usa|title=Stewart / Minor|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| 901 Lenora || 400 / 122 || 40 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=901 Lenora|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=ninthandlenora-seattle-wa-usa|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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| 8th and Stewart Condominiums || 400 / 122 || 38 || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=8andstewartcondominiums-seattle-wa-usa|title=8th and Stewart Condominiums|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
=== Fanticized ===
This lists skyscrapers that are fanticized for construction in Seattle that would rise above {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}, but are not yet accepted structures.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
! Floors
! Year*<br /><small>(est.)</small>
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| [[World Needle]] || 1750 / 534 || 100 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=38932}}</ref>
|-
| Microsoft World Headquarters || 1350 / 412 || 81 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=49219}}</ref>
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| [[Obelisk of Harmony]] || 1310 / 399 || 83 || 2015 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=56003}}</ref>
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| Dolphin Residences || 750 / 229 || 52 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=54407}}</ref>
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| Ritz Carlton Plaza || 643 / 196 || 51 || 2014 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55519}}</ref>
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
== Timeline of tallest buildings ==
[[Image:Seattle - Smith Tower 01.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The Smith Tower, which stood as the tallest building in Seattle for 55 years]]
This lists buildings and structures that once held the title of tallest building in Seattle.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Street address
! Years as tallest
! Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
! Floors
!class="unsortable"| Reference
|-
| [[Alaska Building]] || 618 Second Avenue || 1904–1906 || 203 / 62 || 14 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7676|title=Alaska Building|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[King Street Station (Seattle)|King Street Station Tower]] || 303 South Jackson Street || 1906–1914 || 246 / 75 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7685|title=King Street Station Tower|accessdate=2007-10-28|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Smith Tower]] || 506 Second Avenue || 1914–1969 || 489 / 149 || 38 || <ref name="smith"/>
|-
| [[The Space Needle]] || || 1961–1969 || 605 / 184 || 5 ||
|-
| [[1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza]] || 1001 4th Avenue || 1969–1985 || 630 / 192 || 50 || <ref name="1001 4th Avenue Plaza"/>
|-
| [[Columbia Center]] || 701 5th Avenue || 1985–present || 937 / 285 || 76 || <ref name="Columbia Center"/>
|-
|}
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== See also ==
* [[List of buildings in Seattle]]
== Notes ==
:'''A.''' {{note label|note01|A|^}}This excludes the Space Needle, as it is not a fully habitable building.
:'''B.''' {{note label|note02|B|^}}New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m), Chicago has 107, Miami has 37, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 22, Dallas has 19, Atlanta has 19, San Francisco has 18, Las Vegas has 17, Boston has 16 and Seattle has 14. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=8 New York], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=4 Chicago], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=134 Miami], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=28 Houston], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=26 Los Angeles], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=92 Dallas], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=36 Atlanta], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=114 San Francisco], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=163 Las Vegas], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=145 Boston], [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=27 Seattle].
:'''C.''' {{note label|note03|C|^}}The Space Needle is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]], freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
== References ==
;General
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101046&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1 Emporis.com - Seattle]
;Specific
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== External links ==
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c27 Diagram of Seattle skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage
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Revision as of 22:28, 10 October 2008
This list of tallest buildings in Seattle ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Seattle, Washington by height. The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985.[1] It is currently the 19th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is the Washington Mutual Tower, which rises 772 feet (235 m).[2] Nineteen of the twenty tallest buildings in Washington are located in Seattle.[3]
The history of skyscrapers in Seattle began with the 1904 completion of the Alaska Building, which is often regarded as the first steel-framed skyscraper in the city;[4] it rises 14 floors and 203 feet (62 m) in height.[5] Seattle went through a large construction boom in the late 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the construction of 15 of the city's 20 tallest buildings, including Columbia Center and the Washington Mutual Tower. Seattle entered into another high-rise construction boom in 2000, and has since seen the completion of two buildings that stand at least 500 feet (152 m) in height. Based on 12 skyscrapers[A] at least 500 feet (152 m) tall, and two more under construction, Seattle's skyline is ranked first in the Northwestern United States, third on the West Coast (after Los Angeles and San Francisco) and eleventh in the United States.[B]
As of May 2008, there are 204 completed high-rises in the city, and 63 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction,[6] including 22 buildings over 400 feet (122 m). The tallest building under construction in the city is the Fifth and Columbia Tower. The building, set to be completed by 2011, would rise 43 floors and 660 feet (201 m) in height.[7]
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Seattle skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Freestanding observation towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbia Center | 937 / 285 | 76 | 1985 | 52nd-tallest building in the world, 19th-tallest in the United States. Has been the tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington since 1985. Tallest building on the West Coast when completed, now the second-tallest. Has more floors than any other building west of the Mississippi River. Highest observation deck in the state is located on the building's 73rd floor. Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1980s.[1][8] |
2 | Washington Mutual Tower | 772 / 235 | 55 | 1988 | 191st-tallest building in the world, 55th-tallest in the United States.[2][9] |
3 | Two Union Square | 740 / 226 | 56 | 1989 | 79th-tallest building in the United States.[10][11] |
4 | Seattle Municipal Tower | 722 / 220 | 62 | 1990 | 94th-tallest building in the United States. Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1990s.[12][13] |
5 | 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza | 630 / 192 | 50 | 1969 | Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1960s.[14][15] |
Space Needle[C] | 605 / 184 | 5 | 1962 | Tallest observation tower in Washington, 3rd-tallest in the United States.[16][17] | |
6 | WaMu Center | 598 / 182 | 42 | 2006 | Most recently completed skyscraper in the city.[18][19] |
7 | US Bank Centre | 580 / 177 | 44 | 1989 | [20][21] |
8 | Wells Fargo Center | 573 / 175 | 47 | 1983 | [22][23] |
9 | Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza | 543 / 166 | 42 | 1981 | [24][25] |
10 | Union Bank of California Center | 536 / 163 | 41 | 1973 | Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1970s.[26][27] |
11 | Rainier Tower | 514 / 157 | 31 | 1977 | [28][29] |
12 | Fourth and Madison Building | 512 / 156 | 40 | 2002 | [30][31] |
13 | 1000 Second Avenue | 493 / 150 | 43 | 1987 | [32][33] |
14 | Henry M. Jackson Federal Building | 487 / 148 | 37 | 1974 | [34][35] |
15 | Smith Tower | 489 / 149 | 36 | 1914 | Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1910s.[36][37] |
16 | Qwest Plaza | 479 / 146 | 33 | 1976 | [38][39] |
17 | One Union Square | 456 / 139 | 36 | 1981 | [40][41] |
18 | 1111 Third Avenue | 454 / 138 | 34 | 1980 | [42][43] |
19 | Westin Seattle North Tower | 449 / 137 | 47 | 1982 | Tallest all-hotel building in the city.[44][45] |
20 | Westin Building | 409 / 125 | 34 | 1981 | [46][47] |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Under construction
This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.
Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year (est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth and Columbia Tower | 660 / 201 | 43 | 2010 | [7][48][49] |
1918 Eighth Avenue | 500 / 152 | 36 | 2009 | [50] |
Olive 8 | 455 / 139 | 39 | 2008 | [51][52] |
Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue | 440 / 134 | 38 | 2009 | [53][54] |
Seventh at Westlake Tower | 426 / 130 | 32 | 2008 | Construction is on hold.[55] |
Aspira | 400 / 122 | 37 | 2009 | [56] |
Approved
This lists skyscrapers that are approved for construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.
Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
505 Madison | 560 / 171 | 40 | 2010 | [57][58] |
2000 Third Avenue | 450 / 137 | 43 | 2009 | [59] |
AVA | 445 / 136 | 39 | 2010 | [60] |
Candela Hotel & Residences | 410 / 125 | 36 | [61] | |
Insignia I | 400 / 122 | 41 | 2009 | [62] |
Insignia II | 400 / 122 | 41 | 2010 | [63] |
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
Proposed
This lists skyscrapers that are proposed for construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.
Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heron Tower | 550 / 168 | 46 | 2010 | [64][65] |
Pagoda Tower | 550 / 168 | 40 | 2010 | [66] |
Seattle Civic Square | 520 / 159 | 40 | 2011 | [67][68] |
811 Stewart Hotel | 500 / 152 | 51 | 2013 | [69] |
Kinetcs | 440 / 134 | 40 | 2011 | [70] |
2015 2nd Avenue | 440 / 134 | 38 | 2010 | [71] |
1931 2nd Avenue | 440 / 134 | 38 | 2010 | [72] |
Stewart / Minor | 440 / 134 | 32 | [73] | |
901 Lenora | 400 / 122 | 40 | [74] | |
8th and Stewart Condominiums | 400 / 122 | 38 | 2009 | [75] |
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
Fanticized
This lists skyscrapers that are fanticized for construction in Seattle that would rise above 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet accepted structures.
Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
World Needle | 1750 / 534 | 100 | 2010 | [76] |
Microsoft World Headquarters | 1350 / 412 | 81 | 2010 | [77] |
Obelisk of Harmony | 1310 / 399 | 83 | 2015 | [78] |
Dolphin Residences | 750 / 229 | 52 | 2010 | [79] |
Ritz Carlton Plaza | 643 / 196 | 51 | 2014 | [80] |
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings and structures that once held the title of tallest building in Seattle.
Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska Building | 618 Second Avenue | 1904–1906 | 203 / 62 | 14 | [81] |
King Street Station Tower | 303 South Jackson Street | 1906–1914 | 246 / 75 | 8 | [82] |
Smith Tower | 506 Second Avenue | 1914–1969 | 489 / 149 | 38 | [37] |
The Space Needle | 1961–1969 | 605 / 184 | 5 | ||
1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza | 1001 4th Avenue | 1969–1985 | 630 / 192 | 50 | [15] |
Columbia Center | 701 5th Avenue | 1985–present | 937 / 285 | 76 | [8] |
See also
Notes
- A. ^ This excludes the Space Needle, as it is not a fully habitable building.
- B. ^ New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m), Chicago has 107, Miami has 37, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 22, Dallas has 19, Atlanta has 19, San Francisco has 18, Las Vegas has 17, Boston has 16 and Seattle has 14. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle.
- C. ^ The Space Needle is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ a b "Columbia Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ a b "Washington Mutual Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Diagram of Washington skyscrapers". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Alaska Building, Seattle's first steel-framed skyscraper, is completed in 1904". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Alaska Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "High Rise Buildings of Seattle". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ a b "Fifth and Columbia Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "Columbia Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Washington Mutual Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Two Union Square". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Two Union Square". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Seattle Municipal Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Seattle Municipal Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ a b "1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Space Needle". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Space Needle". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "WaMu Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "WaMu Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "City Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "U.S. Bank Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Wells Fargo Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Wells Fargo Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Union Bank of California Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Union Bank of California Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Rainier Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Rainier Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "IDX Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "IDX Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "1000 Second Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "1000 Second Avenue". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Henry M. Jackson Federal Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Henry M. Jackson Federal Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Smith Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ a b "Smith Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Qwest Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Qwest Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "One Union Square". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "One Union Square". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "1111 Third Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "1111 Third Avenue". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Westin Seattle North Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Westin Seattle North Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Westin Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Westin Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Fifth and Columbia". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "A new angle on Seattle's skyline". The Seattle Times. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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(help) - ^ "1918 Eighth Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Olive 8". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Olive 8". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "1521 Second". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Seventh at Westlake Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Aspira". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "505 Madison". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "Design Proposal" (PDF). seattle.gov. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ "2000 Third Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "AVA". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Candela Hotel & Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Insignia I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Insignia II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Heron Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Heron Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Pagoda Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Seattle Civic Square". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Seattle Civic Square". Thestranger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "811 Stewart Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Kinetcs". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "2015 2nd Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "1931 2nd Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Stewart / Minor". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "901 Lenora". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "8th and Stewart Condominiums". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=38932.
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- ^ "King Street Station Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
External links
- Diagram of Seattle skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage