Skyscrapers Cities Seattle

Candela Hotel & Residences is an approved 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It will have 36 floors, and will be located near the historic Pike Place Market at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Pike Street. The architecture of the building is particularly interesting as it is significantly smaller in the middle than the top and the bottom. Construction is set to be complete in 2012.

The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building is a 37-story United States Federal Government skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. Located on the block bounded by Marion and Madison Streets and 1st and 2nd Avenues, it was completed in 1974 and won the AIA Honor Award in 1976. It received its current name after the death of U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson in 1983.

Aspira is a 400 ft (122 m) tall skyscraper in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has 37 floors, and is comprised mostly of apartments. Construction ended in late 2009.

Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue is a 440 ft (134 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. Designed by Weber + Thompson, it is a residential building with 38 stories, and 143 individual homes. The building is located near the historic Pike Place Market. Construction was completed in late 2008.

The Smith Tower, located in Pioneer Square, is the oldest skyscraper in Seattle, Washington, USA. Completed in 1914, the tower is named after its builder, firearm and typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith. Containing 38 floors, it was the tallest office building west of the Mississippi River until the Kansas City Power & Light Building was built in 1931. It remained the tallest building on the West Coast until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962.

AVA is an approved 445 ft (136 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. The building, designed by Weber + Thompson, will have 39 floors, and will be located at 8th Avenue and Pine Street. There will be a luxury hotel on floors 10 through 17, with 200 condominiums comprising the upper floors. Construction is set to complete in 2010, however it has been postponed until the economy recovers.

The Olive 8 is a 455 ft (139 m) 39 floor skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It has 229 residential condominium homes above a Hyatt Hotel. It is located at 8th Avenue and Olive Street in Downtown Seattle and is Seattle's largest residential building. The hotel opened January 5, 2009 and the first homeowners were scheduled to close on their homes late February 2009. The building has one of the largest green roofs in downtown Seattle, 8,355 square feet (776.2 m).

The Fourth and Madison Building (formerly the IDX Tower) is a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. The building is located at 925 Fourth Avenue, at the intersection with Madison Street. Upon its completion in 2002, the late-modernist style highrise was Seattle's first building to exceed 500 feet (152 m) in over a decade. In 2007, Fourth and Madison was awarded the B.O.M.A. International Office Building of the Year Award in the 500,000 to 1,000,000 square feet category.

505 Madison is a 560ft (171m) tall approved skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It is scheduled to be completed in 2010 and have 40 floors. It will be the 10th tallest building in Seattle and was designed by NBBJ.

The Seattle Civic Square is a proposed 520ft (159m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It will be completed in 2011 and have 40 floors. The top 17 floors will consist mainly of condominiums, with the lower 23 floors being used as office space. It has been designed to live up to LEED Platinum standards. If built, the tower will be part of the Seattle Civic Center which includes the Seattle Municipal Tower and several smaller buildings.