Safeco Plaza

Facts

• Once called "The box the Space Needle came in".
• Seattle's tallest building from 1969-1985.
• Stands on a plaza atop a granite base.
• The structural system with each exterior curtainwall was designed as a vierendiel truss tying together the massive corner columns.
• Elevation of site above mean sea level: 38.4 meters.
• Overall height above mean sea level: 229.8 meters.
• On September 30, 1982, the Seafirst Building was sold to JMB Realty of Chicago for $123.37 million.
• Surpassed Elm Place as the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and then surrendered the lofty title in the same year when 555 California Street was completed.
• On April 29, 2005, the building was sold by the New York State Common Retirement System and ING Clarion to Hines for a reported $162.8 million.
• Renamed 1001 4th Avenue Plaza in 1986.
• Winner of the AIA Honor Award 1970.
• Height: 630 ft. from Third Ave., 609 ft. from Fourth Ave.
• First Vierendeel space frame supported building ever.
• Renamed Safeco Plaza in 2007.