505 Madison Street

BellevueBoy · March 9th, 2007, 08:12 AM

New proposal on the DPD today for a 40 story office tower at the SE corner of 5th and Madison. This is across 5th from the 5th & Madison condo and kitty corner from the library. It replaces the lowrise building the houses the college club.

Black Box · March 9th, 2007, 08:16 AM

I really hope this happens.

Dancer · March 9th, 2007, 11:01 AM

WOW is that posible with 5th and Marion going in right next to it? Here is an old shot I took of 5th & Marion, Im guessing the the short brown building on the left of it is College Club.

XiaoBai · March 9th, 2007, 11:14 AM

^Those are going to scrape each other. Awesome.

Isn't 5th and Marion supposed to be fairly tall? Like around 500' or something?

seapug · March 9th, 2007, 03:37 PM

i thought so, but i walked by the other day and the land use sign said 33 floors.

Dancer · March 10th, 2007, 01:24 AM

I think at first it was going to be around 500 but when the rendering came out they down sized it. 33 floors isnt too bad though

XiaoBai · March 10th, 2007, 04:14 AM

^Maybe the floor to ceiling ratio will be huge?

Dancer · March 10th, 2007, 04:34 AM

That would be cool but I wouldnt count on it.

CrazyAboutCities · March 11th, 2007, 10:46 PM

AWESOME!!!!!! YAY FOR MORE TALLER SKYSCRAPERS FOR SEATTLE!!! WOOT!

jiggawhat? · March 12th, 2007, 11:52 PM

isnt that an area with no height limit? id like to see them wait and build somthing tall in that part then a 30 story tower....i dont wanna see that little land in that area go to waste with little towers ya know?

CrazyAboutCities · March 13th, 2007, 01:38 AM

I agree. I would love to see more new taller skyscrapers like 60+ stories to get built at downtown area. I'm getting tired of new 12+ stories bulidings lately... It is time for Seattle to have taller skyscrapers.

seapug · March 13th, 2007, 04:40 AM

seattle is getting taller towers. when i first moved here it seemed like with the exception of about 3 buildings most of em were about 240' to 320' now it seems like almost everything is between 330' and 500' with the exception of a handfull of buildings

Dancer · March 13th, 2007, 05:40 AM

It's not that bad. I would love to see something taller as well but in that area in-fill isn’t that bad. If we do get a 600-700+ tower I would like to see it farther north

CrazyAboutCities · March 13th, 2007, 05:50 AM

Agreed. I think new supertall should get built in the middle of downtown area. I would love to see dozens of 600+ towers to get built around it.

mhays · March 13th, 2007, 06:19 AM

If this thing gets built, even if it has a flat roof and goes 550', it'll be prominent on the skyline from some angles, because it's at a high elevation.

jerai82 · March 13th, 2007, 09:04 AM

hmmm, so if its going to be around 550', then it'll probably be as tall as the Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza (543')

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfe.../02/518970.jpg

Dancer · March 13th, 2007, 07:10 PM

I was looking at the DPD map (shown bellow) and it shows this project taking up the whole west side of the block. The south end of this property was supposed to be the 33 story condo tower, 5th & Marion. Has it been scraped in favor of building the Office tower? If not will both projects fit in this amount of space and provide enough space between them to meet the city requirements?

seapug · March 13th, 2007, 07:48 PM

i think they could fit both on the block, maybe that's why they shortened the res one so they could make it skinnier

mhays · March 13th, 2007, 09:02 PM

I don't think you can build a 40-story tower on a quarter block, given our FAR limits (floor area ratio, i.e. floor area compared to site area).

kub86 · March 13th, 2007, 10:28 PM

I'll be disappointed if the condos didn't come into fruition. What are the FAR limits? I thought it was unlimited?

March 9th, 2007, 08:12 AM	#1
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	505 Madison Street New proposal on the DPD today for a 40 story office tower at the SE corner of 5th and Madison. This is across 5th from the 5th & Madison condo and kitty corner from the library. It replaces the lowrise building the houses the college club.

March 9th, 2007, 11:01 AM	#3
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	WOW is that posible with 5th and Marion going in right next to it? Here is an old shot I took of 5th & Marion, Im guessing the the short brown building on the left of it is College Club. __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 9th, 2007, 11:14 AM	#4
XiaoBai 逍遥法外 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Shanghai上海 Posts: 708 Likes (Received): 1	^Those are going to scrape each other. Awesome. Isn't 5th and Marion supposed to be fairly tall? Like around 500' or something? __________________ 知之为知之，不知为不知

March 9th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#5
seapug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 533 Likes (Received): 34	.... i thought so, but i walked by the other day and the land use sign said 33 floors.

March 10th, 2007, 01:24 AM	#6
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	I think at first it was going to be around 500 but when the rendering came out they down sized it. 33 floors isnt too bad though __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 9th, 2007, 08:16 AM	#2
Black Box Black Box Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 906 Likes (Received): 26	I really hope this happens.

March 10th, 2007, 04:14 AM	#7
XiaoBai 逍遥法外 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Shanghai上海 Posts: 708 Likes (Received): 1	^Maybe the floor to ceiling ratio will be huge? __________________ 知之为知之，不知为不知

March 10th, 2007, 04:34 AM	#8
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	That would be cool but I wouldnt count on it. __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 11th, 2007, 10:46 PM	#9
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,331 Likes (Received): 17	AWESOME!!!!!! YAY FOR MORE TALLER SKYSCRAPERS FOR SEATTLE!!! WOOT!

March 12th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#10
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	isnt that an area with no height limit? id like to see them wait and build somthing tall in that part then a 30 story tower....i dont wanna see that little land in that area go to waste with little towers ya know?

March 13th, 2007, 01:38 AM	#11
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,331 Likes (Received): 17	I agree. I would love to see more new taller skyscrapers like 60+ stories to get built at downtown area. I'm getting tired of new 12+ stories bulidings lately... It is time for Seattle to have taller skyscrapers.

March 13th, 2007, 04:40 AM	#12
seapug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 533 Likes (Received): 34	.... seattle is getting taller towers. when i first moved here it seemed like with the exception of about 3 buildings most of em were about 240' to 320' now it seems like almost everything is between 330' and 500' with the exception of a handfull of buildings

March 13th, 2007, 05:40 AM	#13
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	It's not that bad. I would love to see something taller as well but in that area in-fill isn’t that bad. If we do get a 600-700+ tower I would like to see it farther north __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 13th, 2007, 05:50 AM	#14
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,331 Likes (Received): 17	Agreed. I think new supertall should get built in the middle of downtown area. I would love to see dozens of 600+ towers to get built around it.

March 13th, 2007, 06:19 AM	#15
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,378 Likes (Received): 119	If this thing gets built, even if it has a flat roof and goes 550', it'll be prominent on the skyline from some angles, because it's at a high elevation.

March 13th, 2007, 09:04 AM	#16
jerai82 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle-LA Posts: 93 Likes (Received): 0	hmmm, so if its going to be around 550', then it'll probably be as tall as the Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza (543') http://www.emporis.com/files/transfe.../02/518970.jpg __________________ -life is too serious to take seriously-

March 13th, 2007, 07:10 PM	#17
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	I was looking at the DPD map (shown bellow) and it shows this project taking up the whole west side of the block. The south end of this property was supposed to be the 33 story condo tower, 5th & Marion. Has it been scraped in favor of building the Office tower? If not will both projects fit in this amount of space and provide enough space between them to meet the city requirements? __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 13th, 2007, 07:48 PM	#18
seapug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 533 Likes (Received): 34	.... i think they could fit both on the block, maybe that's why they shortened the res one so they could make it skinnier

March 13th, 2007, 09:02 PM	#19
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,378 Likes (Received): 119	I don't think you can build a 40-story tower on a quarter block, given our FAR limits (floor area ratio, i.e. floor area compared to site area).

March 13th, 2007, 10:28 PM	#20
kub86 Twinkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle/Bellevue Posts: 746 Likes (Received): 2	I'll be disappointed if the condos didn't come into fruition. What are the FAR limits? I thought it was unlimited?

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