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In the new illustrations, are those solar cells on the roof?
Seattle: 5th & Stewart (Heron Tower)
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I feel ya.
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Somebody ring a bell! We have solid news on this project and at 550 feet tall we have another giant!! Another 2011 completion date. Lots is going to open that year!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/350908_towers12.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/350908_towers12.html
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break ground next year = break ground in 2010
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...and they are photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. Good for them.
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That's interesting that the south tower is all residential and the north is hotel/condo, I would think it'd be the other way around so the hotel would be closer to shopping and the convention center.
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Could sun exposure have anything to do with it? The south facing building might get more sun and be a bigger draw for buyers whereas hotel goers aren't going to ask for a sunny side of the building. I dunno, just throwing it out there.
Projects often break ground when advertised.
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I can imagine them not wanting to miss out on the next round of sales (with AVA and others).
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From the PI:
The project is budgeted at $900 million -- "give or take $100 million," Carlin said. Multi Group of New York is the sole financier.
Does this make this the most expensive building ever built in Seattle?
The project is budgeted at $900 million -- "give or take $100 million," Carlin said. Multi Group of New York is the sole financier.
Does this make this the most expensive building ever built in Seattle?
Wow. I didn't realize it was that expensive to build a 43 story tower.
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Seattle is going to look SO crazy with so many projects starting between next month and next year! Dubai II!
and I love this:
Ishmael Leyva, of New York was chosen as architect, "not because we don't like Seattle designers, but because we feel Seattle is ready for something that's more edgy, more 'out there,' " Carlin said.
"This is a sophisticated design that says Seattle looks not toward Vancouver but toward Chicago and New York," he said.
"It also says Seattle is ready for higher density downtown, which has happened in Vancouver and in Portland."
and I love this:
Ishmael Leyva, of New York was chosen as architect, "not because we don't like Seattle designers, but because we feel Seattle is ready for something that's more edgy, more 'out there,' " Carlin said.
"This is a sophisticated design that says Seattle looks not toward Vancouver but toward Chicago and New York," he said.
"It also says Seattle is ready for higher density downtown, which has happened in Vancouver and in Portland."
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Well it is TWO 550' towers. $450 million a piece sounds about right considering how crappy the dollar is worth (and will be the next couple years.)
Oops, I was thinking this was the 5th and Columbia thread for some reason... lol
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So this thing will have an eleven story pedestal. I've got to believe this will be a major retail opportunity. To all those companies that say there's nowhere good to be placed - here it is! I envision a major anchor (or two) and another major shopping center. Something along the lines of San Francisco's newest would be awesome!!
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From the PI article:
The still-preliminary plans call for an 11-story base, facing Fifth Avenue between Virginia and Stewart streets and offering retail at street level. The base's second and third floors, at the level of the monorail, would contain hotel ballrooms, meeting rooms and a pool and spa.
Retail would only be street level, not a multi level shopping center type development. Yes, a net increase of retail in the city, but I don't see a significant increase.
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I beg to differ. The following projects should have broken ground by now if they had stuck with the original start date they announced:
Colman Center
Ava
The Martin
Arthouse
Skygarden
Icon Tower
7th and Westlake
1 Hotel (started about 2 years late, now on hold)
I'm sure there's more but I just thought of those off the top of my head. I know the dates they give are very preliminary but I'm trying to prove that most projects don't meet the ground breaking dates that they announce prematurely.
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