F5 Tower
| The Mark | |
|---|---|
 Under construction in April 2016 | |
 | |
| Former names | Fifth and Columbia Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mixed-use: hotel and office building |
| Location | 801 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′19″N 122°19′52″W / 47.60528°N 122.33111°W |
| Groundbreaking | 2014 |
| Estimated completion | April 2017 |
| Height | |
| Tip | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Floor area | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Zimmer Gunsul Frasca |
| Developer | Daniels Real Estate |
| Structural engineer | Arup, Coughlin Porter Lundeen |
| Main contractor | JTM Construction |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Mark (previously Fifth and Columbia Tower) is a 660-foot (200 m)* skyscraper that is under construction in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It will consist of 44 floors and be completed in April 2017.[3] The tower will consist of 528,000 square feet (49,100 m2) of office space and a 184-room luxury hotel operated by SBE Entertainment Group.[4] It was designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca and is being developed by Daniels Real Estate. When the building is completed it will be the fifth-tallest building in Seattle, and the tallest building completed since 1990. To achieve LEED Gold standards it will have a system to capture rainwater for reuse, a 35-foot-tall (11 m) "living wall" where plants grown in Columbia Street façade, and a rooftop solar energy equipment. Plans call for the building to be smallest at its base with each floor a different size. Shoring and excavation began in summer 2008 and was delayed due to economic conditions. Construction re-started in the summer of 2014.
The tower is being built next to the former First Methodist Episcopal Church. Although the education wing was demolished to make room for the tower, the remainder of the former church building is being preserved and has since been re-purposed into the Daniels Recital Hall.
During construction, cables and shoring mechanisms left over from the construction of the Columbia Center in the 1980s were discovered, which led developer Daniels Real Estate to file a lawsuit in August 2015 against the owners of the Columbia Center.[5]
See also
References
- ^ The Mark, Seattle at Emporis
- ^ "The Mark". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Nevy, Nat (April 23, 2015). "Real Estate Buzz: A breath of fresh air for Columbia Street: Daniels' The Mark will have big living wall". Daily Journal of Commerce. Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Developer to break ground for delayed Seattle tower". The Seattle Times. June 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "High-rise owners square off in court". The Seattle Times. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.