Union Square (Seattle)

Coordinates: 47°36′36″N 122°19′55″W / 47.610°N 122.332°W / 47.610; -122.332
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Union Square
One- and Two-Union Square, June 2007
Map
Alternative namesZippo Building
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Location600 University Street and
601 Union Street
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′36″N 122°19′55″W / 47.610°N 122.332°W / 47.610; -122.332
CompletedOne Union Square: 1981
Two Union Square: 1989
OwnerUnion Square LLC
Height
Antenna spireTwo Union Square:
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RoofOne Union Square:
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Two Union Square:
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Technical details
Floor countOne Union Square: 36
Two Union Square: 56
Floor areaTwo Union Square: 1,126,400 sq ft (104,650 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)TRA Architects
NBBJ
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractorHoffman Construction Company
Turner Construction
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Union Square is a skyscraper complex at Sixth Avenue between Union and University Streets in Downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. It consists of two skyscrapers built in the 1980s and primarily used for office space.

Buildings

One Union Square

One Union Square is an aluminum clad 456-foot (139 m) skyscraper consisting of 36 floors. Construction of the building was completed 43 years ago in 1981.

Two Union Square

Construction on Two Union Square began in 1987 and was complete by 1989. The 797-foot (243 m) building is the third-tallest building in the Seattle skyline. The Seattle-based architectural firm NBBJ designed the tower, which was dedicated on July 29, 1989. Two Union Square has 56 floors with 1,126,428 square feet (104,649 m2) of rentable space, and an underground concourse connecting to the Seattle Hilton Hotel [8] and shopping at Rainier Square. [5]

Tenants

See also

References

  1. ^ "One Union Square". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Two Union Square". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. ^ Union Square at Emporis
  4. ^ "One Union Square". SkyscraperPage.
  5. ^ a b "Two Union Square". SkyscraperPage.
  6. ^ One Union Square at Structurae
  7. ^ Two Union Square at Structurae
  8. ^ Seattle Hilton
  9. ^ Yu, Hui-yong (July 20, 2015). "Apple Said to Lease Office Space in Seattle Tower". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

Further reading

  • Aïtcin, Pierre-Claude (1998). High-performance Concrete (1st ed.). London: E & FN SPON. ISBN 0-419-19270-0.

External links

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