UW Tower
| University of Washington Plaza | |
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| Alternative names | UW Tower Safeco Plaza Safeco Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE University District Seattle, Washington |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Owner | University of Washington |
| Height | |
| Roof | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | NBBJ |
| References | |
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University of Washington Plaza is a skyscraper complex completed in 1975 in the University District of Seattle, Washington. The 99 m (325 ft), 22-story tower, designed by NBBJ, is Seattle's tallest building outside of the Downtown Seattle area. The tower was originally constructed as Safeco Plaza to serve as Safeco Insurance's headquarters, and was generally known as the Safeco Building. Safeco sold the property to the University of Washington in 2006 for $130 million,[2] and moved out in 2007. The purchase from Safeco included Safeco tower, three adjacent buildings, a residential building with 29 units, two parking garages and two surface parking lots.[2] All buildings north of the UW Tower in the United States are shorter than the UW Tower.[2]