Safeco Plaza (Seattle)

Safeco Plaza
Viewed from the 48th floor sundeck of Washington Mutual Tower
Alternative names	1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza Seafirst Building Seattle-First National Bank Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	1001 Fourth Avenue Seattle, Washington
Coordinates
Construction started	1966
Completed	1969
Cost	US$32 million
Owner	CommonWealth Partners, CalPERS
Management	CommonWealth Partners
Height
Roof	192 m (630 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Floor area	70,089 m2 (754,430 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	18
Design and construction
Architect	Naramore, Bain, Bray, and Johanson
Developer	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Structural engineer	Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Main contractor	Howard S. Wright Construction Company
References

Safeco Plaza, previously 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, and the Seattle-First National Bank Building, is a 50-story, 192 m (630 ft) skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. The building is referred to by locals as "The Box the Space Needle Came In". When the tower was completed in 1969, it dwarfed Smith Tower, which had reigned as downtown's tallest building since 1914, and edged out the Space Needle (1962) in Seattle Center by 25 ft (7.6 m). It was the first class-A office building in Seattle.

Safeco Insurance Company of America leased the building May 23, 2006 to be its headquarters, and renamed it Safeco Plaza.

Major tenants

• Safeco Insurance
• Bank of America
• Riddell Williams
• Helsell Fetterman
• Fehr & Peers

See also

• Seafirst Bank
• List of tallest buildings in Seattle

External links

• Safeco Plaza at Hines Interests Limited Partnership