1000 Second Avenue

493 ft skyscraper in Seattle, Washington February 2025 1000 Second Avenue Seattle Trust Tower, Key Tower Complete 1000 Second Avenue, Seattle from 2nd & Marion.jpg 250 1000 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 47 36 20.4 N 122 20 06.4 W region:US-WA inline,title Seattle WA Downtown Location within downtown Seattle 1987 Martin Selig Real Estate 448,075 sqft on1000 Second Avenue http://martinselig.com/property/1000-second-avenue/ Martin Selig Real Estate February 19, 2017 43 https://www.emporis.com/buildings/119420 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202752/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/119420 usurped March 6, 2016 Emporis building ID 119420 Emporis Office 493 ft m on NBBJ Howard S. Wright Construction Martin Selig Real Estate Martin Selig Real Estate 1000 Second Avenue is a 493 ft m on on skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It was completed in 1987 and has 43 floors. Originally named the Key Tower and the Seattle Trust Tower for its largest tenants, it is the 23rd tallest building in Seattle 2021 y.3981 1000 Second Avenue History In 1981, a $37 million, 41-story office tower was announced for the site of 2nd Avenue between Madison and Spring streets, sporting an "unusual" curved corner for the entire northwest edge, as well as plazas arranged in receding stacked terraces facing south. The development, planned by Canadian developer Cadillac Fairview and Federal Way-based CHG International, was designed by NBBJ principal Donald Winkelmann and would be built after securing a major tenant.Lane Polly October 4, 1981 41-story project will give city a new shape F14 The Seattle Times In June 1984, real estate developer Martin Selig announced that he would pay $8.4 million to acquire the project in a property swap with Cadillac Fairview and CHG. The office building would serve as the headquarters of the Seattle Trust and Savings Bank.Mahoney Sally Gene June 27, 1984 Selig to build another tower A9 The Seattle TimesMahoney Sally Gene July 1, 1984 Caught his eye D8 The Seattle Times Demolition at the site began in November 1984, with a series of fire prevention tests conducted by the Seattle Fire Department inside the vacated United Pacific Building, an 11-story office building constructed in 1909 and donated for the test by Selig.Lane Polly October 13, 1984 No alarm: Fire marshal plans tests in old office tower A6 The Seattle Times The tests, each 15 to 30 minutes long, took place in prepared environments that simulated fires in high-rise buildings and evacuation protocols. One of the "most significant" of the tests was the monitoring of air pressure in elevator shafts and how this affects keeping smoke out of emergency access areas, as this data was needed for fire code updates.Lane Polly November 29, 1984 Firemen set for hot weekend of tests B2 The Seattle TimesGough William Macdonald Sally December 2, 1984 Building burns—for a good cause D1 The Seattle Times Upon the building's opening in early 1987, Seattle Trust announced that it was bought out by Key Bank, who renamed the building to Key Tower on July 20.Buck Richard March 26, 1987 Purchase of Seattle Trust will bring a change of name D1 The Seattle TimesBuck Richard June 30, 1987 State banks ready to open door to interstate banking C1 The Seattle Times Key Bank announced plans in May 1989 to move out of the building into cheaper space in the new AT&T Gateway Tower; Selig filed suit in court to block the move, alleging that the announcement would "diminish the market price of [the tower]" and that the long-term lease signed by Key Bank had agreed to a move in 1992.Lane Polly May 16, 1989 Selig files lawsuit against Key Bank C1 The Seattle Times The suit was dismissed and Key Bank moved to the AT&T Gateway Tower in 1991.Matassa Flores Michele August 18, 1991 Towering vacancies: Competition for tenants is fierce as building owners try to fill downtown high-rises E1 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910818/1300474/towering-vacancies----competition-for-tenants-is-fierce-as-building-owners-try-to-fill-downtown-high-rises The Seattle Times February 19, 2017Matassa Flores Michele April 16, 1992 New Selig foreclosure B1 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920416/1486707/selig-faces-foreclosure-on-building The Seattle Times February 19, 2017 After the sale of the Columbia Center in 1989 to Seafirst Bank, Selig moved his real estate company's offices to the Key Tower.January 20, 1990 Selig won't manage tower for new owner B8 The Seattle Times After the loss of Key Bank, the tower's name reverted to 1000 Second Avenue, which was the name of the Cadillac Fairview project from 1981.Lane Polly January 26, 2000 Selig on the rise again A1 The Seattle Times Since 2012, the building has been host to an annual rappelling event to raise funds for the Washington Special Olympics program.Nelson David July 19, 2012 Get over your fear of heights or embrace your love of heights for the Special Olympics http://blog.seattlepi.com/insidebelltown/2012/07/19/get-over-your-fear-of-heights-or-embrace-your-love-of-heights-for-the-special-olympics/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 19, 2017 Major tenants U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementMay 19, 2010 Immigration protesters occupy building, block streets http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Immigration-protesters-occupy-building-block-883478.php Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 19, 2017 References Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle Category:Office buildings completed in 1987 Category:1987 establishments in Washington (state) Category:NBBJ buildings Category:Buildings and structures in Downtown Seattle