1600 Seventh Avenue

32-story skyscraper in Seattle, Washington February 2025 January 2024 1600 Seventh 1600 Seventh Avenue (Seattle) from Plymouth Pillars Park.jpg 1600 Bell PlazaPacific Northwest Bell BuildingUS West Communications1600 Qwest Plaza 1600 7th AvenueSeattle, Washington 47.6132 -122.3344 region:US-WA_type:landmark it Seattle WA Downtown Location within downtown Seattle 1973 1976 Commercial offices International 498.01 ft on 32 766,800 sqft on John Graham & Company Hoffman Construction Co. of Washington 9680https://www.emporis.com/buildings/119439 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024155/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/119439 usurped March 7, 2016 Emporis building ID 119439 Emporis82620027207 1600 Seventh is a 32-story, 498 ft on skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. Designed by John Graham & Company, it was completed in 1976; as of 2022, it is the 22nd-tallest building in the city. Originally built as the headquarters of Pacific Northwest Bell, it was first known as the Pacific Northwest Bell Building during construction and subsequently as 1600 Bell Plaza upon opening; it was later known as Bell Plaza and Qwest Plaza under US West and Qwest ownership.Card-carrying snackers need no cash https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB5390504868D81 January 30, 2022 The Seattle Times November 17, 1997 E1 NewsBankPryne Eric Seattle office market could turn in tenants' favor next year https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-office-market-could-turn-in-tenants-favor-next-year/ January 30, 2022 The Seattle Times July 20, 2008 History Pacific Northwest Bell had used as many as 12 buildings in Seattle to serve the city and its surrounding area since the 1920s.Hayman Sally 1600 Bell Plaza Reflects Its City, Its Time in History https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A142FE773BA94746A%2540EANX-NB-16ECAFBC0071687C%25402443195-16EBFA77A5886763%254063-16EBFA77A5886763%2540/hlterms%3A August 26, 2021 Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 20, 1977 F5 NewsBankhttps://spl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16118coll11/id/3372/ View up to Stimson Building, Telephone Building and Safeco Tower on 4th Ave., March 8, 1970 Lenggenhager Werner March 8, 1970 Image Seattle Public Library This is one of multiple Telephone Buildings in Seattle. They served as home to different iterations of the Pacific Northwest Bell Company. A building at 1200 3rd Ave. was constructed in 1921 and another was built in 1922 at 1101 4th Ave. was demolished in 1969 and replaced with a new building in 1970. Another building was constructed at 1122 Third Ave. in 1955, replacing the building seen here. The company later moved to the 1600 7th Ave. Building, which was also known as the Telephone Building and later Qwest Plaza. Owing to the rapid growth in the region, the company elected to consolidate its headquarters in one location. In the wake of the 1973–1975 recession, the main architects, John Graham & Company, elected to design the building with an emphasis on utilitarianism; it stood in stark contrast to the nearby Seafirst Building, which was built during the previous decade.Lane Polly Energy efficiency in Ma Bell's new tower https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A127D718D1E33F961%2540EANX-NB-12E0BC5702F9680B%25402442894-12E0AE2CC54D9440%2540133-12E0AE2CC54D9440%2540/hlterms%3A August 26, 2021 The Seattle Times April 25, 1976 H9 NewsBank The Hoffman Construction Company of Portland, Oregon was the general contractor for the building.Hoffman gets P.N.W. Bell building job https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A127D718D1E33F961%2540EANX-NB-12DB209F5ECD3243%25402442022-12DA0E1FB46F4C17%254059-12DA0E1FB46F4C17%2540/hlterms%3A August 26, 2021 The Seattle Times December 5, 1973 E16 NewsBank The building was topped off in July 1975; however, the company elected to forgo a ceremony due to perception concerns in light of a then-recent rate increase proposal that was to add $64 million in revenue.Collins Alf Odd Parcels https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A127D718D1E33F961%2540EANX-NB-12DEC0A05502508F%25402442621-12DEBECE4B9490B0%254038-12DEBECE4B9490B0%2540/hlterms%3A%2522pacific%2520northwest%2520bell%2522%2520%252233%2520story%2522 August 26, 2021 The Seattle Times July 27, 1975 C3 NewsBank The building was dedicated on November 22, 1976, in a ceremony featuring then-Governor Dan Evans and various politicians and business leaders as well as Don Ameche, the actor who portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in the 1939 biographical film about him; the total cost of construction was estimated at $40 million. A naming contest for the building resulted in the selection of "1600 Bell Plaza", proposed by company employee Bev Ardueser, from 2,000 entries.Ma Bell Rings In a Building https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A142FE773BA94746A%2540EANX-NB-16EBFB3168AAA8A4%25402443106-16EBF9518A076DC2%254012-16EBF9518A076DC2%2540/hlterms%3A August 26, 2021 Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 23, 1976 A13 NewsBank Qwest reduced its presence in the building to half-occupancy in 2008 as part of consolidation plans.Qwest Communications to sell Bell Plaza building https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Business-Briefing-1267695.php January 30, 2022 Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 19, 2008 That same year, the company listed the property for sale; a tentative deal with an unknown buyer fell through amid the Great Recession. In April 2012, a year after acquiring Qwest Communications, CenturyLink sold the building to New York real estate investment firm Clarion Partners for $137 million. Clarion is now leasing lower-level floors to CenturyLink and WeWork. Floors 4-6 and 16–32 are occupied by Nordstrom, and the ground floor holds retail establishments.Pryne Eric CenturyLink sells Seattle's Qwest Plaza; Nordstrom inks big lease http://www.seattletimes.com/business/centurylink-sells-seattles-qwest-plaza-nordstrom-inks-big-lease/ The Seattle Times April 2, 2012 February 22, 2016 See also List of tallest buildings in Seattle References Category:Office buildings completed in 1976 Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle Category:Lumen Technologies Category:1976 establishments in Washington (state) Category:2012 mergers and acquisitions