Union Square (Seattle)

{{Short description|Skyscraper between Union and University Streets in Downtown Seattle, Washington}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Union Square

| image = Two Union Square 2.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption =

| alternate_names =

| location = 600 University Street and
601 Union Street
Seattle, Washington

| coordinates = {{coord|47.610|-122.332|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}

| map_type = Seattle WA Downtown

| map_caption = Location within downtown Seattle

| completion_date = One Union Square: 1981
Two Union Square: 1989

| building_type = Commercial offices

| antenna_spire = Two Union Square:
{{cvt|order=flip|243|m|abbr=on}}

| roof = One Union Square:
{{cvt|order=flip|139|m|abbr=on}}
Two Union Square:
{{cvt|order=flip|226|m|abbr=on}}

| floor_count = One Union Square: 36
Two Union Square: 56

| elevator_count =

| cost =

| floor_area = Two Union Square: {{convert|1126400|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| architect = TRA Architects
NBBJ

| structural_engineer= Magnusson Klemencic Associates

| main_contractor = Hoffman Construction Company
Turner Construction

| developer =

| owner = Union Square LLC

| management =

| references = {{CTBUH|9677|One Union Square}}{{CTBUH|1176|Two Union Square}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/complex/100613 |title=Union Square |work=Emporis}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{SkyscraperPage|3549|One Union Square}}{{SkyscraperPage|163|Two Union Square}}{{Structurae|20027209|One Union Square}}{{Structurae|20003254|Two Union Square}}

}}

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. The entire complex features a 1,100-stall parking garage, a courtyard, a retail plaza spanning three stories and an underground pedestrian concourse that connects with the Fifth Avenue Theater and Rainier Square.{{cite web|url=http://www.waholdings.com/transaction/one-union-square/|title=One Union Square|publisher=Washington Holdings|access-date=March 6, 2017}} Both structures were awarded LEED certification in 2009 and eventually received LEED Platinum certification 6 years later as a result of reduced annual energy consumption by 40 percent through recent renovations.{{cite web|url=http://www.unionsquareseattle.com/|title=Union Square|publisher=Union Square Seattle|access-date=March 6, 2017}} The entire complex is currently managed by Washington Holdings, a real estate firm also known as Union Square LLC which is based in Seattle.{{cite news |date=July 11, 2016 |title=Seattle firm pays $85M for Marriott hotel in SLU |url=http://www.djc.com/news/re/12090965.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=March 6, 2017}}

Buildings

=One Union Square=

One Union Square is an aluminum clad {{convert|456|ft|sing=on}} skyscraper consisting of 36 floors with 2 floors below ground.{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/119484/one-union-square-seattle-wa-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925190005/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/119484/one-union-square-seattle-wa-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 25, 2015|title=One Union Square, Seattle - 119484 - EMPORIS|first=Emporis|last=GmbH}} Construction of this class A office building was completed {{Years or months ago|1981}} in 1981. It is the first office building in Seattle to house all life-support systems in one location. The architect of One Union Square was TRA.

=Two Union Square=

Construction on Two Union Square began in 1987 and was complete by 1989. When accounting for the tip of the flag pole, the {{convert|797|ft|sing=on}} 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 {{convert|1126428|sqft|0|}} of rentable space, and an underground concourse connecting to the Seattle Hilton Hotel,[http://www.thehiltonseattle.com/ Seattle Hilton] and shopping at Rainier Square. It is the first skyscraper to use 19,000 lbs/in.² high-strength concrete.

Tenants

AB Berstein
Alston, Courtnage & Bassetti LLP
Apex Companies, LLC
Apple, Inc.{{cite news |last=Yu |first=Hui-yong |date=July 20, 2015 |title=Apple Said to Lease Office Space in Seattle Tower |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-20/apple-said-to-lease-office-space-in-seattle-tower |work=Bloomberg News |access-date=August 21, 2016}}
AmWins
Arboretum Mortgage
Avenue 55
BDO
Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom P.S.
BlackRock Financial
Bush Strout & Kornfeld
Chapter 13 Trustee
Colliers International
Ederer Investment Company
Edge Asset Management
First Choice Health
Flinn Ferguson
Floyd|Snider
Frazier Healthcare
Gordon, Tilden, Thomas, Cordell
GreaterGood Network
HDR, Inc.
Homestreet Bank
Horizon Realty Advisors, LLC
Integra Realty Resources
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kidder Mathews
Kosmos Management
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson
LBA Realty
Littler Mendelson, PC
Lockton
The Lyman Group
Marcus & Millichap
McNaul, Ebel, Hawrot & Nelgren PLLC
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
National Center for APEC
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Pacific Project Management (PPM)
Paragon Real Estate Advisors
Penrith Home Loans
Pillar International Insurance Advisors
Porter Foster Rorick LLP
Protiviti
Robert A. Underhill
Robert Half International
Sashen Ventures
Seattle Chamber Music
Stoel Rives LLP
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle
USI Insurance Services Northwest
Wedbush Securities
Williams Kastner
Willis Towers Watson

References

External links

[http://www.unionsquareseattle.com/ Union Square official website]
[http://www.bohonus.com/galleries/urban-cityscapes/ Seattle Virtual tour] at Bohonus VR Photography

Category:NBBJ buildings

Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle

Category:Twin towers

Category:Buildings and structures in Downtown Seattle

Category:Office buildings completed in 1981

Category:Office buildings completed in 1989

Category:1989 establishments in Washington (state)