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Amazon to buy Denny Triangle property; plans 3 big office towers In one of Seattle's biggest real-estate deals in years, Amazon.com has agreed to buy three blocks from Clise Properties and plans to build a 1 million-square-foot office tower on each. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABP...2017518241.gif By Eric Pryne Feb 15, 2012 Quote:
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It's a 500' zone. To fit a million sf on each block, they'd use all of that. (Actually, Seattle projects always use all of their allowed height, due to fairly short height limits.) Figure 36 floors or so each.
This would roughly double Amazon's presence in/near Downtown Seattle to the six million sf range. Amazon is like a gift from jebus for this city. Hiring massive numbers of people, filling a lot of existing buildings as well as new ones. Big shot in the arm. |
Any possibility whatsoever that, in light of their impact on the city to date, that they could get a height exemption ?
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excellent news! But they should combine at least two of the towers to make Seattle's new tallest.
I believe there's also another 200 meter building proposed as well. The skyline could look real awesome real soon (not that it already doesn't) |
Great news!
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Also, it's sometimes possible to horse-trade at the Council/Mayor level, maybe trading more height on one or two buildings for less height on the remainder, building a public park, and/or building other amenities such as a school or community center. |
http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ket-by-7-.html
Amazon’s Plans for New Towers May Swell Seattle Market by 7% February 17, 2012 By Hui-yong Yu Quote:
_______________________ http://www.techflash.com/seattle/201...l-seattle.html Amazon's big property deal: Seattle landowner Al Clise talks http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_me...=techflash.com Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) February 16 Quote:
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Good news Seattle! I did'nt realize Amazon had that may employees. How many are in Seattle?
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^ They don't disclose how many employees are in Seattle. The company as a whole is over 56K. A significant portion of those folks are in Seattle.
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That is awesome news for Seattle. I love it...
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This could be really great if the buildings are designed well but I just fear they won't stand out if they're only 500 feet high.
But there is a 660 footer planned for STL aswell I believe, give it a few years, Seattle already looks damn good |
Looks like the plan is 37 stories each:
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b...ernatives.html That seems to be the typical height in Seattle these days where value is maximized based on land/construction costs. |
3300 parking spots is a lot. That seems like a reasonable amount for the square footage being proposed, but that's still going to be a nightmare for the area's streets to absorb.
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Downtown Seattle office buildings are generally 1 parking space per 1000 sf. That's one for every four or five workers. It's a good balance in my opinion. These towers would eliminate maybe 300 units of existing parking, which normally isn't considered but is sometimes.
Living nearby will be a good option. Lots of housing is going up or planned. Directly across the street, 654 units are underway in two towers on a half-block. Another tower just started a block west of that. Several other towers and woodframes are planned within a few blocks, and few hundred more units are underway. Developers will be lining up, some going beforehand, and others starting when Amazon does. |
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Exciting news indeed for Seattle. I look forward to seeing what the proposals and renderings will look like.
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Seattle needs 'THAT' building (if you know what I mean). trump was gonna build one, which was going to be the tallest in the city. I think it's on hold now.
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I hope the developers can get a variance or a waver for maybe 1 or 2 of the sites so that the height restrictions can possibly be changed. Like to see one of the towers 650'+. But good news anyway.
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(3) 500ft towers in that area (especially with floor plates to get them to 1M sf each) will make them more than noticeable. Added to that the fact that Amazon can build them as-of-right, anybody who thinks they are going to push the city just to build taller for the sake of building taller is dreaming.
I'm hoping for something really interesting from NBBJ. Their Seattle office rarely disappoints and this is their home turf. |
Emphasis on the THREE. Three 500 footers are for a city like Seattle, the equivalence to TEN thousand footers at the Dubai Marina. I'd be fine with two 400-500 footers, and one 600-700 footer. In this three tower development, there needs to be a GREAT equalizer, NOT three equal buildings.
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