Some more renderings and the project schedule and stuff...
There's now a website for the tower:
Fifth&Columbia
Expected Schedule of building:
January 2008 - Issuance of revised Master Use Permit by the City of Seattle
April 2008 - Demolition of administrative building will commence
June 2008 - Excavation will commence on the site
August 2008 - Construction of underground parking facility will commence
July 2009 - Construction of High Rise portion of project will commence
July 2010 - Completion of Office Building and tenant move-in
Facts and Figures:
* Fifth & Columbia is the first high rise to be designed to meet the Gold LEED certified rating for "core and shell and interiors" in Seattle
* The cost of foreign-sourced materials represents less than 5% of the cost of the construction of the Tower itself.
* The "faceted" frame of the Tower will contain roughly 20% less steel than would a conventional perimeter frame - saving approximately 25,000 tons of steel.
* Each triangle in the faceted is fifteen stories tall, or 165 feet.
* Daylight sensors to control lighting and reduce energy use
* Over one mile of glass office fronts
* Over 90% of structural steel contains recycled material
* 15 passenger elevators
* Wi-Max enabled building
* 2,000 low energy light fixtures
* Over 10,000 ceiling tiles with recycled materials
* High-speed fiber optic data transmission - 10x faster than most buildings
Gross Area: 760,000 ft² / 70,500 m²
Net Rentable Area: 700,000 ft² / 60,000 m²
Chargeable Floor Area:
Typical Gross Floor Area: 18,500 ft² (1,700 m²)
Typical Floor to Floor Height: 13'-6" (4 m)
Building Height: 550 ft (180 m)
Number of Stories: 43
Ownership: Fifth & Columbia Investors, LLC
Development Manager: Daniels Development Co.
General Contractor: Turner Construction Co
Architect: ZGF
Structure: Arup
Shoring Design: CPL
MEP: Sysken Hennesy Group
Vertical Transportation: Edgett Williams Consulting Group, Inc
Lighting:
Civil: CPL
Historical Architect: Ron Wright AIA
Pictures from the site:
Southwest View:
Smith Tower View:
5th & Columbia View:
Ranier Club View:
Previous Designs:
Design One:
Design Two:
Current Design:
All pictures from Fifth&Columbia.com