SEATTLE | Downtown Projects: Completed, U/C, Proposed/Approved - Page 50

testdrive · #**981** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 4:05 PM**

I am totally guessing but with 500,000 sq ft per building I am thinking in the 40 story range

seaskyfan · #**982** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 4:30 PM**

Might depend on how stubby they are. I believe the initial proposal for the parcel on the SE corner of the block was 550', but it was pretty slim.

I believe the height limit there is 500' - they must have been using roof features and other stuff to get up to 550'.

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**983** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 5:14 PM**

oooooooooooooo...............

I can't wait for a rendering.

Aleks · #**984** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 7:59 PM**

so we would have 5 sets of twin towers if these are built...
The Westin Towers, Metropolitan Park West & East, 2 out of the 3 towers in 2200 Westlake, 2301 6th Ave, and these 2 new Towers

i didnt know we had so many "Twin Towers" in Seattle. Excluding the Westin Towers i almost never pay attention the twin towers in Seattle...

NW Mike · #**985** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 9:35 PM**

Ismael Leyva is designing both towers. They're not sure if they will be twins but they will "speak" to each other. 5th and Stewart is 46 floors, 5th and Virginia is 45.

Here is an example of what we might get from Ismael Leyva

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**986** Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 10:13 PM**

^^^

WOW!!!

I wouldn't mind that tower downtown at all. It's beautiful. Lets hope we get something great.

Aleks · #**987** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 6:34 PM**

Wait. Why dont they just mix the two towers and build an idk say 900 foot+ tower?

It probably would cost more but people would pay a good amount of money to live some 700 feet in the sky.
This would be a great opportunity to propose the cities new tallest tower!!
Even if this dream doesnt get thought of at least we would have two new towers and hopefully they will get built with a great design.
NW Mike thats a nice tower..where is it gonna be built?

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**988** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 8:16 PM**

^^^

If they were going to build over 500' they would have to change the zoning.

VA_Gentleman · #**989** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 8:50 PM**

That building looks very similar to the sliver thin building being constructed in New York right now, 785 Eighth Avenue. Is it from the same architect?

Aleks · #**990** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 10:16 PM**

Westseattle Guy i know they would have to but even if the height limit was 1000 ft a building taller than 550 ft would look bad in the area becuase it would stick out too much and since a lot construction is goin on around the area it would look like lil people are attacking a giant!!
if a Seattle gets a new tallest i think it would look best a block or two South of the Columbia (if the city allows new developements in the Historic district) because looking from West Seattle all it looks like the buildings get taller as they move South starting from Belltown
Example:

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**991** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 10:42 PM**

^^^

Ya, I agree we need more taller towers around Belltown and the retail area to even up the downslope.

Here's where I want my 1,000 footer.

NW Mike · #**992** Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 11:34 PM**

Beautiful Weatseattleguy! I like your Plan.

mhays · #**993** Posted **Jul 21, 2007, 12:27 AM**

That picture, while fantastic, is missing NuWaMu. Also, 1521 will stand out from that angle, and fill a gap right behind the ferry.

I'd love to see 500+ buildings in Belltown. Make it a continuous tall skyline rather than a ramp.

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**994** Posted **Jul 21, 2007, 12:40 AM**

^^^

Our skyline "ramp" bugs me a lot. I really like my plan, but with 650'-850' in the retail district, but i want a few like 750's -800's in between century tower and the Westin Towers.

Aleks · #**995** Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 3:27 AM**

but wouldnt that make the skyline look weird?
it would look kind of square unless it went up a slope from Belltown to the "Dream Tower" then slope down from WAMU to the Bank of America Plaza and it would go into an almost vertical slope at the Columbia.
i like your location for the "dream tower" except that it would cover 2 Union Square and thats a building i dont wanna see dissapear...
also i think more residential towers should be built in the more Downtown area to even out the Belltown-Downtown vicinity..
Belltown is getting a lot of Hotels, Apartament, and Condo Towers...
this is going to create traffic hell!!!
if u wanna compliment the Belltown area then the Westin Towers should get a red-ish orange-ish Halo around the top and the Darth Vader building should add a green-ish Neon outline...

James Bond Agent 007 · #**996** Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 5:45 AM**

IMO more important than building some really tall building to the north of Columbia Center is building some mid-sized ones south of Columbia Center. The way the skyline just kinda "drops off" after it gets to Columbia Center kinda sucks if you ask me, I think they need some ~300-600 footers down there to make the drop-off more gradual.

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**997** Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 3:20 PM**

^^^

Yeah ,i agree, but there is barely any space left around the Columbia Center since most building are protected in pioneer square, unless they would do that south Pioneer Square, but then that would leave a big gap between the Columbia Center and 300-600 footers.

mhays · #**998** Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 4:56 PM**

The Public Safety block, 5th & Yesler, Harborview, and even Skyline will help at the south, depending on the angle.

WESTSEATTLEGUY · #**999** Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 6:46 PM**

^^^

From West Seattle I'll be able to The Public Safety block, 5th & Yesler, Harborview, but not Skyline.

Vashon118 · #**1000** Posted **Jul 23, 2007, 4:48 AM**

Some more updates....

West 8th - 07/11:

Quintessa - 07/12:

Parc Belltown - 07/12:

Escala - 07/11:

Enso - 07/11:

(I wonder how that water got there).

818 Stewart - 07/11: