1201 Pacific

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1201 Pacific
Wells Fargo Plaza from Commerce Street, Tacoma.jpg
Wells Fargo Plaza from Commerce Street
1201 Pacific
Former namesWells Fargo Plaza, Bank of Washington Plaza, First Interstate Plaza
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Address1201 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates 47°15′08″N122°26′15″W / 47.252194°N 122.437429°W / 47.252194; -122.437429
Construction started1969
Completed1970
Renovated1988
Cost$14 million
OwnerUnico Properties
Height
Architectural338 ft (103 m)
Roof290 ft (88 m)
Technical details
Floor count25
Floor area308,000 sq ft (28,600 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Other information
Parking418
References
[1] [2]

1201 Pacific, formerly the Wells Fargo Plaza, is the tallest building in Tacoma, Washington, and was completed in 1970. It was built with help from investors such as George Weyerhaeuser and Ben Cheney,[ citation needed ] and was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. [3]

The $14 million building was announced in 1968 and uses land that was cleared under Tacoma's urban renewal program. It was originally built for the National Bank of Washington, [4] which was acquired in 1970 by Pacific National Bank (later First Interstate Bank of Washington), [5] in turn acquired in 1996 by Wells Fargo. [6] It was known as the Wells Fargo Center until 2016, when it lost its naming rights. [7]

The building, now owned by Unico Properties, was awarded LEED Silver certification in 2011. [8]

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References

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  2. "Emporis building ID 125343". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Unico Properties". Unico Properties. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. "Bank Will Build Tacoma's Tallest". The Seattle Times . November 20, 1968. p. 2.
  5. "State's third largest bank created in merger today". The Seattle Times. August 17, 1970. p. B6.
  6. Buck, Richard (January 24, 1996). "Wells Fargo buying First Interstate Bank, state's 4th largest". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
  7. Roberts, C.R. (August 2, 2016). "Tacoma, don't call it the Wells Fargo tower anymore". The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  8. "Year In Review: LEED silver Wells Fargo Plaza". Tacoma Daily Index . December 22, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2017.