Kinects

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Kinects
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Location within central Seattle
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Residential
Address1823 Minor Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°37′01.39″N122°19′53.44″W / 47.6170528°N 122.3315111°W / 47.6170528; -122.3315111
Construction started2015
Topped-out2016
CompletedJuly 2017
Cost$150 million [1]
Height440 feet (130 m)
Technical details
Floor count40
Design and construction
Architecture firmBumgardner
DeveloperSecurity Properties
Structural engineerCary Kopczynski & Company
Other information
Number of units357 apartments
Parking350 spaces
References
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Kinects is a residential skyscraper in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The 440-foot-tall (130 m), 40-story tower has 357 apartments and a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) restaurant at its base. [2] [3] [4] It was completed in July 2017, after two years of construction. [5] The building is located along Minor Avenue between Stewart and Howell streets, on the same block as the under construction AMLI Arc and Tilt 49 complex.

The building is wedge-shaped, with the upper floors flaring out on three sides by 6 inches (150 mm) per floor. It features a rooftop swimming pool and other amenities, including a 20-foot (6.1 m) hemlock tree. [6] [7]

The tower was originally approved for construction in 2008 and was to break ground the following year, [8] but was put on hold during the Great Recession. Developer Security Properties revived the project in 2014 and began construction in February 2015. [9] [10] It was completed in July 2017.

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