McKenzie Apartments

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McKenzie Apartments
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Under construction in April 2018
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Location within downtown Seattle
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Residential
Address2208 8th Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°37′03.68″N122°20′21.50″W / 47.6176889°N 122.3393056°W / 47.6176889; -122.3393056 Coordinates: 47°37′03.68″N122°20′21.50″W / 47.6176889°N 122.3393056°W / 47.6176889; -122.3393056
Construction startedJanuary 2016
Estimated completionJuly 2018
Height
Antenna spire450 feet (140 m)
Roof400 feet (120 m)
Technical details
Floor count40
Design and construction
Architecture firmGraphite Design Group
DeveloperClise Properties
Main contractor Hoffman Construction
Other information
Number of units450 apartments
Parking350 parking stalls
References
[1] [2]

The McKenzie Apartments is a residential high-rise building in Seattle, Washington. The 40-story skyscraper, located in the Denny Triangle neighborhood, was completed in 2018 and has 450 apartments.

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History

Clise Properties, which owned much of the Denny Triangle prior to the 2010s development boom, proposed a 40-story high-rise residential building on the site in early 2014. [3] An elliptical design was unveiled in October 2014, at the request of a design review committee and residents of a nearby condominium building. [4] [5]

The $284 million project, partially funded by a loan from the Bank of the Ozarks, broke ground in December 2015. [6] [7] It opened in July 2018. [8]

Details

The ground floor includes a Wild Ginger restaurant, the company's third location in the Seattle area, which opened in August 2018. [8] [9]

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