Union Square | |
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General information | |
Type | Commercial offices |
Location | 600 University Street and 601 Union Street Seattle, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°36′36″N122°19′55″W / 47.610°N 122.332°W |
Completed | One Union Square: 1981 Two Union Square: 1989 |
Owner | Union Square LLC |
Height | |
Antenna spire | Two Union Square: 797 ft (243 m) |
Roof | One Union Square: 456 ft (139 m) Two Union Square: 741 ft (226 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | One Union Square: 36 Two Union Square: 56 |
Floor area | Two Union Square: 1,126,400 sq ft (104,650 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | TRA Architects NBBJ |
Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
Main contractor | Hoffman Construction Company Turner Construction |
References | |
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Union Square is a skyscraper complex at Sixth Avenue between Union and University Streets in Downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. It consists of two skyscrapers built in the 1980s and primarily used for office space. The entire complex features a 1,100-stall parking garage, a courtyard, a retail plaza spanning three stories and an underground pedestrian concourse that connects with the Fifth Avenue Theater and Rainier Square. [8] Both structures were awarded LEED certification in 2009 and eventually received LEED Platinum certification 6 years later as a result of reduced annual energy consumption by 40 percent through recent renovations. [9] The entire complex is currently managed by Washington Holdings, a real estate firm also known as Union Square LLC which is based in Seattle. [10]
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