| Tower 12 | |
|---|---|
 Under construction in April 2016 | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| Alternative names | Tower 12 Apartments |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Address | 2015 2nd Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′42.28″N 122°20′32.60″W / 47.6117444°N 122.3423889°W |
| Groundbreaking | March 27, 2015 [1] |
| Opened | May 2017 |
| Cost | $75 million [2] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 392 feet (119 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | MG2 |
| Developer | Continental Properties |
| Main contractor | PCL Construction |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 314 apartments |
| Parking | 336 parking stalls |
| Website | |
| tower12.com | |
| References | |
| [3] [4] | |
Tower 12 is an apartment building in Seattle, Washington. The 34-story, 392-foot-tall (119 m) skyscraper has 314 apartments as well as 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of ground-level retail space. [5] It is located at the northwest corner of 2nd Avenue and Virginia Street near Pike Place Market and Victor Steinbrueck Park at the southwestern edge of the Belltown neighborhood.
The project's name, Tower 12, is a reference to the " 12th man", a nickname for fans of the Seattle Seahawks football team. [6]
History
The 2nd & Virginia site was formerly proposed as part of a $67 million condominium project in the early 1990s called "One Pacific Towers", which would have had two 27-story towers with 145 units in each, that was later cancelled. [7] In 2008, developer Justen Company submitted proposals to build a 39-story, 234-unit condominium building on the same site, part of a two-tower project spanning Virginia Street, [8] [9] but did not move further on into the design review process. [10]
Bellevue-based developer Continental Properties bought the quarter-block property and master-use permit in March 2014 for $16 million, and announced plans to build a 324-unit residential building on the site using the previously-approved master-use permit. [11] Initially planning to build condominiums, [12] Continental instead opted to build apartments (later named "Tower 12") because of the higher value and lower risk involved. [6]
Construction of the building began on March 27, 2015 and the building opened on May 1, 2017. [1] [6] The building was topped out in August 2016. [13] Tower 12 was completed in mid-2017 and acquired by Weidner Apartment Homes for $225 million in October. [14]
References
- ^ a b "PCL Construction to Build 400-foot-tall Downtown Seattle Apartment Tower" (Press release). PCL Construction. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mike (March 10, 2017). "Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle; more building to come". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 310782". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Tower 12". MG2. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Continental's Tower 12 ahead of schedule". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Continental starts Belltown apartments named for 12th Man". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ Craig, Jerry (June 18, 1990). "Luxury condos back on scene". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. p. 1.
- ^ "Real estate tower proposed at 2nd and Virginia". The Seattle Times. February 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Two 440-foot high-rises proposed at 2nd & Virginia". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Permit & Complaint Status: Project #3007605 (2015 2nd Ave)". Seattle Department of Planning and Development. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ Stiles, Marc (March 20, 2014). "Development site near Pike Place Market sells for $16 million". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Lynn (October 24, 2014). "2nd & Virginia tower will start as condos, but could be apartments". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Tower 12 tops out in Belltown". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Brian (October 30, 2017). "Weidner pays $225M for Tower 12, likely setting a record price per unit". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved October 12, 2022.