Seattle Skyscrapers

Fifth and Columbia Tower is a 660ft (201m) tall skyscraper approved for construction in Seattle, Washington. It will be completed in 2011 and have 43 floors. It was designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca and is being developed by Daniels Development Company. When the building is completed it will be the seventh tallest building in Seattle, and the tallest building completed since 2006.

The Seattle Civic Square is a proposed 520ft (159m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It will be completed in 2011 and have 40 floors. The top 17 floors will consist mainly of condominiums, with the lower 23 floors being used as office space. It has been designed to live up to LEED Platinum standards. If built, the tower will be part of the Seattle Civic Center which includes the Seattle Municipal Tower and several smaller buildings.

505 Madison is a 560ft (171m) tall approved skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It is scheduled to be completed in 2010 and have 40 floors. It will be the 10th tallest building in Seattle and was designed by NBBJ.

Aspira is a 400 ft (122 m) tall skyscraper in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has 37 floors, and is comprised mostly of apartments. Construction ended in late 2009.

Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue is a 440 ft (134 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. Designed by Weber + Thompson, it is a residential building with 38 stories, and 143 individual homes. The building is located near the historic Pike Place Market. Construction was completed in late 2008.

Russell Investments Center is a skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. On its completion, it was the largest skyscraper to mark Downtown Seattle's skyline in nearly 15 years, and is the city's 6th tallest building, at 182 meters (598 ft), with 42 floors. It was originally named WaMu Center because it was built to become Washington Mutual's new headquarters, and because "WaMu" was Washington Mutual's official nickname.

The Olive 8 is a 455 ft (139 m) 39 floor skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It has 229 residential condominium homes above a Hyatt Hotel. It is located at 8th Avenue and Olive Street in Downtown Seattle and is Seattle's largest residential building. The hotel opened January 5, 2009 and the first homeowners were scheduled to close on their homes late February 2009. The building has one of the largest green roofs in downtown Seattle, 8,355 square feet (776.2 m).

WaMu Center is a skyscraper built in Seattle, Washington. On its completion, it was the largest skyscraper to mark Downtown Seattle's skyline in nearly 15 years, and is the city's 6th tallest building, at 182 meters (598 ft), with 42 floors. Major construction ended in early 2006, with minor construction continuing into the fall, and tenants from Washington Mutual (WaMu) began to move in to the tower in March 2006.

The Fourth and Madison Building (formerly the IDX Tower) is a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. The building is located at 925 Fourth Avenue, at the intersection with Madison Street. Upon its completion in 2002, the late-modernist style highrise was Seattle's first building to exceed 500 feet (152 m) in over a decade. In 2007, Fourth and Madison was awarded the B.O.M.A. International Office Building of the Year Award in the 500,000 to 1,000,000 square feet category.

Union Square is a complex of two skyscrapers located in downtown Seattle, Washington at Sixth Avenue between Union and University Streets. The complex is adjacent to Freeway Park. One Union Square is an aluminum clad 456 feet (139 m) tall skyscraper consisting of 36 floors. Construction of the building was completed in 1981. Construction on Two Union Square began in 1987 and was complete by 1989.