List of tallest buildings in Seattle

Seattle, Washington, United States, the most populous city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, has 118 completed high-rise buildings over 240 feet (73 m),^[1] of which 53 are over 400 feet (120 m) tall.^[2][3] An additional 65 high-rise buildings are under construction or undergoing planning and design review, as of 2016^[update].^[4]

Skyline of Seattle from Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill, 2019

The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985.^[5] It is currently the 41st-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington.^[6] The 20 tallest buildings in Washington are all located in Seattle.^{[7][better source needed]}

In terms of the number of skyscrapers over 493 feet (150 m), Seattle's skyline is ranked first in the Northwestern United States, third on the West Coast (after Los Angeles and San Francisco) and seventh in North America.^[2]

History

See also: Architecture of Seattle

After the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, Seattle began reconstruction of the city's central business district under a new building code requiring the use of fireproof materials, such as stone and brick. By the end of 1890, 465 buildings had been built, completing the initial phase of reconstruction, and city boosters looked to build modern high-rise buildings after the infusion of new money from the Klondike gold rush later that decade.^[8][9] The Pioneer Building, whose observation tower surpassed 110 feet (34 m), was completed in 1892 and is regarded as the city's first modern high-rise building.^[10][11] The Alaska Building, completed in 1904 and rising 203 feet (62 m) above 2nd Avenue in Pioneer Square, is considered to be Seattle's first skyscraper and first steel-framed high-rise building. It held the title of tallest habitable building in the city until the completion of the 205-foot (62 m), 18-story Hoge Building in 1911.^[12][13] Both buildings had been surpassed in height by the clocktower of King Street Station, opened in 1906, which stands 245 feet (75 m) tall.^[14]

Seattle's continued growth at the turn of the century, bolstered by the hosting of the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in 1909 and the opening of the Metropolitan Tract to development, led to a building boom north of Yesler Way in the modern-day downtown.^[15] On July 4, 1914, firearm and typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith opened the 484-foot-tall (148 m) Smith Tower, the city's new tallest building. For several years, the 38-story tower would hold the title of tallest west of the Mississippi River, and dominate the Seattle skyline.^[16] By the end of the 1920s building boom, several new Art Deco high-rises above 200 feet (61 m) were completed in Seattle, including the Medical Dental Building (1925), Seattle Tower (1930), Roosevelt Hotel (1929), Washington Athletic Club (1930), Textile Tower Building (1930), Harborview Medical Center (1931), and Pacific Tower (1933).^[2]

New high-rise construction in Seattle was halted during the Great Depression and World War II, and slowed during the post-war economic boom in the 1950s, as suburbanization took hold in the region.^[15][17] The first new building in downtown to be built after the war was the Norton Building in 1959, a 19-story office building in the International Style with a glass curtain wall and simple exterior features, a departure from the previous Neo-Gothic and Art Deco styles used in high-rises.^[10][18] By 1959, office space occupying downtown buildings had overtaken retail uses, with over 4,987,000 square feet (463,300 m²).^[19] Seattle was selected to host the World's Fair in 1962, revitalizing the downtown area and bringing the construction of the fairgrounds' centerpiece, the Space Needle. The 605-foot (184 m) observation tower became the symbol of the fair and a landmark for Seattle, and was the first new structure to surpass the Smith Tower in height.^[15][20]

An aerial view of Downtown Seattle looking north in 1969, after the completion of the 50-story Seafirst Building

The 50-story Seafirst Building (now Safeco Plaza) became the city's tallest when it opened in 1969, standing 630 feet (190 m), and signaled the start of a major construction boom in Downtown Seattle.^[2][10] The boom would last well into the 1980s, despite an economic downturn caused by the Boeing bust and 1970s energy crisis, and introduce elements of Modernist and Postmodern architecture to high-rise construction in the city.^[21] During this period, 15 skyscrapers taller than 400 feet (122 m) in height were constructed in Seattle, including 901 Fifth Avenue (1973), the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building (1974), 1600 Seventh Avenue (1976), Rainier Tower (1977), 1111 Third Avenue (1980), the Westin Building (1981), 800 Fifth Avenue (1981), Union Square (1981 and 1989), and the First Interstate Center (1983).^[2][15] In total, more than 14 million square feet (1,300,000 m²) of office space was added by new construction in the 1980s.^[17] In 1984, the 76-story, 943-foot (287 m) Columbia Center was completed, becoming the tallest building in Seattle and on the West Coast of the United States.^[2][10] During the 1980s, the suburb of Bellevue emerged as an urban center, boasting a skyline of its own that would continue to grow well into the 21st century.^[22]

The Downtown Seattle skyline in 1986, viewed from Elliott Bay

The boom of the 1980s was capped by the Columbia Center and other downtown towers such as 1000 Second Avenue (1987), 1201 Third Avenue (1988), the Pacific First Centre (1989) and the Gateway Tower (1990),^[2][15] with new downtown office space in the decade surpassing what had been built over the previous 100 years in Seattle.^[23] The new wave of development sparked fears of "Manhattanization" in downtown that would push out lower-income residents and reduce quality of life.^[10][24] A downtown land use plan adopted in 1984 and shelved until 1986 required the addition of public benefits for major construction projects. Opposition to the new downtown plan, which would allow "generous" new construction unhindered by a height limit,^[25] led to the creation of the "Citizen's Alternative Plan", which would limit buildings to 450 feet (140 m) and restrict development to an annual limit of 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of space per year. The plan was approved by voters as a ballot initiative on May 16, 1989, replacing the land use plan and introduced the city's modern design review process for new development.^[10][26][27]

Development of new high-rises slowed down across U.S. cities during the early 1990s recession as demand caught up to an over-built market,^[28] with Seattle's 1980s office buildings suffering from a lack of tenants that forced ownership changes or the threat of bankruptcy and foreclosure.^[29] By 1992, vacancy rates for office space in Downtown Seattle reached 14.7 percent, while vacancy rates in outlying suburbs remained much lower.^[30] The dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, including a local economy boosted by Boeing and Microsoft, led a cut of the vacancy rate to 6 percent by 1997;^[31] between 1997 and 1999, new office buildings created an average of 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m²) of additional office space per year.^[32] After the burst of the dot-com bubble and the early 2000s recession, downtown office vacancies shot up from 1 percent to 13 percent by the end of 2001.^[33]

Two major downtown projects, the IDX Tower (2003) and WaMu Center (2006), were completed during the early 2000s and were the first office buildings to be built since the Key Tower in 1990.^[34] By the mid-2000s, office vacancies in Downtown Seattle improved to below 10 percent, but office developers were hesitant to break ground on new projects.^[35][36] A new downtown zoning plan adopted in 2006 effectively repealed the 1989 Citizens' Alternative Plan and its modified 540-foot (160 m) height limit, favoring unlimited heights in downtown and 400-foot (120 m) residential towers on the periphery of downtown.^[37] The new zoning plan set off a wave of high-rise residential development in the late 2000s, including the completion of Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue (2008), Escala (2009), and Olive 8 (2009), coming at the peak of the United States housing bubble and the demand for downtown luxury condominiums before the Great Recession.^[38][39]

During the Great Recession, downtown office vacancies rose to a record 21 percent by the beginning of 2010,^[40] but dropped to 10 percent by 2013;^[41] the downturn was partially blamed on the collapse of Washington Mutual, which employed 3,500 in its downtown offices.^[42] The surge in demand for office space revived several downtown high-rise office projects, including The Mark and Madison Centre, both exceeding 500 feet (150 m) in height and planned to open in 2017.^[43] Other planned office and mixed-use buildings in Downtown Seattle include 2&U, the stalled Civic Square project, and the Rainier Square Tower, the city's second-tallest building at 850 feet (260 m).^[2][44] Since 2010, developers have also sought to build high-rise residential towers in Downtown Seattle, including a supertall 101-story tower named 4/C, which would become the city's tallest building at 1,029 feet (314 m),^[45] and the 880-foot (270 m) 888 Tower.^[46]

Recent high-rise development in Seattle has been concentrated in the Denny Triangle and South Lake Union areas to the north of Downtown Seattle, both rezoned to support development in the 2000s after decades of supporting industrial and low-rise commercial establishments.^[47][48] Office development came first to the Denny Triangle area in the mid-2000s, with the construction of the United States Courthouse (2004) and 1918 Eighth Avenue (2009).^[2] In 2012, Amazon.com announced their intention to relocate their South Lake Union headquarters to a complex of high-rises in Denny Triangle;^[49] the first towers, the 520-foot (160 m) Doppler and Day 1, opened in 2016, and at least three more towers are in development.^[50] The Denny Triangle also hosts the region's largest hotel, the 45-story Hyatt Regency Seattle near the Washington State Convention Center, which was completed in 2018.^[51]

Residential developments in the Denny Triangle area above 400 feet (120 m) include Aspira (2010), Premiere on Pine, Cirrus, Kinects, Stratus, McKenzie Apartments, and AMLI Arc.^[2] The Denny Way corridor in South Lake Union, upzoned in 2013 by the city council, has at least seven high-rise residential buildings above 400 feet (120 m) in height, including the completed Kiara and 1120 Denny Way.^[52] Other parts of downtown Seattle have also been host to recent high-rise residential development, including the twin Insignia Towers in Belltown, Tower 12, Helios, and West Edge Tower near Pike Place Market.^[2]

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks Seattle skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding observation towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.

Rank	Name	Image	Height[2] ft (m)	Floors[2]	Use[2]	Year[2]	Coordinates	Notes
1	Columbia Center		937 (286)	76	Office	1985	47°36′16.31″N 122°19′50.48″W	41st-tallest in the United States Tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington since 1985 Tallest building on the West Coast when completed, now the fourth-tallest More floors than any other building west of the Mississippi River Formerly known as Bank of America Tower Originally designed to be 1,005 feet (306 m) tall, but the height was reduced due to concerns of a nearby flight path by the Federal Aviation Administration[53]
2	Rainier Square Tower		850 (259)	58	Office, Residential	2021	47°36′33.12″N 122°20′05.89″W	64th-tallest in the United States
3	1201 Third Avenue		772 (235)	55	Office	1988	47°36′25.92″N 122°20′09.96″W	98th-tallest in the United States
4	Two Union Square		740 (226)	56	Office	1989	47°36′37.38″N 122°19′55.33″W	129th-tallest building in the United States
5	Seattle Municipal Tower		722 (220)	62	Office	1990	47°36′18.36″N 122°19′47.28″W	151st-tallest building in the United States Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1990s
6	F5 Tower		660 (201)	43	Office/Hotel	2017	47°36′19.00″N 122°19′52.00″W	Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 2010s
7	Safeco Plaza		630 (192)	50	Office	1969	47°36′21.96″N 122°20′02.76″W	Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1960s Tallest building in Seattle from 1969 to 1985 Originally called the Seattle-First National Bank Building
8	U.S. Bank Center		606 (185)	44	Office	1989	47°36′38.16″N 122°20′04.20″W	Formerly known as the Pacific First Centre and U.S. Bank Centre
—	Space Needle[C]		605 (184)	5	Observation	1962	47°37′13.44″N 122°20′56.76″W	Tallest observation tower in Washington 4th tallest observation tower in the United States
9	Russell Investments Center		598 (182)	42	Office	2006	47°36′26.32″N 122°20′13.59″W	Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 2000s
10	Docusign Tower		573 (175)	47	Office	1983	47°36′18.00″N 122°20′02.76″W	Previously named First Interstate Center and Wells Fargo Center
11	800 Fifth Avenue		543 (166)	42	Office	1981	47°36′20.88″N 122°19′48.72″W	Formerly known as Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza from 1981 to 2014.[54]
12	901 Fifth Avenue		536 (163)	41	Office	1973	47°36′20.99″N 122°19′55.20″W	Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1970s
13	Madison Centre		530 (162)	36	Office	2017	47°36′23.29″N 122°19′52.61″W
14	Qualtrics Tower		527 (161)	38	Office	2020	47°36′24.50″N 122°20′13.63″W
15	Doppler		524 (160)	37	Office	2015	47°36′54.52″N 122°20′18.88″W	Also known as Amazon Tower I
16	Day 1		521 (159)	37	Office	2016	47°36′57.13″N 122°20′23.46″W	Also known as Amazon Tower II[55][56]
17	re:Invent		520 (158)	37	Office	2019[57]	47°36′59″N 122°20′20″W	Also known as Amazon Tower III
	Hyatt Regency Seattle		520 (158)	45	Hotel	2018	47°36′54.00″N 122°20′04.92″W	Tallest all-hotel building Largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest[58][59]
19	Rainier Tower		514 (157)	31	Office	1977	47°36′32.47″N 122°20′02.58″W
20	Fourth and Madison Building		512 (156)	40	Office	2002	47°36′19.79″N 122°19′58.91″W
21	1918 Eighth Avenue		500 (152)	36	Office	2009	47°36′56.52″N 122°20′09.96″W
22	1600 Seventh Avenue		498 (152)	33	Office	1976	47°36′47.52″N 122°20′03.84″W
23	1000 Second Avenue		493 (150)	43	Office	1987	47°36′16.92″N 122°20′07.80″W
24	Henry M. Jackson Federal Building		487 (148)	37	Office	1974	47°36′15.84″N 122°20′07.44″W
25	The Ivey on Boren		484 (148)	44	Residential	2023	47°37′05″N 122°20′07″W
26	The Ayer		484 (148)	45	Residential	2024[60]	47°37′02″N 122°20′06″W
27	Smith Tower		462 (141)	42	Office, Residential	1914	47°36′07.53″N 122°19′54.49″W	Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1910s Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until completion of the Kansas City Power & Light Building in 1931 Tallest building in Seattle from 1914 to 1969
28	One Union Square		456 (139)	36	Office	1981	47°36′34.89″N 122°19′55.52″W
29	Olive 8		455 (139)	39	Hotel, Residential	2009	47°36′48.96″N 122°20′02.76″W
30	1111 Third Avenue		454 (138)	34	Office	1980	47°36′24.00″N 122°20′06.00″W
31	Westin Seattle North Tower		449 (137)	47	Hotel	1982	47°36′49.50″N 122°20′19.52″W
32	McKenzie Apartments		446 (136)	39	Residential	2018	47°37′03.68″N 122°20′21.50″W
33	Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue		440 (134)	38	Residential	2008	47°36′33.48″N 122°20′22.20″W
	Premiere on Pine		440 (134)	42	Residential	2014	47°36′47.53″N 122°19′55.91″W
	Cirrus		440 (134)	41	Residential	2015	47°36′59.46″N 122°20′14.64″W
	Insignia South Tower		440 (134)	41	Residential	2015	47°36′59.50″N 122°20′35.53″W
	Insignia North Tower		440 (134)	41	Residential	2016	47°37′01.29″N 122°20′37.36″W
	Kinects		440 (134)	40	Residential	2017	47°37′01.39″N 122°19′53.44″W
	Helios		440 (134)	40	Residential	2017	47°36′38.38″N 122°20′22.95″W
	AMLI Arc		440 (134)	36	Office, Residential	2017	47°36′59.55″N 122°19′53.28″W
	Stratus		440 (134)	41	Retail, Residential	2018	47°37′01.55″N 122°20′15.22″W
	Arrivé		440 (134)	41	Hotel, Residential	2019	47°36′51.91″N 122°20′30.24″W
	Modern		440 (134)	38	Office, Residential	2020	47°36′46.1″N 122°20′31.6″W
	Nexus		440 (134)	40	Residential	2020	47°37′01.90″N 122°19′50.10″W
	Spire		440 (134)	41	Residential	2021	47°37′06.12″N 122°20′40.35″W
	Ren		440 (134)	41	Residential	2022	47°36′11.63″N 122°19′49.01″W
46	The Emerald		435 (133)	40	Residential	2020[61]	47°36′37.57″N 122°20′25.75″W
	West Edge Tower		435 (133)	35	Retail/Residential	2018	47°36′32.82″N 122°20′18.04″W
	Kiara		435 (133)	40	Residential	2018	47°37′08.85″N 122°20′15.38″W
50	OSLU North Tower		425 (130)	41	Residential	2022	47°37′7.1″N 122°20′7.2″W
51	OSLU South Tower		415 (126)	41	Residential	2022	47°37′7.1″N 122°20′7.2″W
52	Westin Building		409 (125)	34	Office	1981	47°36′51.48″N 122°20′18.60″W
53	Aspira		400 (122)	37	Residential	2009	47°36′57.77″N 122°20′00.50″W

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Use	Began construction	Year of completion (est.)	Coordinates	Notes
3rd & Cherry	629 (192)	57	Residential	2022	On hold	47°36′12.24″N 122°19′52.32″W	Developed by Bosa[62] Construction paused since July 2022[63]
WB1200 Tower I	484 (148)	48	Residential	2018	2024[64]	47°37′05.80″N 122°19′54.16″W	Developed by Westbank Projects[65]
WB1200 Tower II	484 (148)	48	Residential	2018	2024[64]	47°37′05.76″N 122°19′56.53″W	Developed by Westbank Projects[65]
First Light	484 (148)	49	Residential	2020	2024[66]	47°36′46.15″N 122°20′27.65″W	Developed by Westbank Projects[67][68][69]
2301 7th Avenue North Tower	476 (145)	42	Residential	2019	On hold[70]	47°37′03.2″N 122°20′32.2″W	Proposed by Clise Properties on Antioch University campus[71] Clise Properties sold the site to Onni Group.[72]
2301 7th Avenue South Tower	476 (145)	42	Residential	2019	On hold[70]	47°37′03.2″N 122°20′32.2″W	Proposed by Clise Properties on Antioch University campus[71] Clise Properties sold the site to Onni Group.[72]
Seattle House Tower 1	440 (134)	41	Residential	2019	2024[70]	47°37′01.8″N 122°20′31.6″W	Developed by HB Management and Concord Pacific[73][74]
Seattle House Tower 2	440 (134)	41	Residential	2019	2024[70]	47°37′01.8″N 122°20′31.6″W	Developed by HB Management and Concord Pacific[73][74]

Approved

This lists skyscrapers that are approved for construction by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but have not started excavation.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Use	Year * (est.)	Coordinates	Notes
The Net	542 (165)	36	Office	2024	47°36′16″N 122°20′01″W	Proposed by Urban Visions[75] Formerly planned to be 77 stories and later 60 stories[76] Site demolition began in March 2021[77]
8th & Pine	539 (164)	55	Residential/Hotel	—	47°36′46.91″N 122°19′57.22″W	Proposed by Fana Group Approved in February 2018[78]
2035 4th Avenue	455 (139)	49	Residential	—	47°36′48″N 122°20′29″W	400 residential units with 24 parking stalls proposed[79][80]
1901 Minor Ave I	440 (134)	40	Residential	—	47°37′03.5″N 122°19′56.7″W	Developed by Concord Pacific[81] Originally proposed by Crescent Heights[82]
1901 Minor Ave II	440 (134)	40	Residential	—	47°37′03.5″N 122°19′56.7″W	Developed by Concord Pacific[81] Originally proposed by Crescent Heights[82]
Sloane	484 (148)	45	Residential	--	47°37′05″N 122°20′36″W	Proposed by Holland Partner Group[83] Former site of Elephant Car Wash[84]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists skyscrapers that are proposed for construction in Seattle that are expected to rise over 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year* (est.)	Coordinates	Notes
4/C	1,029 (314)	93	—	47°36′14.00″N 122°19′53.00″W	Proposed by Crescent Heights Would become the tallest building in Seattle[85] Downsized from 1,111 ft (339 m)[86]
800 Stewart St	605 (184)	54	—	47°36′54.9″N 122°20′07.1″W	Proposed by Lincoln Property Co. West[87]
Altitude Hotel and Residences	579 (176)	57	—	47°36′46.5″N 122°20′18.2″W	Proposed by Stanford Hotels[88]
621 Stewart Street	570 (174)	54	—	47°36′50″N 122°20′10″W	Proposed by Kilroy Realty as part of SIXO development[89][90]
1933 5th Avenue	525 (160)	47	—	47°36′48″N 122°20′21″W	Proposed by Douglaston Development[91]
1516 2nd Avenue	499 (152)	45	—	47°36′48″N 122°20′21″W	Proposed by Pinnacle Fame Development and Plus Capital Partners[92][93]
The Langham, Seattle	484 (148)	44	—	47°36′41″N 122°20′30″W	Hotel and condominium project proposed by Pacific Eagle Holdings[94] Current site of the Terminal Sales Annex Building[95]
3+V	484 (148)	44	—	47°36′43″N 122°20′27″W	Proposed by Martin Selig Real Estate[96]
616 Battery	484 (148)	45	—	47°37′05″N 122°20′36″W	Proposed by Holland Partner Group[97]
801 Blanchard Street	484 (148)	46	—	47°37′02″N 122°20′19″W	Proposed by Silverstein Properties[98]
2025 5th Avenue	475 (145)	40	—	47°36′51″N 122°20′26″W	Proposed by Vulcan Real Estate[99]
2005 5th Avenue	475 (145)	50	—	47°36′49.2″N 122°20′22.3″W	Proposed by Chainqui Development & MZA Architecture[100][101]
8 Tower	440 (134)	41	2020	47°37′6.7″N 122°20′26″W	Proposed by North American Asset Management Group[102]
Onni Showbox	440 (134)	41	—	47°36′30.7″N 122°20′21.5″W	Proposed by Onni Group on the site of The Showbox Theater[103]
1370 Stewart St	440 (134)	44	—	47°37′09.7″N 122°19′48.4″W	Proposed by Arbutus Properties[104]
824 Howell St	427 (130)	33	—	47°36′53.65″N 122°20′01.52″W	Proposed by R. C. Hedreen Company[105]
1001 John St	400 (122)	43	—	47°37′10.5″N 122°20′13.2″W	Proposed by Mack Urban[106]
121 Boren Avenue North Tower I	400 (122)	42	—	47°37′08.4″N 122°20′11.3″W	Proposed by H5 Capital[107][108] Proposed sale to Onni Group cancelled[109]
121 Boren Avenue North Tower II	400 (122)	42	—	47°37′08.4″N 122°20′11.3″W	Proposed by H5 Capital[107][108] Proposed sale to Onni Group cancelled[109]
110 9th Avenue	400 (122)	41	—	47°37′09″N 122°20′22″W	Proposed by Vulcan Real Estate on the Denny Playfield[110]
1800 Terry Avenue	400 (122)	35	—	47°36′57.3″N 122°19′56.5″W	Proposed by Seawest and Insignia[111]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Seattle. The Space Needle is not a building, and is thus not included in this list; the 605-foot (184 m) tower was the tallest structure in the city from 1961 to 1969.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Pioneer Building		612 1st Avenue	1892–1904 (12 years)	110 (34)[D]	6	[10][11]
Alaska Building		618 2nd Avenue	1904–1906 (2 years)	203 (62)	14	[12]
King Street Station Tower		303 South Jackson Street	1906–1914 (8 years)	245 (75)	8	[14]
Smith Tower		506 2nd Avenue	1914–1969 (55 years)	489 (149)	38	[16]
Safeco Plaza		1001 4th Avenue	1969–1985 (16 years)	630 (192)	50	[10]
Columbia Center		701 5th Avenue	1985–present	937 (286)	76	[10]

Notes

C. ^{^} The Space Needle is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

D. ^{^} The height of the Pioneer Building was reduced to 92 feet (28 m) after the 1949 Olympia earthquake.

References

General references

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• "Seattle". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017. (including individual entries)
• "Shaping Seattle: Buildings". Seattle.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2017. (including individual entries)

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External links

• Diagram of Seattle skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
• Buildings in Seattle - Emporis.com^[usurped]