Columbia Center facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Columbia Center
Seen from Smith Tower in August 2007
Former names	Bank of America Tower Columbia Seafirst Center
Record height
Tallest in Seattle and Washington state since 1985
Preceded by	Safeco Plaza
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	701 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47.60453°N 122.33069°W / 47.60453; -122.33069
Construction started	1982
Completed	January 12, 1985
Opened	March 2, 1985
Cost	US$200 million (approx. $396 million in 2018 dollars2018)
Owner	Gaw Capital Partners
Height
Architectural	933 ft (284 m)
Tip	967 ft (295 m)
Roof	937 ft (286 m)
Observatory	902 ft (275 m)
Technical details
Floor count	76 (76 & 7 below ground)
Floor area	1,538,000 sq ft (142,900 m2)
Lifts/elevators	48
Design and construction
Architect	Chester Lindsey Architects
Developer	Martin Selig
Structural engineer	Magnusson Klemencic Associates (formerly Skilling Helle Christiansen Robertson)
Main contractor	Howard S. Wright Construction

The Columbia Center, formerly named the Bank of America Tower and Columbia Seafirst Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. It is the tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington. Its height is 933 ft (284 m).

At the time of its completion, the Columbia Center was the tallest structure on the West Coast; as of 2017, it is the fourth-tallest, behind buildings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Images for kids

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  Under construction in late 1983

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  The Columbia Center (then Columbia Seafirst Center) under construction circa 1983.

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  Columbia Center

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  Columbia Center when it was called the Bank of America Tower

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  Columbia Center from below

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  The Space Needle from the observation deck

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  Downtown Seattle from the observation deck

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  Beneath Columbia Center

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  Panorama from the observation deck

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  Inside the observation deck

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  Columbia Center seen from Rizal Park