800 Fifth Avenue

Skyscraper in Seattle

47°36′21″N 122°19′49″W / 47.6058°N 122.3302°W / 47.6058; -122.3302Construction started1979Completed1981OwnerBPP 800 Fifth Property Owner LLCManagementEQ OfficeHeightRoof165.51 m (543.0 ft)Technical detailsFloor count42Floor area934,000 sq ft (86,800 m²)Design and constructionArchitect(s)3DI/InternationalDeveloperHinesStructural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates (formerly Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson)Main contractorJ.A. Jones ConstructionReferences^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

800 Fifth Avenue is a 166-meter (545 ft) skyscraper in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was constructed from 1979 to 1981 and has 42 floors. It is the tenth-tallest building in Seattle and was designed by 3D/International.

The building was previously known as Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza when its naming rights were held by the Bank of America. It was originally built for Seafirst Bank, which was acquired by the Bank of America. In April 2014, its name was changed to 800 Fifth Avenue.^[5] The building was acquired by EQ Office in 2019. It underwent an interior renovation in 2022 that was designed by Olson Kundig to create more lobby space and a public garden.^[6]

Major tenants

Allstate
Bank of America
BDO
Electronic Arts
Office of the Attorney General of Washington
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Providence Health & Services
Sonos

References

^ "Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
^ "Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
^ "Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
^ Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza at Structurae
^ Bhatt, Sanjay (October 2, 2014). "Downtown tower gets new name as ownership shifts". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
^ "Downtown tower gets human-centered reno". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.