University of Washington Plaza

University of Washington Plaza
Alternative names	UW Tower Safeco Plaza Safeco Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE University District Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°39′39″N 122°18′53″W / 47.660755°N 122.314673°WCoordinates: 47°39′39″N 122°18′53″W / 47.660755°N 122.314673°W
Completed	1975
Owner	University of Washington
Height
Roof	99 m (325 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	22
Design and construction
Architect	NBBJ
References
[1]

University of Washington Plaza is a skyscraper complex completed in 1975 in the University District of Seattle, Washington. The 99 m (325 ft), 22-story tower, designed by NBBJ, is Seattle's tallest building outside the Downtown Seattle area. The tower was originally constructed as Safeco Plaza to serve as Safeco Insurance's headquarters, and was generally known as the Safeco Building. Safeco sold the property to the University of Washington in 2006 for $130 million,^[2] and moved out in 2007. The purchase from Safeco included Safeco Tower, three adjacent buildings, a residential building with 29 units, two parking garages and two surface parking lots.^[2]

The current properties consist of the UW Tower itself, Buildings A, C, O, and S, the Collegiana building, two garages, and two surface lots.^[3]

Tenants

Various departments at the University of Washington have offices in the UW Tower. These include UW Information Technology (UW-IT), the UW Payroll Office, University Advancement and Professional and Continuing Education.^[4]

References

1. University of Washington Plaza at Emporis
2. Allison, Melissa (August 29, 2006). "UW acquires Safeco tower for $130 million". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
3. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104500776817936072668.000455731fd988a3c3c39&z=15
4. http://www.washington.edu/facilities/uwtower/building-directory

External links

• Official website