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Facts
Official Name Smith Tower
Former / Other Name L.C. Smith Building
Type building
Status Completed
Country United States
State Washington
City Seattle
Street Address / Map 506 Second Avenue
Building Function residential / office
Structural Material steel
Start of Construction 1911
Completion 1914
City Ranking #17 tallest in Seattle
Figures
Height: Architectural 140.8 meter / 462 feet
Height: To Tip 147.5 meter / 484 feet
Height: Observatory 119.5 meter / 392 feet
Floors Above Ground 38
Floors Below Ground 1
# of Elevators 7
Tower GFA 28,275 m² / 304,350 ft²
Companies Involved
Design Architect Gaggin & Gaggin
Main Contractor E.E. Davis Company
Other Consultants Otis Elevator Company
News Articles
Smith Tower hits a milestone on the road to recovery
The Seattle Times, 2013-02
Seattle's Historic Smith Tower Sold
King5.com, 2012-03
Owner neglected landmark Smith Tower, says receiver
The Seattle Times, 2012-01
Smith Tower owner in default on big loan
The Seattle Times, 2011-10