Olive 8

Olive 8
Olive 8
Alternative names Hyatt at Olive 8
General information
Type Hotel, residential, retail
Location 1635 8th Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°36′49″N 122°20′03″W / 47.6136°N 122.3341°W / 47.6136; -122.3341Coordinates: 47°36′49″N 122°20′03″W / 47.6136°N 122.3341°W / 47.6136; -122.3341
Construction started 2006
Completed 2009
Height
Roof 138.69 m (455.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 39
Floor area 8,355 sq ft (776.2 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Gluckman Mayner Architects
MulvannyG2
References
[1][2]

Olive 8 is a 140 m (460 ft), 39 floor mixed-use skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It has 229 residential condominium homes above a Hyatt Hotel. It is located at Eighth Avenue and Olive Street in downtown Seattle and is the largest residential building in the city. The hotel opened January 5, 2009 and the first homeowners were scheduled to close on their homes late February 2009.The hotel portion is 5 star and operated by Hyatt .

The building has one of the largest green roofs in downtown Seattle, 8,355 sq ft (776.2 m2), and was developed by R.C. Hedreen and designed by Gluckman Mayner Architects, the architects for The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City.

See also

References

  1. ^ Olive 8 at Emporis
  2. ^ Olive 8 at SkyscraperPage

External links

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