UW Tower

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UW Tower
Information
Location	N.E. 45th Street & Brooklyn Avenue N.E., University District, Seattle, Washington
Status	Complete
Constructed	1975
Use	Office
Roof	99 meters (325 feet)
Floor count	22
Companies
Architect	NBBJ
Owner	University of Washington

UW Tower is a skyscraper in Seattle, Washington's University District. Designed by NBBJ, it is the tallest building in the city outside of Downtown Seattle, at 99 meters (325 feet). Construction ended in 1975.

The UW 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 and moved out in 2007.

[edit] References

• Emporis.com's site on this building
• Official site

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