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Fourth and Blanchard Building 
The Fourth and Blanchard Building as seen from the South at Virginia AvenueGeneral information Type office, government Location 2101 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, USA Completed 1979 Height Roof 105 m (344 ft) Technical details Floor count 25 Design and construction Architect Chester L. Lindsey Architects References [1] The Fourth and Blanchard Building, also known as the Sedgwick James Building or the Darth Vader building,[2][3] is a skyscraper located in the Belltown neighborhood just north of downtown Seattle. The high-rise style construction rises to 105 meters (344 feet) and has 25 floors above the ground. Chester L. Lindsey Architects, notable as the architects of the Columbia Center, designed the building.[4]
The building was completed in 1979 and is clad in reflective glass. Its design is reminiscent of Houston's Pennzoil Place.[4]
References
- ^ Fourth and Blanchard Building at SkyscraperPage
- ^ Egan, Timothy (June 29, 1986). "Focus: Seattle; Creating An Office Empire". NY Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D9123FF93AA15755C0A960948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ "the bell awards - Tom Graff (interview)". Belltown Messenger. June 2007. http://www.belltownmessenger.com/062007/062007-100-bellawards.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ a b Fourth & Blanchard Building, Seattle
Seattle skyscrapers and towers Current Columbia Center · 1201 Third Avenue · Two Union Square · Seattle Municipal Tower · Safeco Plaza · Space Needle · Russell Investments Center · U.S. Bank Centre · Wells Fargo Center · Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza · 901 Fifth Avenue · Rainier Tower · IBM Building · Fourth and Madison Building · 1000 Second Avenue · Henry M. Jackson Federal Building · Smith Tower · Qwest Plaza · One Union Square · 1111 Third Avenue · Westin Seattle North Tower · University of Washington Plaza · Exchange Building · Westin Building · 1918 Eighth Avenue · Olive 8 · Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue
Proposed Heron Tower · 1823 Minor · 2015 2nd Avenue · 1931 2nd Avenue · 8th and Stewart Condominiums
Approved AVA · Seventh at Westlake Tower · Second and Pike Condominiums · 2301 6th Avenue Tower I · 2301 6th Avenue Tower II
Under construction See also: Tallest buildings in Seattle Categories:- Skyscrapers in Seattle, Washington
- Buildings and structures completed in 1979
- Office buildings in Seattle, Washington
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