Seattle Justice Center
| Seattle Justice Center | |
|---|---|
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office building |
| Address | 600 5th Avenue Seattle,Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′15″N122°19′45″W/ 47.60417°N 122.32917°W |
| Groundbreaking | July 19, 2000 |
| Completed | November 2002 |
| Cost | $92 million |
| Owner | City of Seattle |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Floor area | 183,000 square feet (17,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | NBBJ |
| Main contractor | Hoffman Construction |
TheSeattle Justice Centeris a 13-story governmentoffice buildinginSeattle,Washington, United States. It is located at 600 5th Avenue in the city'scivic center complexand houses the Municipal Court of Seattle and the headquarters of theSeattle Police Department.[1]The building was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately $92 million, taking two years to construct.[2]NBBJwas the architect,[3]andHoffman Constructionwas the general contractor.[1]
The Municipal Court occupies the lower three floors and floors eight through twelve, while the police department has offices in the rest of the building.[4]It replaced thePublic Safety Building,which was demolished in 2005. The facility was built to the city's green design standards, including agreen roof,[5]but as of 2010, "struggled to take hold, plagued to different degrees by weeds, a lack of summer irrigation, and the need for repeated replanting".[6]Other environmentally friendly features include a façade providing ventilation to the building, and a water retention system.[3]
The Justice Center is connected to the adjacentCity Hallby an underground waterway, which forms anartificial waterfallin the western plaza.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ab"City Center".Seattle Department of Finance and Administrative Services.RetrievedJuly 5,2019.
- ^Shors, Benjamin (July 19, 2000). "Justice Center groundbreaking set today; expected cost: $92 million".The Seattle Times.p. B3.
- ^abMudede, Charles;Savage, Dan(November 22, 2007)."Constructing Christmas".The Stranger.RetrievedJuly 5,2019.
- ^"New justice center".The Seattle Times.November 7, 2002. p. B2.
- ^Sherman, Kris (November 10, 2002). "Green by Design".The News Tribune.p. A1.
- ^Stiffler, Lisa (September 22, 2010)."City of Seattle wants more eco-friendly 'green roofs'".Seattle Post-Intelligencer.RetrievedJuly 5,2019.
- ^Deneau Dunham, Sandy (September 7, 2017)."There's more to Seattle architecture than meets the eye".The Seattle Times.RetrievedJuly 5,2019.
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