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The Langham, Seattle

Coordinates: 47°36′41″N 122°20′30″W / 47.61139°N 122.34167°W / 47.61139; -122.34167
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The Langham, Seattle
The Terminal Sales Annex in 2008
The Langham, Seattle is located in Seattle WA Downtown
The Langham, Seattle
Location within downtown Seattle
Hotel chainLangham
General information
StatusProposed
TypeHotel, Residential
Address1931 2nd Avenue
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′41″N 122°20′30″W / 47.61139°N 122.34167°W / 47.61139; -122.34167
Estimated completion2026
OwnerLangham Hospitality Group
Height484 feet (148 m)
Technical details
Size552,000 square feet (51,300 m2)
Floor count42
Design and construction
Architecture firmKengo Kuma & Associates, Ankrom Moisan Architects
DeveloperPacific Eagle
Other information
Number of rooms187

The Langham, Seattle is a future high-rise luxury hotel in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is scheduled to open in 2026 with 187 rooms and suites operated by the Langham Hospitality Group. The 42-story building will incorporate the facade of the Terminal Sales Annex, a historic landmark on the site at 1931 2nd Avenue. The building was designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates and Ankrom Moisan Architects.[1]

History

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The project, originally named Hotel Clare, was announced in 2014 by Columbia West Properties and Pineapple Hospitality with the sale of the southwest corner of 2nd and Virginia for $16 million.[2] A 24-story condominium tower with 175 units was approved by the city government for the site in 2006 and was later revised to 39 stories in response to a zoning change.[3] Columbia West proposed a 39-story high-rise on the site in 2008 as part of a twin residential and hotel project but later abandoned plans.[4] The initial design, made by Ankrom Moisan Architects in 2015, was a 17-story hotel with 208 rooms and retail that would incorporate the Terminal Sales Annex.[5] Pacific Eagle, the U.S. arm of Hong Kong–based real estate company Great Eagle Holdings, acquired the property in December 2016 for $18 million.[6]

Pacific Eagle unveiled new plans for a 42-story hotel on the site in 2018 and hired Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma & Associates to redesign the project.[7][8] The submitted design included 242 hotel rooms, 209 condominium units, two levels of co-working space, and 6,700 square feet (620 m2).[9] Following an initial design review meeting, the tower's footprint was reduced and a large mural was added to the side of the Terminal Sales Annex, which would jut out from the bottom of the building.[10] The co-working element of the project was dropped in 2020 and replaced with co-living spaces in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The Downtown Seattle Design Review Board formally approved development of the project in November 2021.[12]

In September 2022, the Langham Hospitality Group announced that it would acquire the project and operate the hotel as The Langham, Seattle.[13] Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2026.[1]

Design

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The Langham, Seattle is planned to be 42 stories tall with 187 luxury hotel rooms and suites and 200 apartments.[1] Its design, a collaboration between Kengo Kuma and local firm Ankrom Moisan Architects, uses a series of setbacks to reference the Art Deco and Gothic Revival architecture of historic buildings in Downtown Seattle.[14] The landmarked facade of the Terminal Sales Annex will be incorporated into the new building, protruding from the base, and its interior will be remade into amenity spaces.[10] The top of the Terminal Sales Annex will be converted into an outdoor terrace used by hotel patrons.[13] An automated parking garage under the tower will have space for 158 vehicles and 250 bicycles.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stiles, Marc (September 20, 2022). "Hong Kong group plans 42-story downtown Seattle hotel, residences". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Levy, Nat (April 18, 2014). "More hotels coming to downtown Seattle". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Pryne, Eric (July 8, 2008). "Developer wants taller 2nd Ave. condo tower". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Two 440-foot high-rises proposed at 2nd & Virginia". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 3, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Columbia West shows design for 2nd & Virginia hotel tower". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. February 27, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Stiles, Marc (December 15, 2016). "Development site near Pike Place Market sells for $18 million". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Miller, Brian (February 23, 2018). "44-story hotel and apartment tower eyed for Terminal Sales Annex site". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Miller, Brian (November 29, 2018). "On the Block: Japanese starchitect Kengo Kuma tapped for tower at Terminal Sales Annex site". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Here's Kengo Kuma's design for 42-story Belltown tower". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. January 29, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Miller, Brian (July 23, 2019). "Giant mural is the latest addition to Kuma's Belltown tower design". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Miller, Brian (June 5, 2020). "For Belltown hotel-condo tower plan, it's out with co-working, in with co-living". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Hall, Meghan (November 11, 2021). "42-Story Mixed-Use Project in Seattle Passes Design Review Despite Programming Challenges". The Registry. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Langham Hospitality Group Invests in a Good Night's Sleep in Seattle" (Press release). Langham Hospitality Group. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  14. ^ Smithson, Aaron (July 25, 2019). "Kengo Kuma will build off of a historic facade in Seattle". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  15. ^ Miller, Brian (September 23, 2022). "Proposed 42-story Belltown condo/hotel takes new flag". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved September 24, 2022.