| Tower 12 | |
|---|---|
 Under construction in April 2016 | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| Alternative names | Tower 12 Apartments |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Address | 2015 2nd Avenue Seattle,Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′42.28″N122°20′32.60″W / 47.6117444°N 122.3423889°W /47.6117444; -122.3423889 |
| Groundbreaking | March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)[1] |
| Opened | May 2017 |
| Cost | $75 million[2] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 392 feet (119 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | MG2 |
| Developer | Continental Properties |
| Main contractor | PCL Construction |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 314 apartments |
| Parking | 336 parking stalls |
| Website | |
| tower12.com | |
| References | |
| [3][4] | |
Tower 12 is anapartment building inSeattle,Washington. The 34-story, 392-foot-tall (119 m) skyscraper has 314 apartments as well as 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of ground-level retail space.[5] It is located at the northwest corner of 2nd Avenue and Virginia Street nearPike Place Market andVictor Steinbrueck Park at the southwestern edge of theBelltown neighborhood.
The project's name, Tower 12, is a reference to the "12th man", a nickname for fans of theSeattle Seahawks football team.[6]
The 2nd & Virginia site was formerly proposed as part of a $67 millioncondominium project in the early 1990s called "One Pacific Towers", which would have had two 27-story towers with 145 units in each, that was later cancelled.[7] In 2008, developer Justen Company submitted proposals to build a 39-story, 234-unit condominium building on the same site, part of a two-tower project spanning Virginia Street,[8][9] but did not move further on into the design review process.[10]
Bellevue-based developer Continental Properties bought the quarter-block property and master-use permit in March 2014 for $16 million, and announced plans to build a 324-unit residential building on the site using the previously-approved master-use permit.[11] Initially planning to build condominiums,[12] Continental instead opted to build apartments (later named "Tower 12") because of the higher value and lower risk involved.[6]
Construction of the building began on March 27, 2015 and the building opened on May 1, 2017.[1][6] The building wastopped out in August 2016.[13] Tower 12 was completed in mid-2017 and acquired by Weidner Apartment Homes for $225 million in October.[14]