Helios, also known as 2nd & Pine, is a

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skyscraper in downtown

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. The 40-story tower is tall with 398 luxury

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s. Plans for the project were first proposed in 2013 and construction began in late 2014. It is located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Pine Street near the Pike Place Market and the city's retail core. Architects

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and GBD Architects, working on the project in a

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, described the tower's design as "slender and sculpted". It sits atop a

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, housing of retail space, with a terra-cotta facade. The building also includes

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parking spaces,

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, low-energy appliances, and other

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features in a bid to earn a

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rating. The five-story, 217-stall underground

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extends north from the tower's lot to a site that is occupied by a 16-story

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that opened in 2018.

History

The site at 2nd Avenue and Pine Street was originally proposed for a residential tower developed by Paul Brenneke and planned to break ground in 2006. Plans were scrapped after a new downtown zoning ordinance was approved in 2006, and a new, 23-story, $200 million mixed-use highrise named "1 Hotel & Residences" was proposed by Brenneke and

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. The proposed building would have 98 luxury

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s and a 110-room

as well as four floors of retail at ground level and a luxury gym. The project broke ground in 2007 and was expected to be completed in 2009, but construction was halted in September 2007 because of the then-ongoing financial crisis, and designs were revised to eliminate over 100 proposed condominium units after only 20 of them had been sold. Brenneke sold his stake in the project to Starwood in June 2008, citing the project's financial difficulties. The excavated hole was later filled in 2009 and paved over with a

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. The half- block property was bought by

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in 2012 for $22 million, and the company announced its plans for a 39-story apartment building in January 2013. Construction of the building, led by

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, began in October 2014 and was completed in 2017. A 16-story, 229-room hotel on the north side of the lot, facing Stewart Street, was proposed by Widewaters Group and began construction in 2016. It opened in 2018 under

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's Charter Hotel brand and includes a rooftop bar. It was sold in 2022 for $107.8 million to a Utah-based company.

References

External links

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