Pacific Place is an upscale

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, Washington, United States. Opened on October 29, 1998, it is located at 6th Avenue and Pine Street and has a total area of . It has five floors, the uppermost of which features an 11-screen AMC Theatre (formerly

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) and various restaurants. Pacific Place also features a skybridge that connects it to Seattle's

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flagship. During the

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, there is an artificial snow display every night at 6 p.m. in the atrium. On July 14, 2014, Pacific Place was sold for $271 million to Madison Marquette, a

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-based commercial real estate company. In September 2016, Madison Marquette completed the purchase of the Pacific Place parking garage from the city of Seattle for $87 million. A redevelopment of the mall was announced in March 2017 to expand space for shops and remodel the

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s. After over two years of redevelopment, Pacific Placed reopened in June 2020. Throughout 2021, small independent shops and art non-profits have utilized vacancy spaces for business and artistic activities.

Scandal

In a 1998 article by Mark Worth, the ''

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'' revealed that consultants linked to Pacific Place developer Jeff Rhodes had secured a $47 million low-interest loan to help build a for-profit parking garage beneath the mall. The loan was obtained through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, a government agency whose mission is to support low-income housing and other needy projects. The parking garage also served a

store across the street.

References

External links

Pacific Place websiteStory of Pacific Place
Shopping malls in Seattle Shopping malls established in 1998 NBBJ buildings 1998 establishments in Washington (state) Downtown Seattle {{Washington-struct-stub