800 Pike Street

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800 Pike Street#

A building designed for a museum, temporarily occupied by a library, now operating as a conference center. Three tenants in 25 years, none of them the one it was built for.

The Building#


Address	800 Pike Street, Seattle WA 98101
Part of	WSCC Arch campus (north building, 2001 expansion)
Size	95,000 sq ft (original); 71,000 sq ft as conference center (4 floors, 17 meeting rooms)
Opened	July 2001 (structure); July 2010 (conference center)
Architect	LMN Architects (part of Arch expansion)
Contractor	Kiewit Construction
Certification	LEED certified

History#

Designed for MOHAI (2000)#

The 95,000 sq ft space on the upper floors of the north expansion building was designed and sold to the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) as part of the 1996–2001 Arch expansion. MOHAI purchased the space in 2000 and began a $60 million fundraising campaign for build-out.

800-Pike on Convention City Almanac

800 Pike Street

800 Pike Street#

The Building#

History#

Designed for MOHAI (2000)#