Rainier Tower
Identification
Name
Rainier Tower
Alternative name
Rainier Bank, Security Pacific Bank, Rainier Square
Emporis Building Number
119487
Location
| Main address |
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| 1301 Fifth Avenue |
Address as text
1301 Fifth Avenue, northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and University Street
ZIP
98101
Zone
Neighborhood
District
City
State
Country
Longitude
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Latitude
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
156.67 m
Floors (above ground)
31
Floors (underground)
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Construction end
*
Usable floor area
*
Elevators
*
Parking places
*
Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
steel
Architectural style
modernism
Official website
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Now available and only here! View this building during its construction process |
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFacts
The tower occupies only 25% of its site at ground level, with a normal-sized tower balanced on an extremely narrow pedestal. |
Referred to as "the wine glass" by locals. |
On this site stood the  White-Henry-Stuart Building from 1907 to 1976; razed to make way for this tower. |
Described by various sources as a 42-story building or a 40-story building, but it is neither. The tower has 29 typical floors sitting on top of an 11-story pedestal; when including the ground floor (every building must have one) and the fully enclosed mechanical floor, Rainier Tower has a total of 31 floors. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, NBBJ Other Companies: Argens Incorporated, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Campolonghi Italia S.r.l |