Seattle Civic Square
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The Seattle Civic Square is a proposed 520 feet (158.5 m) tall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It is proposed to be completed in 2011 and have 40 floors. The top 17 floors will consist mainly of condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

s, with the lower 23 floors being used as office space. It has been designed to meet LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....

 Platinum standards. If built, the tower will be part of the Seattle Civic Center
Seattle Civic Center
The Seattle Civic Center is a building complex in Seattle, Washington. The complex comprises several offices owned by the city of Seattle and King County including:*Seattle Municipal Tower*King County Correctional Facility*King County Courthouse...

 which includes the Seattle Municipal Tower
Seattle Municipal Tower
Seattle Municipal Tower is a 62-story skyscraper located at 700 5th Avenue at the corner of 5th Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle, Washington. Rising to , it is the fourth tallest high-rise building in Seattle...

and several smaller buildings. The Public Safety Building, which was demolished in 2005, sat on this site.
The project is on hold since December 2008.
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