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[15] [16] The city and chamber of commerce began formally lobbying the state legislature to approve $64.2 million (equivalent to $235 million in 2023 dollars) [6] in 30-year general obligation bonds issued by the state, and a hotel-motel tax increase to pay for the project, which was dubbed the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
During the airport's first major expansion in the 1960s, provisions were made to build facilities for "some form of rapid transit". [10] The Port of Seattle, a government agency that operates the airport, studied a rapid transit system between downtown and the airport in the 1960s, but took no further action. [11]
Crowne Plaza Seattle is affiliated with IHG Hotels & Resorts and has been ranked number 48 in U.S. News & World Report's list of the best Seattle hotels. [5] Lonely Planet says, "This 34-floor downtown skyscraper is more business-like than ostentatious, although a 2014 renovation has upped its ante somewhat. Get a room on one of the higher ...
In 2016, New York-based Westbrook Partners purchased the hotel for $60.3 million. [9] In 2024, the Tokyo-based APA Hotel Co., Ltd. purchased the hotel in 2024 for $68.8 million. The hotel left Hilton and joined APA's wholly-owned Coast Hotels division on June 13, 2024, renamed the Coast Seattle Downtown Hotel by APA. [10]
Two Union Square has 56 floors with 1,126,428 square feet (104,649 m 2) of rentable space, and an underground concourse connecting to the Seattle Hilton Hotel, [12] and shopping at Rainier Square. It is the first skyscraper to use 19,000 lbs/in. 2 high-strength concrete .
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(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has rejected a proposed local capital gains tax, but the bill could be brought back as soon as early next year. Council Bill 120908 would have ...
The airport has served as Seattle's official weather recording location since 1945. [82] As of April 2023, Sea-Tac has over 23,000 total workers, including 400 to 500 customs agents and 850 TSA security officers. The airport has 3,800 cameras that are monitored from a control center staffed by Port of Seattle Airport Operations personnel.