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| Hines and partners celebrate Tower 333 grand opening The Seattle office of US property giant Hines and joint venture partners California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Washington Capital Management, held a celebration to commemorate the opening of Tower 333, a new 20-story, 415,000-square-foot Class A office tower prominently located at the intersection of 108th Avenue NE and NE 4th Street, in the heart of Bellevue's central business district. Guests in attendance included city officials, project partners, tenants, brokers and Hines employees. Since Tower 333 was the West Coast's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Core and Shell (LEED-CS) Pre-Certified office tower (soon to receive a Certified designation), a "green" theme prevailed. The event itself was planned to take place a week before Earth Day, catering featured an organic menu including a signature green beverage, and lavish landscaping was incorporated into the décor. Tower 333 is currently 96 percent leased to the following roster of prestigious tenants: Expedia, Pokemon, Nortel Networks, Core Business Bank and Caffe Ladro. The only remaining office space available for lease in the building is located at the northwest corner of the building's top floor and is comprised of approximately 8,600 rentable square feet featuring spectacular unobstructed views of Lake Washington, downtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. Designed by LMN Architects, Tower 333 is clad in highly transparent glass maximizing the site's views west to Lake Washington and the Olympics, south to Mt. Rainier, and east to the Cascades. Full-height windows and 10' finished ceiling heights, a first for Bellevue, allow for extensive natural light in tenant spaces. The building also includes flexible 23,000-square-foot floor plates, some of the largest in Bellevue, state-of-the art, energy-efficient operating systems; an inviting, half-acre outdoor plaza; as well as an eight-level, below-grade 960-stall garage. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |