Southport (Renton, Washington)
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| Southport | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Renton, Washington |
| Construction started | 2001 |
| Completed | Residential phase (2002–08) Hotel and conference center (2017) Office buildings, first phase (2019) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | ZGF Architects |
| Developer | Seco Development |
| Website | |
| southport | |
Southport is a mixed-use development in Renton, Washington, United States. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Washington adjacent to the Renton Landing lifestyle center and the Boeing Renton Factory.
History[]
Southport is a 2.4 million square-foot mixed-use development,[1] located on 32.2 acres of property along Lake Washington in Renton, Washington.[2] Development began in 1999, when Seco Development's CEO Michael Christ purchased the Shuffleton steam plant from Puget Sound Energy for $7 million.[3] Initial plans were to create a mixed-use complex including between five and eight buildings, between 543 and 581 residential units, from 500,000 to 750,000 square feet of office space, and 38,000 square feet of retail space.[4] The Shuffleton plant was demolished in 2001, and construction on the residential phase of Southport began later that year.[5] An additional 7.7 acres was purchased from Puget Sound Energy for the purpose of expansion in 2019.[6]
Between 2002 and 2008, the complex opened 383 residential apartment units.[3] By 2015 construction had begun on a 347-room Hyatt Regency of 12 stories in height, in addition to a 43,000 square foot convention center.[1] Ground was broken on the development of the complex's office space in 2016, designed by ZGF Architects.[7] The hotel and conference center opened in 2017.[8] As of 2019 the complex included 712,752 square feet of office space[9] across three office buildings.[1] The complex also includes 30,000 square feet in retail space.[10]
Transportation[]
Seco plans to run ferry routes directly between Southport and other parts of the region, including South Lake Union in Seattle.[10] The complex also includes a six-story parking garage[3] and a private yacht dock.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b c Sanjay Bhatt (November 3, 2015). "Office tenants gobbled up more space in Seattle than NYC, Chicago". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "SECO breaks ground on Southport office complex". Renton Reporter. January 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Brian Miller (May 17, 2018). "On the Block: Southport is a game-changer for Renton, with Class A offices and plans to expand". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.
- ^ Keith Ervin (March 12, 1999). "Eastside Business -- Seco Plans To Develop Renton Site -- Seco Has Mixed-Use Plans For Renton Waterfront Site". Seattle Times.
- ^ Bill Virgin (September 27, 2001). "Steam plant stacks to fall - Demolition in Renton tomorrow morning to clear way for big development". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ "Seco adds to Southport land". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. December 26, 2019.
- ^ Marc Stiles (January 19, 2016). "Construction starts on huge office campus in Renton near Boeing". Puget Sound Business Journal.
- ^ Leah Abraham (July 12, 2017). "Highly-anticipated Hyatt Regency Lake Washington opens - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin made an appearance at the hotel's grand opening on Monday". Renton Reporter.
- ^ Jake Whittenberg (May 13, 2019). "Development project aims to attract big tech to Renton". KING 5 News.
- ^ a b TJ Martinell (July 18, 2019). "Lake Washington ferry service planned". Lens Magazine.
- ^ Jeanne Lang Jones (August 2016). "A New Point of View in Renton - Southport corporate campus development seeks a high-end tenant to help polish the city's image". Seattle Business Magazine.
- Buildings and structures in Renton, Washington