Building in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
United States historic place
The Medical Dental Building is a historic office building located in Downtown Seattle, near McGraw Square and adjacent to the Nordstrom Building.
Description and history
The original half 18-story building was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style and features terra cotta cladding on top of a concrete frame. A later addition in 1950, in the Moderne style, extended the structure eastward and renovated most of the original building.[2]
The construction of a medical and dental center in Seattle was proposed in 1921 by a group of businessmen in the respective industries. The $2 million building opened in May 1925 and was initially owned by the Bradner family, who subsequently owned The Bradner Building Company. It was designed by architect John Alfred Creutzer (1874–1929); architect Abraham H. Albertson (1872–1964) supervised its construction; A.W. Quist Company was the general contractor.[2]
At the time it opened, it was the third-tallest building in the world to exclusively use reinforced concrete construction.[3] The building continues to house medical and dental practices, as well as retail spaces.[4] As of 2019[update], it has 130 tenants occupying 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of office space.[5]
The building was renovated in 2005 by Goodman Real Estate after the firm bought the property for $38 million.[4] It was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a Seattle landmark.[1][6] The building was sold to Menashe Properties of Portland in 2019 for $113 million.[5]
