Stratus (building) explained

Stratus
Status:Completed
Address:2101 9th Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Map Type:Seattle WA Downtown
Start Date:2015
Completion Date:2017
Cost:$100 million[1]
Floor Count:43
Parking:238 parking stalls
References:[2]
Building Type:Residential
Height:440feet
Architecture Firm:Weber Thompson
GBD Architects
Developer:GID Development Group
Unit Count:396 apartments

Stratus is a residential high-rise building in Seattle, Washington. The 43-story skyscraper, located in the Denny Triangle neighborhood, was completed in 2017, with 396 apartments and ground-floor retail space.

Stratus is located across the street from Cirrus, another apartment building developed by GID that opened in 2015. Both buildings, designed by Weber Thompson, are named after cloud types stratus and cirrus, respectively.[3]

History

GID Development Group bought the 9th and Lenora site from Cornish College of the Arts in 2014 for $16 million.[4] The group's proposal for a 41-story, 430-unit building on the site was approved by the Seattle Department of Planning and Development in March 2015.[5] Construction began later that year and was completed in late 2017.

The lot was formerly home to a rental car facility; it was divided between Stratus and land donated to Seattle Parks and Recreation for the development of a new park. Urban Triangle Park was opened in September 2019 and features an open lawn and room for a future playground structure.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rosenberg . Mike . March 10, 2017 . Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle; more building to come . The Seattle Times . limited . March 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Stratus . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423025830/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1218729 . dead . April 23, 2016 . Emporis.
  3. Web site: Stratus . . September 9, 2016.
  4. News: Stiles . Marc . October 1, 2014 . Whoa, Nellie – Apartment developer buys site from Cornish College for 400-foot tower . . September 9, 2016.
  5. News: March 4, 2015 . GID gets OK for second 41-story apartment tower on Lenora St. . . subscription . September 9, 2016.
  6. News: September 3, 2019 . New park to open on old Enterprise lot . Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce . subscription . September 13, 2019.
  7. Web site: August 2018 . Westlake & Lenora Park Development (Urban Triangle Park) . . September 18, 2018.