Pieds-A-Terre Showing Cake Can Be Had And Eaten Too

Source: Forbes

December, 2022

A property that appears high on lists of those seeking Pacific Northwest pieds-a-terre is The Modern, located in the Emerald City’s well-regarded downtown waterfront Belltown nook, the city’s most densely populated. Luxury features include nine-foot-high floor-to-ceiling windows offering dramatic perspectives on the city skyline and Elliot Bay.

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Seligs Say Leases in Play for Much of Their New Seattle Office Space

Source: Puget Sound Business Journal

November 14, 2022

Leasing activity at Martin Selig Real Estate’s new and planned Seattle office developments has been brisk, company leaders said on Friday. This underscores the much-talked-about flight to quality phenomenon and is spurring the company to look at upgrading or even redeveloping older buildings in its 33-building portfolio.

Leases are in play for around 60% of the office space in both the company’s new Federal Reserve Building downtown and 400 Westlake project in South Lake Union, said company founder Martin Selig and his daughter, Executive Vice President Jordan Selig.

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Coastal Destinations

Source: Ocean Home

October 22, 2022

Designed by architecture firm Perkins & Will, the residences at The Modern begin on the 13th floor and range from 495 to 2,459 square feet. To maximize views, each features floor-to-ceiling windows and is configured in a Z-shape, allowing for six glass corners instead of four. The property includes an open air, two-floor amenity space with five unique experiences including The Foyer, The Bar, The Video Wall, The Club Room, The Loft, and multiple private dining/executive board rooms. The Modern opened in early 2022 and is the first luxury residential property from developer Martin Selig Real Estate.

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Seattle Architect Erik Mott on the City’s Evolution and Why Minimalism Is a Big Influence

Source: Mansion Global

October 17, 2022

Mr. Mott is the principal design director for the Seattle chapter of Perkins & Will architects and was the design principal for a new luxury tower called The Modern. The building is in the heart of the Belltown neighborhood, the city’s busy downtown. Residences begin on the 13th floor; all amenities are underneath. With stunning views, each residence aims to be a “penthouse” of its own, as each one has tall, floor-to-ceiling windows, and views of Elliot Bay and the Seattle skyline.

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400 Westlake Tops Out in Seattle’s South Lake Union

Source: The Registry

December 1, 2021

Seattle, WA—The redevelopment of the historic Firestone Building at 400 Westlake topped out today in South Lake Union. The sixteen-story, 269,000-square-foot office building is owned by Martin Selig Real Estate (MSRE) and reuses the two-story historic façade of the Firestone Building, a 1929 Seattle landmark. The global design firm and architect behind the building, Perkins and Will, has preserved the architectural history while driving it into the future with modern environmental design and sustainable technology.

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400 Westlake is ‘Blazing a new trail’ as one of the world’s greenest buildings comes to South Lake Union

Source: Puget Sound Business Journal

April 22, 2020

Here comes 400 Westlake, a 15-story, solar-powered South Lake Union project that is designed to produce more energy than it uses. This, plus a robust water recycling program, will make it the most sustainable office building of its size in the world, according to the developer, Martin Selig Real Estate.

For Jordan Selig, the legendary developer’s environmentalist daughter, 400 Westlake is a passion project, but it still had to make economic sense. “We are not building this with bottomless pockets. This is a commercial venture for us,” she said.

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Martin Selig Real Estate and Perkins + Will Receive Design Approval for 800 Alaskan

Source: The Registry

November 12, 2019

As the last segments of the Alaskan Way Viaduct are coming down, a 14-story, 519,000 square foot project was given final design approval at a recommendation meeting on November 5th, ushering a new era for Seattle’s waterfront. Called 800 Alaskan Way, the project is proposed by Martin Selig Real Estate and Perkins + Will, and will serve as an anchor and example for future high-density development near Lake Union.

The project will include 209,000 square feet of commercial office space on seven levels, 136,000 square feet—or approximately 106 residential units—on six levels, a roof top residential amenity space, and 16,700 square feet of ground floor retail, which the team refers to as the Market Hall. The project will also include 278 below-grade parking stalls.

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