Helios_(building)
Helios (building)
Residential skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington
Helios, also known as 2nd & Pine, is a residential skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. The 40-story tower is 440 feet (130 m) tall with 398 luxury apartments.[2] Plans for the project were first proposed in 2013 and construction began in late 2014.[3] It is located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Pine Street near the Pike Place Market and the city's retail core.
Architects Weber Thompson and GBD Architects, working on the project in a joint venture, described the tower's design as "slender and sculpted". It sits atop a podium, housing 3,000 square feet (280 m2) of retail space, with a terra-cotta facade. The building also includes Zipcar parking spaces, electric vehicle charging stations, bicycle parking, low-energy appliances, and other environmentally-friendly features in a bid to earn a LEED rating.[3][4]
The five-story, 217-stall underground parking garage extends north from the tower's lot to a site that is occupied by a 16-story hotel that opened in 2018.[5]