Exchange Building | About the Exchange Building

Location	The Exchange Building is located at 821 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. The Exchange Building is ideally located between Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and the financial district. Within walking distance of some of the city’s finest restaurants and hotels.
Building Area	295,525 SF Class A office space on 22 floors
Avg. Floor NRA	15,400 SF
Amenities	Deli, pharmacy, hair salon, sundries store and Tully’s Coffee all located in the building.
Accessibility	Well served by public transportation and offers convenient access to and from Interstate 5 and Highway 99.
Ownership	Ashforth Pacific, Inc.
Management	Ashforth Pacific, Inc. provides an experienced on-site property management team.
Major Tenants	King Country, aQuantive, Inc. and Fesco Agencies
Year Built	Constructed in 1929, the historic Seattle landmark was intended to house the Seattle Stock Exchange but was adapted for office use after the stock market crashed the same year. The building was designated as a Historical Landmark by the Seattle Landmark Preservation Board in 1990. During 1999 through 2001, the Exchange Building underwent an extensive restoration, preserving many of its historical elements throughout the facility.
Parking	Paid parking is available at the Norton Building Garage just south of the Exchange Building and in two lots adjacent to the Millennium Tower on the block immediately to the south (between Columbia and Cherry). Metered on-street parking is available in the area and under the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Security & Access	24-hour security officer and card access
Construction	The art-deco style building is L-shaped in plan and occupies the entire northern end and half of the west side of the block to the sidewalks, stepping back at Floors 19 and 22. Floors 1, 2 and 3 are partially below grade with floor 1 accessed from the west at First Avenue and Floor 4 accessed from the east on Second Avenue. The building is clad in flat and relief cast-stone and bronze-colored relief panels with significant detailing at the building entrances. Original wood double-hung windows remain on the south elevation service areas, and the original steel windows remain on the Floor 22 office penthouse and Floor 23 elevator penthouse, and a number of the street level storefronts have been altered; but most of the windows consist of bronze anodized aluminum frame replacement units with clear insulated glass.

Ceiling Heights	10’0” & varies Floor 23 10’6” Floors 5-15, 17, 19 & Basement 11’6” Floor 18 12’0” Floor 22 13’0” Floors 2, 3 & 21 14’0” Floors 16 & 20 15’0” Floor 1 21’3” Floor 4
HVAC	Floors are serviced by water cooled heat pumps mounted to the ceilings. The floors are supplied with fresh air through the use of make-up-air units. There are two cooling tower loops that serve the heat pumps throughout the building.
Electricity	Provided by Seattle City Light.
Water	Provided by City of Seattle
Energy Mgmt.	Circon Control System
Life Safety	The basement is sprinkled with both a dry-pipe and wet-pipe system; the 1st floor is partially sprinkled; floors 2-3 are not sprinkled; the 4th floor is partially sprinkled; floors 5-8 are not sprinkled; floors 9-11 are sprinkled; floor 12 is not sprinkled; floors 13-21 are sprinkled; and the 22nd floor is not sprinkled. The building does have a fire pump located in the basement that serves the sprinkler system. The fire pump is connected to the emergency power system. The building does have smoke detectors in the elevator lobbies, mechanical and electrical rooms, and the elevator machine room and hoist way. There are pull stations on each floor exit and there are fire extinguishers located by the floor exits.
Elevators	Schindler Elevator Company. Equipped with one freight elevator and 8 passenger elevators.
Major Operational Contractors	Cleaning – PBS Janitorial Services Window Cleaning – AB Window Cleaning Security – Northwest Security Services Landscaping – Cleanscapes, Botanical Designs Metal – Post Bronze Refinishing Building Controls – Circon Control System Life Safety System – Federal Fire Safety