{{Short description|Hotel in Seattle, Washington}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox building | name = Hyatt Regency Seattle | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = File:Hyatt Regency Seattle from Olive & Terry, July 2018.jpg | image_caption = The hotel's exterior in July 2018 | alternate_names = 8th & Howell Hotel | status = Completed | topped_out = | building_type = Hotel | architectural_style = | classification = | location = | address = 808 Howell Street<br />{{nowrap|Seattle, Washington}}<br />98101 | coordinates = {{coord|47.6150|-122.3347|type:landmark_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Seattle WA Downtown | map_caption = Location within downtown Seattle | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = 2016 | completion_date = | opened_date = December 10, 2018 | cost = $470 million | client = | owner = | landlord = | affiliation = | height = | architectural = {{convert|520|ft|m}} | roof = {{convert|500|ft|m}} | observatory = | diameter = | circumference = | weight = | other_dimensions = | structural_system = | material = | size = {{convert|1.2|e6sqft|m2}} | floor_count = 45 | floor_area = | elevator_count = | grounds_area = | architect = | architecture_firm = LMN Architects | developer = Richard Hedreen | engineer = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = Arup | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | main_contractor = Sellen Construction | awards = | designations = | hotel_chain = Hyatt Regency | number_of_rooms = 1,260 | number_of_suites = | number_of_restaurants = | number_of_bars = | facilities = | parking = | website = | embed = | embedded = | references = <ref name="CTBUH">{{CTBUH|id=3814|title=811 Stewart Hotel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/321952/8th-and-howell-hotel-seattle-wa-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513045515/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/321952/8th-and-howell-hotel-seattle-wa-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2015-05-13 |title=Emporis building ID 321952 |work=Emporis}}</ref><ref name="Times-July2015">{{cite news |last=Bhatt |first=Sanjay |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Construction of Pacific Northwest's largest hotel can begin: city ruling |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/new-seattle-convention-hotel-can-proceed/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="LMN">{{cite web|title=Eighth and Howell Convention Hotel|url=http://lmnarchitects.com/project/eighth-and-howell-convention-center-hotel|publisher=LMN Architects|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> | footnotes = }}
'''Hyatt Regency Seattle''', also known as '''808 Howell Street''' and '''8th & Howell''', is a high-rise hotel in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States that opened in December 2018. The 45-story hotel, operated by Hyatt, has 1,260 hotel rooms and is the largest in the city. It also has {{convert|103,000|sqft|sqm}} of meeting and event space, as well as two ballrooms and a lounge.<ref name="Hyatt">{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Mike |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Pacific Northwest's largest hotel, in downtown Seattle, will be a Hyatt |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/pacific-northwests-largest-hotel-in-downtown-seattle-will-be-a-hyatt/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="DJC-Regency">{{cite news |date=October 6, 2016 |title=1,260-room hotel in Hedreen complex will be Hyatt Regency |url=http://www.djc.com/news/co/12093668.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref>
==History==
The original proposal for the site was revealed in 2008, but later cancelled due to the Great Recession.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web1.seattle.gov/DPD/permitstatus/Project.aspx?id=3008442 |title=Permit & Complaint Status: Project # 3008442 |publisher=Seattle Department of Planning and Development |access-date=December 29, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Pryne Feb 2013" /> That plan called for a 51-story, {{convert|500|ft|adj=on}} hotel that was to be constructed from 2011 to 2013. The hotel would have included {{convert|100000|sqft|m2}} of convention space, meeting rooms, two ballrooms, a restaurant, parking for 1,100 cars, and 1,200 rooms. The site, a three-quarter-block, L-shaped parcel that Richard Hedreen bought in 1995 for $4.5 million, included a Greyhound Lines bus station that would have been demolished for the hotel.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Big-hotel-planned-on-site-of-Greyhound-bus-station-1263112.php | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | first1=Dan | last1=Richman | title=Big hotel planned on site of Greyhound bus station | date=January 30, 2008 |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
After cancelling the earlier hotel project, R.C. Hedreen purchased the remaining land on the block in 2012. The developer has discussed putting a hotel and possibly an office building on the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2018176025_greyhound10.html |title=Hedreen deals could put high-rises on Greyhound block |date=May 9, 2012 |first=Eric |last=Pryne |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2012/09/hedreen-buys-last-seattle-parcel-for.html |title=Apartment buildings on Greyhound station block sold, making way for mega hotel project |first=Marc |last=Stiles |date=September 28, 2012 |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> The developer then had a plan to build two {{convert|500|ft|adj=on}} towers with a hotel, apartments, and office space.<ref name="Pryne Feb 2013">{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020369571_hedreengreyhoundxml.html |title=Developer ready to build on downtown's Greyhound block |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=February 15, 2013 |first=Eric |last=Pryne |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web1.seattle.gov/DPD/permitstatus/Project.aspx?id=3013951 |title=Project # 3013951 |publisher=Seattle Department of Planning and Development |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019061484_hotelboom04.html |title=Wave of new hotels planned in Seattle |first=Eric |last=Pryne |date=September 3, 2012 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> The plan was altered in March 2013, most notably to remove the offices and second tower, to simplify the approval process.<ref name="March 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/03/28/hedreen-drops-office-tower-from-big.html?page=all |title=Developer drops office tower from Seattle Greyhound terminal site plans |first=Marc |last=Stiles |date=March 28, 2013 |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> The 43 story building features a 1,550 room hotel (which would be the largest in Seattle), {{convert|150000|sqft}} of meeting space, 150 apartments, and {{convert|45000|sqft}} of retail space.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/04/10/early-images-of-43-story-high-rise.html |title=First look: 43-story hotel planned for Seattle Greyhound site |date=April 10, 2013 |first=Marc |last=Stiles |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
This project was further modified because an arrangement could not be reached with the City of Seattle to vacate the alley in exchange for the inclusion of 152 affordable housing units, using only three quarters of the block.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhatt |first=Sanjay |date=November 9, 2013 |title=Alley divides the city and downtown hotel developer |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022215377_hedreenprojectxml.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> The remaining quarter will be developed into a smaller, 450-room hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Lynn |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Hedreen also planning a new 450-room hotel |url=http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12093701.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> The project was at the center of a dispute between developer Hedreen and a local labor union, who alleged that the building would not provide adequate public benefits as required by the city's land use code; ultimately, an appeal to the city was rejected and allowed construction of the project to begin in 2016.<ref name="Times-July2015"/>
Greyhound relocated the bus terminal in 2014 to a location near the Stadium light rail station in the SoDo neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2013/03/01/toyota-honda-and-greyhound-moving-to.html |title=Toyota, Honda and Greyhound moving to Sodo |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |date=March 1, 2013 |first=Marc |last=Stiles |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> Demolition of the terminal building began in September 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campanario |first=Gabriel |date=September 18, 2015 |title=Seattle's old Greyhound bus station gets torn down |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-old-greyhound-bus-station-gets-torned-down/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> The 45-story hotel opened on December 10, 2018, and is operated under the Hyatt Regency brand.<ref name="Hyatt"/><ref>{{cite press release |date=December 10, 2018 |title=Hyatt Regency Seattle Opens Today as the Largest Hotel in the Pacific Northwest |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181210005673/en/Hyatt-Regency-Seattle-Opens-Today-Largest-Hotel |publisher=Hyatt |access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref> It cost $470 million to construct and fully opened on December 17, 2018.<ref name="Times-Dec18">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Paul |date=December 18, 2018 |title=Opening Seattle's largest hotel required heavy preparation, including a 5-ton boulder |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/opening-seattles-largest-hotel-required-heavy-preparation-including-a-5-ton-boulder/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref> The hotel has conferences booked into 2026, including a meeting of the American Library Association in January 2019 that was the venue's first major event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=November 8, 2018 |title=Big hotel's big new challenge: opening in Seattle's softening market |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/11/08/hyatt-regency-seattle-hotel-opening-photos.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>
==Facilities==
The 45-story hotel has 1,264 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest.<ref name="DJC-Regency"/> It has {{convert|103,000|sqft|sqm}} of conference and meeting space, including 46 meeting rooms and two ballrooms. The lower floors of the building have two restaurants and a "grab and go" store.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 6, 2019 |title=Project of the Week: Hyatt Regency Seattle |url=https://www.djc.com/news/co/12121373.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> The Hyatt Regency has a staff of more than 400 workers.<ref name="Times-Dec18"/>
==See also== *List of tallest buildings in Seattle
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Skyscraper hotels in Seattle Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2018 Category:Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Category:2018 establishments in Washington (state)