{"id":1003831468,"date":"2008-07-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/64.70.41.235\/2008\/07\/24\/work-gets-underway-on-500m-gates-foundation-hq-in-seattle\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:25:58","slug":"work-gets-underway-on-500m-gates-foundation-hq-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/work-gets-underway-on-500m-gates-foundation-hq-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Gets Underway on $500M Gates Foundation HQ in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ground has just broken in Seattle on what will become the new home of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. The multi-structure green headquarters campus (pictured) will encompass 900,000 square feet, including a visitor center, and will cost $500 million to complete.   Carrying the address of 500 Fifth Avenue North, the new Gates Foundation campus will occupy a 12-acre parcel across from the renowned Space Needle. The site will sprout two six-story office structures, a convening center and a 15,000-square-foot visitor center designed by Ralph Applebaum &amp; Associates. NBBJ is the lead architectural firm for the complex, which is being designed to adhere to the sustainable development standards necessary to achieve LEED Gold certification. Among the project&#8217;s most prominent green features is a 1.5-acre living roof that has already made its debut. Located atop the adjacent Seattle Center Fifth Avenue North Parking Garage, which will provide parking for some of the organization&#8217;s employees, the roof will serve as a natural habitat for birds.    Sellen Construction is on board as general contractor for the Gates Foundation headquarters. 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