SEATTLE-American Life Inc. has completed phaseone of its Home Place Center office and retail building here.Greg Steinhauer, COO of the firm, tellsGlobeSt.com that total cost of the development of the first phaseis $75 million.

Located across from the southwest entrance to Safeco Field on1st Ave. S, the six-story 142,000-square-footbuilding was designed by Freiheit & HoArchitects. Sodo Builders LLC is thegeneral contractor.

Steinhauer tells GlobeSt.com that “Seattle’s office market isstarting to fire on all cylinders again. Big CBD moves by Amazonand Nordstrom have fueled short-term confidence and officeabsorption is ramping up,” he says. Overall, Seattle’s CBD hasbounced back stronger than most national office markets, thanks tocontinued job growth and our city’s diversified corporate base, headds. “The Stadium District is a dynamic location and we’reconfident Home Plate Center’s class A space has all the rightqualities at the right time for Seattle.”

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