Owner:
U.S. General Services Administration, Auburn

Architect:
NBBJ, Seattle

General contractor:
Absher Construction Co., Puyallup

Construction manager:
Art Anderson Associates, Seattle

Structural engineer:
Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle

Mechanical engineer:
CBG Consulting Engineers, Portland

Electrical engineer:
Sparling, Seattle

Security design consultant:
Latta Technical Services, Plano, Texas

Landscape architect:
Peter Walker and Partners, San Francisco

Location:
Seventh Avenue and Stewart Street, Seattle

Height:
390 feet (23 stories)

Size:
615,000 square feet

Project cost:
$171 million

Groundbreaking:
July 2, 2001

Opening:
Sept. 23; tenants began moving in last month

$2 million:
Expenditure for public artwork

500:
Approximate number of courthouse employees

120:
Parking spaces provided on two basement levels

22:
Judicial chambers and suites for the district and bankruptcy courts

13:
U.S. District Court courtrooms

5:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court courtrooms

2.7:
Size of the courthouse site, in acres

Tenants: Courthouse tenants include district and bankruptcy court personnel, and consolidated facilities for federal agencies including the U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, Federal Grand Jury, U.S. Trustee, U.S. Probation, U.S. Pretrial Services and the Ninth Circuit Law Library.

Prisoners: The courthouse contains a main detention cell block for prisoners awaiting trial, cells for holding prisoners by the courtrooms, and a sallyport for moving prisoners to and from the building.

Expansion:The 30-year expansion plan for the courthouse includes space for seven more courtrooms and seven more judicial chambers.

Former site:The federal courthouse replaces the Nakamura courthouse at 1010 Fifth Ave. The 1938 building will be closed for renovations and reopened in 2007, when it will house the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals.