In 1969, Seafirst built a headquarters tower at 1001 Fourth Ave. — “the box the Space Needle came in” — that for a time was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. With lending ...

The 42-story tower was completed in 1981 by Houston developer Hines as a build-to-suit for Seafirst Bank, then the state’s largest bank. Seafirst got swallowed by Bank of America, and the tower ...

Lindsey changed the face of Seattle by designing the tallest building on its skyline, the 76-story Bank of America Tower -- once known as Columbia Seafirst Center -- at 701 Fifth Ave. He also ...