Dive Summary:

• Seattle development company R.C. Hedreen Co. is reportedly planning to construct the largest convention hotel project north of San Francisco.
• The proposed 43-story high-rise would open in 2017 and be located between Eighth and Ninth avenues, featuring a 1,500-key hotel and 150,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space, just trailing the Washington State Convention Center.
• The developer claims around 100 conventions backed out of Seattle due to a lack of openings, and that the project would fill that demand.

From the article:

... With an opening tentatively set for 2017, the project would feature a six-story podium that will also contain around 40,000 square feet of retail space, the hotel’s lobby and an affordable housing component. ...