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Arrivé (/ɑːriːˈveɪ/ ah-ree-VAY-')[1] is a Predefinição:Convert/LoffAoffDbSmid, 41-story skyscraper in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The $190 million project, originally named Potala Tower after the Potala Palace in Tibet, was designed by Weber Thompson and consists of 342 apartments and a 142-room hotel. It was financed partially by Chinese nationals through the EB-5 visa program and began construction in April 2015.

Construction was put on hold in August 2015, when the assets of project developer Lobsang Dargey were frozen by a court order after a civil fraud suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC alleges that Dargey diverted funds from the project for his own personal uses, including the purchase of his Bellevue home and gambling. The project was then transferred to a court-appointed receiver and later stripped of its EB-5 eligibility. In May 2016, the presiding judge approved a plan by two firms to buy out Dargey's share of the project and restart construction, pending approval from EB-5 investors; in October, the two companies signed an agreement to restart construction and re-brand the project. The tower was completed and opened in February 2019.

Design and architecture editar

Arrivé was designed by Seattle architecture firm Weber Thompson with elements referencing the Seattle Cinerama movie theater, located adjacent to the property.[2] The project was originally called "Cinema Tower",[3] prior to its transfer to Dargey Development.[4]

The tower itself is 41 stories, including 2,743 pés quadrados (0,2 548 m2) of retail space at ground level, 329 parking spaces, 142 hotel rooms, and 344 apartments comprising floors 11 through 41.[2] Amenities include a 7th floor deck for the hotel and a rooftop terrace for apartment residents;[5] the original design for the rooftop deck included an outdoor movie theater.[2][3] The Sound Hotel operates within the tower, occupying floors 2 through 10, and includes a lounge, meeting spaces, a fitness center, and a bistro. The apartments range from Predefinição:Convert/LoffAoffDbSmid studio to a Predefinição:Convert/LoffAoffDbSmid penthouse.[6]

The project is seeking a LEED Silver certification.[2]

History editar

Planning and construction editar

The Predefinição:Convert/LoffAoffDbSmidNa site, facing 4th Avenue between Blanchard and Lenora streets and located adjacent to the Seattle Cinerama theater in Belltown, was bought by HAL Real Estate Investments in 2008 for $5 million. HAL applied for permits to build a 38-story building with 365 apartments, called the "Cinema Tower".[3][4][7]

In 2013, developer Lobsang Dargey bought the property from HAL for $11.5 million, and announced his intention to build a mixed-use tower on the site. Dargey, a former Tibetan Buddhist monk who immigrated to Seattle in 1997,[8] planned to finance the project with EB-5 visas through his company, Path America.[4] The project's approach to EB-5 financing was also promoted by Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen during a state trip to Shanghai in 2014.[9][10] The proposed tower, now named "Potala Tower" after the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, was unveiled in July 2014; Hotel Indigo was identified as the operator of the 142-hotel in the tower.[11] Construction on the project was scheduled to begin later that year and end by 2017.[5][12]

Dargey was joined by Mayor Ed Murray and actor Tom Skerritt, a personal friend of his, at a groundbreaking ceremony for the project on August 28, 2014. The ceremony, which included a blessing from Buddhist monks and participants wearing traditional khatas (a type of ceremonial Buddhist scarf), marked the beginning of demolition for the Dean Transmissions building on the site.[13] Site excavation, marking the actual start of construction, began the following April under the direction of PCL Construction.[14][15] A construction permit to build the tower was issued on August 17, 2015.[16]

Halt in construction editar

On August 24, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed in a civil securities fraud complaint in the U.S. District Court against Dargey and Path America, the company managing the EB-5 financing of the Potala Tower project and several others in the region.[17] The following day, Dargey's assets were seized, forcing construction on the tower to halt;[18] by then, excavation had reached a depth of 60 pés (18 m) and PCL announced that it would stop construction.[19][20] The SEC alleged that Dargey diverted $17.6 million of at least $125 million raised through the EB-5 program and misused them on himself, including the purchase of his Bellevue home, transfers between projects, and gambling at casinos as far away as Las Vegas.[21]

In October, U.S. District Court Judge James Robart ordered that Path America and its assets be removed from Dargey's control and placed into receivership, including the Potala Tower project.[22] A recovery plan was filed in January by the court receiver, proposing to sell all of Path America's projects,[23] which Dargey and several investors opposed on the grounds of possible loss of EB-5 eligibility.[24] United States Citizenship and Immigration Services instead revoked the Potala Tower project of EB-5 eligibility in March 2016, closing the possibility of granting green cards for project investors. The receiver was granted partial approval to sell the project in April; 13 bids were received for the property and/or project, including from local firm Vulcan Real Estate, Las Vegas-based Molasky Group, and Chinese developer Binjiang Tower Corporation (an original investor in the project). On May 20, 2016, Judge James Robart approved a plan submitted by the receiver on behalf of Molasky and Binjiang, committing $30 million to the project and allowing for construction to resume pending final approval by foreign investors; Dargey approved the plan after a deal was struck with the new developers to pay $1.8 million of the attorney fees he had accrued during the trial.[25][26]

Resumption of construction editar

On October 6, Molasky and Binjiang signed an agreement to restart construction of the project, which would be renamed and rebranded.[27] Work on the project resumed later that month, and is scheduled to be completed in January 2019.[28][29] In February 2017, Molasky and Binjiang announced that the project had raised $325 million in funds to continue work on the project.[30] The project was rebranded as "Arrivé" in May 2017 and was topped out the following year.[1][31] The hotel portion, operated by Hilton Worldwide under their Tapestry Collection brand as The Sound Hotel,[32] opened on February 12, 2019.[6] The project's construction loan was retired in September 2021 and allowed to regain its EB-5 eligibility under a new financing agreement for $102.7 million by Gantry.[33]

References editar

  1. ↑ a b «High Rise Under Construction Gets New Name And Brand» (Nota de imprensa). The Molasky Group. 8 de maio de 2017. Consultado em 8 de maio de 2017 – via PR Newswire 
  2. ↑ a b c d Erro de citação: Etiqueta <ref> inválida; não foi fornecido texto para as refs de nome WT
  3. ↑ a b c Stiles, Marc (13 de maio de 2011). «These days, former condo towers switch to apartments». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016  Verifique o valor de |url-access=subscription (ajuda)
  4. ↑ a b c «Dargey buys Belltown land for $12M, plans mixed-use project». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 18 de outubro de 2013. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  5. ↑ a b Porter, Lynn (1 de julho de 2014). «Dargey Development preparing to start 41-story tower this year». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  6. ↑ a b «Arrivé has arrived: New tower in Belltown». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 13 de fevereiro de 2019. Consultado em 13 de fevereiro de 2019  Verifique o valor de |url-access=subscription (ajuda)
  7. ↑ «2116 4th Avenue Early Design Guidance» (PDF). Seattle Department of Planning and Development. 9 de setembro de 2008. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  8. ↑ Ervin, Keith (15 de julho de 2012). «Developer with roots as Tibetan monk firmly planted in capitalism». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  9. ↑ Owen, Brad (17 de maio de 2014). «Seattle Potala Tower EB-5 Project, Shanghai Film Plaza Conference Center» (PDF). Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016. Arquivado do original (PDF) em 21 de dezembro de 2016 
  10. ↑ Jenkins, Austin (26 de agosto de 2015). «Washington Lt. Governor Touted Company At Center Of SEC Investigation». Northwest News Network. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  11. ↑ «Groundbreaking soon for 4th Avenue tower». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 18 de agosto de 2014. Consultado em 27 de outubro de 2017 
  12. ↑ Parkhurst, Emily (15 de agosto de 2014). «Boutique hotel, 342-unit tower begins construction in Belltown». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  13. ↑ Stiles, Marc (28 de agosto de 2014). «Chanting monks, chiming bells and Tom Skerritt kick off Seattle high-rise». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  14. ↑ «PCL Construction Contributes to Seattle Building Boom» (Nota de imprensa). PCL Construction. 14 de abril de 2015. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  15. ↑ Stiles, Marc (14 de abril de 2015). «Construction finally starts on 41-story Potala Tower in Seattle». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  16. ↑ «Permit & Complaint Status: Project #6423027». Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  17. ↑ «SEC Announces Asset Freeze Against Alleged EB-5 Fraudster in Seattle Area» (Nota de imprensa). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 25 de agosto de 2015. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  18. ↑ Levy, Nat (27 de agosto de 2015). «3 Path America projects halted after SEC action». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  19. ↑ Bhatt, Sanjay (26 de agosto de 2015). «Fraud investigation halts Potala Tower, endangers Othello project». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  20. ↑ Grunbaum, Rami (17 de maio de 2016). «Proposed deal would revive Potala Tower, stalled by SEC fraud suit». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  21. ↑ Bhatt, Sanjay (24 de agosto de 2015). «SEC says local developer cheated immigrant investors, spent money on himself». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  22. ↑ Bhatt, Sanjay (23 de outubro de 2015). «Developer Dargey loses control of Everett company over fraud charges». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  23. ↑ Bhatt, Sanjay (20 de janeiro de 2016). «Receiver wants to sell Dargey's Potala Tower, other projects». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  24. ↑ Bhatt, Sanjay (16 de fevereiro de 2016). «Dargey, allies seek to keep Potala Tower project going». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  25. ↑ Stiles, Marc (17 de maio de 2016). «Chinese firm competes with Vulcan to take over scandal-plagued Belltown tower project». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 20 de maio de 2016 
  26. ↑ Rosenberg, Mike (23 de maio de 2016). «Judge OKs plan to restart stalled Belltown tower». The Seattle Times. Consultado em 23 de maio de 2016 
  27. ↑ «Joint Venture Triggers Construction Of New Tower In Downtown Seattle» (Nota de imprensa). The Molasky Group. 6 de outubro de 2016. Consultado em 8 de outubro de 2016 – via PR Newswire 
  28. ↑ Stiles, Marc (24 de outubro de 2016). «Work resumes on Belltown high-rise tied to EB-5 fraud charges». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 24 de outubro de 2016 
  29. ↑ «Work restarts on Belltown tower». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 28 de outubro de 2016. Consultado em 28 de outubro de 2016 
  30. ↑ «Newmark raises funds to restart Potala». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 2 de fevereiro de 2017. Consultado em 3 de fevereiro de 2017 
  31. ↑ «43-story Arrive tower tops out in Belltown». Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 9 de maio de 2018. Consultado em 9 de maio de 2018  Verifique o valor de |url-access=subscription (ajuda)
  32. ↑ «The Hotel Group Selected to Manage The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown - Tapestry Collection by Hilton» (Nota de imprensa). Hotel-Online.com. 22 de janeiro de 2018. Consultado em 30 de março de 2018 
  33. ↑ Stiles, Marc (5 de outubro de 2021). «Dargey tower reinstated as EB-5 project, lands $103M in permanent financing». Puget Sound Business Journal. Consultado em 6 de outubro de 2021 

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