SEATTLE
Commune Hotels & Resorts, along with Geolo Capital and the Seattle-based real estate firm Touchstone, have jointly announced plans for a ground-up, mixed-use development–inclusive of hotel, residential, and retail components–that will operate under the Thompson Hotels flag as Thompson Seattle. This will be the brand's first property in the Pacific Northwest.
Currently projected to open in spring 2016, Thompson Seattle will be visually conceptualized by architectural teams from Washington-based firms Olson Kundig and Jensen Fey, and interiors firm Munge Leung, under the direction of Commune Hotels' in-house design team. Located in the heart of downtown at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Stewart Street, the new building will stand 12 stories high offering unobstructed views of the surrounding Puget Sound and Olympic Mountain Range and will sit adjacent to the world-famous Pike Place Market.
Thompson Seattle will house 159 guest rooms, 97 residences, a signature, ground-floor restaurant concept, subterranean parking, and an estimated 1,600 square feet of retail space, along with the a rooftop deck with 9,500 square feet of indoor/outdoor space, offering sweeping vistas and an outdoor lounge with a unique area for private events.
Formed in October 2011, Commune Hotels & Resorts is an international, multi-brand lifestyle hotel management company which manages and operates Thompson Hotels, a luxury lifestyle brand; Joie de Vivre Hotels, a collection of independently branded boutique hotels; and tommie, a new, youthfully-minded brand launching in 2015. The San Francisco-based company manages more than 40 hotels and resorts across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and is expanding its portfolio while establishing a presence in Mexico.
