Tacoma Daily Index, February 20, 2015

Page 1

1712 6TH 1019 Pacific AVE., Avenue, SUITE Suite 3001216 PO Box 1303, TACOMA, WA TACOMA, 98405 WA 98401 PHONE (253) 627-4853 FAX (253) 627-2253

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 34

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices

Published Published Since Since 1890 1890

1120 Spaceworks

Creativity abounds in a downtown Tacoma office building By Todd Matthews, Editor When you imagine a large office building downtown, you probably don't think about filling it with artists. That percep"Absolutely, it's tion could soon the biggest [Spacechange as a very works Tacoma project] large and mostlyin every way," said vacant building in Spaceworks Tathe heart of downcoma Marketing and town Tacoma is Artscapes Coordinator transformed into Gabriel Brown of a a hub for graphic plan to open a creative artists, photograco-working space in phers, painters, the heart of downtown and other creative Tacoma. "We've had a types. Earlier this lot of internal convermonth, Spacesations about how to works Tacoma — take it on and the best a joint initiative of way to go about it bethe City of Tacoma cause it's bigger than and the Tacomawhat we have done Pierce County before." (PHOTO BY Chamber that TODD MATTHEWS) aims to activate empty storefronts and vacant spaces — announced it would soon offer co-working spaces in a three-story, 28,321-square-foot building, located at 1120 Pacific Avenue (see "Spaceworks Tacoma opens downtown co-working space," Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 9, 2015). To be clear, Spaceworks Tacoma isn't taking over the entire building. The Master Builders Association of Pierce County still occupies the top floor. But when 1120 Spaceworks hosts its first public open house next month, it will take over the entire second floor — 7,500-square-feet — and easily be the largest single-site project the non-profit organization CONTINUED has taken on since it was ON PAGE 2 created five years ago.

Visit our Web site at at www.tacomadailyindex.com

INSIDE:

LEGAL NOTICES BANKRUPTCIES LIENS ORDERS FEDERAL COURT AUDITORS OFFICE NEW BUSINESSES editor@tacomadailyindex.com


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.