My favorite part about the story of Safeco’s impending move from its U-District headquarters to downtown leased space is the effect that it will have on building names. The story in today’s Post-Intelligencer almost seems more excited about the high rises formerly known as the “Box that the Space Needle Came In” and “the Ban Roll On” being re-named Safeco Plaza. [#]

Hardly mentioned is the looming bidding war as local heavyweights wrangle for the rights to buy the soon-to-be vacated tower on 45th. Rumor has it that both Microsoft and the University of Washington are very interested in getting their hands on the property.