South Lake Union
South Lake Union is so named because it is at the south tip of Lake Union.
Due to recent development plans by Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc., as well as other prominent developers, South Lake Union is becoming a hub for life science organizations. Some in the area include: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Zymogenetics,Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle Children's, Merck & Co., and University of Washington Medicine. The new Department of Global Health at the University of Washington will have significant laboratory space in this area. The South Lake Union Campus of the University of Washington School of Medicine, also known as the "Blue Flame" building (the former home of Washington Natural Gas), houses 4 floors of biotechnology and medical research laboratories.
Poised to become a desirable neighborhood in its own right, construction is underway on a Streetcar that will connect Westlake Center to the south end of Lake Union. It will begin running Fall 2007.
Due to recent development plans by Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc., as well as other prominent developers, South Lake Union is becoming a hub for life science organizations. Some in the area include: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Zymogenetics,Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle Children's, Merck & Co., and University of Washington Medicine. The new Department of Global Health at the University of Washington will have significant laboratory space in this area. The South Lake Union Campus of the University of Washington School of Medicine, also known as the "Blue Flame" building (the former home of Washington Natural Gas), houses 4 floors of biotechnology and medical research laboratories.
Poised to become a desirable neighborhood in its own right, construction is underway on a Streetcar that will connect Westlake Center to the south end of Lake Union. It will begin running Fall 2007.
