Demolition of WA Capitol office building gets underway

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 574

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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A long-vacant office building on the Washington state Capitol campus will soon be no more.

The state is demolishing the General Administration Building on the northwest side of the campus.

The six-story, 283,865-square-foot structure has sat empty since 2018. It’s no longer up to code, and a survey found materials containing asbestos, lead paint and fluorescent light ballasts containing toxic chemicals. The state has said that entry is “hazardous to human …

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