the "Insurance Building" in hopes of attracting other insurance firms but after a brief vacancy in the late 1970s, the building was purchased by Securities Financial, Inc. in 1979. That company was a subsidiary of Olympic Savings & Loan Association, a bank started in Bremerton, Washington in 1964. Olympic carried out an extensive renovation of the interior and exterior of the building. Intrusive additions to the storefronts were removed and the facade was cleaned. Other improvements included updated mechanical systems and the removal of an unused freight elevator. Following the restoration, Securities Financial nominated the building for the National Register of Historic Places, to which it was accepted the following year. In early 1980, the building became the headquarters for Olympic Savings and was officially retitled the Olympic Tower and included a branch bank on the ground floor. Following Olympic Saving's demise in 1993, the tower was purchased by the Singaporean investment corporation, Duchess Properties Ltd., led by Liu Shek Yuen. The building is currently owned by Olympic Tower LLC and houses offices and condominia. See also List of landmarks in Seattle National Register of Historic Places listings in King County, Washington#Seattle References External References Olympic Tower - Emporis Historical Images "Hotel Federal, 3rd Ave. southwest corner Pine St., ca. 1904" - University of Washington Special Collections division "Federal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and Pine St., Seattle." (1917) - University of Washington Special Collections division "Shopping Tower, Seattle, October 21. 1929" - University of Washington Special Collection division "Northwest Mutual Building, Seattle, May 6, 1935" - Seattle Museum of History and Industry "Gottstein Building showing the offices of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 3rd Ave. and Pine St., n.d." - University of Washington Special Collections division Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle Landmarks in Seattle 1920s architecture in the United States Office buildings completed in 1929 Art Deco skyscrapers Terracotta