MarketFront, Market extension in Pike Place, Seattle, US

MarketFront is a building complex that extends Pike Place Market with shops, plazas, and housing overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The structure integrates retail spaces on lower levels with residential units and underground parking throughout.

MarketFront occupies the site of the Municipal Market, demolished in 1974. The $74 million expansion, designed by Miller Hull Partnership, was unveiled in 2017, with a grand opening held on June 29. Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound pig statue, had been moved to the development in late 2016.

Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound pig statue, was moved to the MarketFront site in late 2016, before the June 29, 2017 opening. The pig is a fixture visitors seek out and photograph. The MarketFront stands on the former Municipal Market site, demolished in 1974.

Visitors can walk directly to the adjacent market through pedestrian bridges and explore the shops, restaurants, and open plazas. The layout is easy to navigate with clear sightlines to Puget Sound.

Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound pig statue, was moved to the MarketFront site in late 2016, before the $74 million expansion opened on June 29, 2017. The development stands on the former site of the Municipal Market, demolished in 1974.