SEATTLE—Developer Frank Stagen, whose legacy includes the Starbucks Center headquarters and Union Station has died.

The Seattle Times says Stagen, who led projects in Seattle for more than 30 years, died Jan. 16. He was 78. Stagen, chief executive officer of real-estate investment firm Nitze-Stagen & Co., also provided the name for the SoDo neighborhood.

“Frank was in many ways a transformational character for the city of Seattle,” said Peter Nitze, his business partner of more than 40 years, in an interview with the Seattle Times.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.