Selling 50% of SMS to the Oak View Group, the controlling owner of the Seattle Kraken.Integrating the monorail into the ORCA regional transit fare system through modifications to the concession agreement between SMS and the City of Seattle.

The monorail Westlake station platform offers direct access to the Sound Transit light rail by elevator.īob, Dave, Athan and Bill have been engaged in the four parts of the transaction since 2018. Transportation planners anticipate that more than 10% of sports and music fans will take the monorail to events at the arena. The new station improvements at Westlake and the Seattle Center will boost efficiency and increase passenger capacity before the grand opening of the Climate Pledge Arena this fall. SMS operates the monorail under a concession agreement with the City of Seattle. Behind the scenes over the past three years, OMW members Bob Klein, Dave Ellenhorn, Athan Tramountanas, and Bill Malaier have been working to make the project a reality for our client. Monday April 6 th’s Seattle Times reports on the Seattle monorail remodeling project and the changes to the ownership of OMW’s client, Seattle Monorail Services (SMS), the monorail operator.

Westlake light rail station