by Matt Baume • May 6, 2021 at 9:30 am Can you identify which part of this development is historic and which part is new? BuildingWork Get ready for a change of scenery around Pioneer Square, with plans coming together for the transformation of the old Metropole Building — a handsome 19th-century building — to get a thoroughly modern makeover. Built in 1892, a fire in 2007 nearly destroyed the building, and it’s been an unoccupied eyesore ever since. But! It’s about to get a total revamp after being purchased by the nonprofit Satterberg Foundation, with new exterior features, including new windows, rehabilitated stone, and the construction of two new stories (which is nowhere near enough — the developers should be allowed, if not encouraged, to add at least six).