- Genesee Towers
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building_name = Genesee Towers
built =1966 -1968
use = office / parking
location = 120 East 1st Street,Flint, MI ,USA
roof = 76.2 m (250 ft)
antenna_spire = 99.4 m (326 ft)
floor_count = 19
floor_area = 15,979 m² (171,996.5 ft²)
architect = UnknownThe Genesee Towers is the tallest
high-rise inFlint, Michigan ,United States .Description
Began in
1966 and completed in1968 , the tower consists of 172,000square feet (15,979square meters ) of office space in 10 stories, which overhang an 8-story parking garage and lobby level for a total of 19 floors. The building stands convert|250|ft|m high.Recent History
The building was bought in
1997 by Kumar Vemullapalli just as the last major tenant,National Bank of Detroit , moved out leaving the building largely vacant. Due to sporadic maintenance, a pipe bursts in the building in2001 flooding it leaving the building completely vacant. The building was finally condemned by the city in2004 after citing it for numerous building code violations.cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/09/flint_to_buy_eyesore_judge_ord.html|work=The Flint Journal|title=Flint to buy 'eyesore' -- Judge orders city to turn over $1.5 million, maybe more, for Genesee Towers|author=Joe Lawlor|accessmonthday=September 25 |accessyear=2008] In November2007 the streets around the tower were closed off due to the risk of concrete falling from the tower. [ [http://www.wnem.com/news/14548673/detail.html Flint Closing Streets Around Genesee Towers, WNEM.com, November 9, 2007] , accessed September 25, 2008] In September of2008 , after years of litigation by the city to aquire the property, a Genesee County circuit judge ordered the city to purchase the building at its assessed price of $1.5 million, though the city will end up having to pay an additional $6 million, or so, to the owner because of associated court costs and fees.References
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