50 Kennedy Plaza

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= 50 Kennedy Plaza
location= 50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
roof= 285 ft (87 m)
height_stories= 20
built= 1985
use= Office
ZIP Code: 02891
architect= Helmut, Obata & Kassebaum

50 Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Fleet Center) is a Postmodern skyscraper in Providence, Rhode Island. At a height of 285ft (87m) [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=125370, "Emporis.com". "50 Kennedy Plaza".] , it is currently the sixth-tallest building in the city and state. The building is named for Kennedy Plaza, which it abuts.

Notable occupants with headquarters in the building include Fortune 1000 company Nortek, Inc. [http://www.nortek-inc.com/corpback.htm Nortek's company website] and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners [ [http://www.provequity.com/contact_us/index.asp?Section=0,4,0 Providence Equity Partners LLC ] ] .

Its exterior façade is done in "granite framing green-reflective-glass side elevations" [Woodward, W^m McKenzie. "Guide to Providence Architecture". 1st ed. 2003: United States. ISBN 0-9742847-0-x. p102.] . Its location, sandwiched between the 130m Bank of America Building and 125m One Financial Center, ostensibly detracts from its height with architectural historian W^m Woodward calling it, "a trifle too low for the site". Though, in the company of the aforementioned buildings, it forms part of one of the most identifiable parts of the Providence skyline. It is this section of the Providence skyline that is featured on the television show Family Guy.

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