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One Commerce Plaza 
One Commerce Plaza (also known as the "Twin Towers")Alternative names Twin Towers General information Address 99 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12210 Town or city Albany, New York Country United States Coordinates 42°39′18″N 73°45′33″W / 42.655087°N 73.759275°WCoordinates: 42°39′18″N 73°45′33″W / 42.655087°N 73.759275°W Completed 1971 One Commerce Plaza, also known as the Twin Towers, is a private office building located on Washington Avenue in downtown Albany, New York. At 20 floors and 270 feet (82 meters), it is the twelfth tallest structure in Albany.
One Commerce Plaza was completed in 1971 and originally had a black glass and white marble exterior. Although it is a private office tower, much of the building is occupied by New York State government offices. Its lobby features several eateries.
For the past few years, the building was draped in white plastic sheathing. This preceded its recent exterior renovation, in which the marble panels of the original facade were replaced with metal composite ones, because the marble was too thick for exterior use.
On April 30, 2007, a chunk of marble fell off One Commerce Plaza, injuring three people. It was reported that high wind gusts were responsible for the chunk letting loose from the building, which was under renovation at the time.[1]
References
- One Commerce Plaza at Emporis Buildings
- ^ Danielle Furfaro (2007-05-01). "Three injured by falling marble" (HTML). Albany Times-Union. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20071011103643/http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=585525. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
See also
Other Albany skyscrapers include:
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Albany, New York
- Skyscrapers in Albany, New York
- New York building and structure stubs
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