One Congress Plaza

One Congress Plaza
One Congress Plaza

One Congress Plaza
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Location 111 Congress Ave
Austin, Texas
Coordinates 30°15′51″N 97°44′41″W / 30.2642°N 97.7448°W / 30.2642; -97.7448Coordinates: 30°15′51″N 97°44′41″W / 30.2642°N 97.7448°W / 30.2642; -97.7448
Completed 1987
Opening 1987
Height
Roof 390 ft (119 m)
Technical details
Floor count 30
Design and construction
Architect Susman Tidale Gayle Architects

One Congress Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 390 feet (119 meters) tall and containing 30 floors, standing as the eighth tallest building in Austin.[1] One famous feature of the building has been its sunken plaza, which includes trees and park benches, as well as the location for the AMOA Art Show.[2] Built in 1987, the building was one of the skyscrapers built during the 70s and 80s boom Austin had at the time, and still is one of Austin's most famous buildings. Norwest Plaza, and Franklin Federal Plaza have been other names for One Congress Plaza.[2]

One Congress Plaza stair-steps back from Congress Avenue as part of a 1931 height restriction.[2] One Congress Plaza has 548,823 square feet (50,987.3 m2) of space and is one of Austin's waterfront skyscrapers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "List of Tallest Buildings in Austin". Wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Austin. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 
  2. ^ a b c "One Congress Plaza". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=123186&lng=3. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 
  3. ^ "One Congress Plaza". Tgpre.com. http://www.tpgre.com/properties/One_Congress_Plaza.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 

External links

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