555 17th Street

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=555 17th Street


caption=
use=Officecite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1420|title=555 17th Street|accessdate=2008-06-15|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com]
status=Built
location= 555 17th Street, Denver, Colorado, USA
roof=507 ft (155 m)cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=55517street-denver-co-usa|title=555 17th Street|accessdate=2008-06-15|publisher=Emporis.com]
floor_count=40
opening=1978
floor_area= 750,000 square feet (69,700 m²)
architect= Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
developer= Mile High Properties
owner= Antelope Properties, Qwest Communications International, Inc.|

555 17th Street, formerly known as the Anaconda Tower and the Qwest Tower, is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1978, and rises 40 floors and convert|507|ft|m|0|lk=on in height. The building stands as the sixth-tallest building in Denver and Colorado. It also stood as the tallest building in the city at the time of its 1978 completion, and held that distinction for three years until it was surpassed by the convert|709|ft|m|0|adj=on 707 17th Street in 1981. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121368|title=707 17th Street|accessdate=2008-06-15|publisher=Emporis.com]

555 17th Street was built as the "Anaconda Tower", a name it was given for its distinctive reflective and textured black glass façade. The building became the world headquarters of Qwest in 1997, at which point it was adorned with two large Qwest signs.cite web|url=http://www.denverskyscrapers.com/tallbuildings_downtown_507_714.html|title=The tallest buildings in Colorado|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=DenverSkyscrapers.com] The building served as Qwest's headquarters until 2000, when the corporation moved to 1801 California Street, the second-tallest building in Denver situated two blocks away. Although Qwest moved its headquarters in 2000, the two brightly lit blue signs on 555 17th Street remained in place for four more years. Qwest finally removed the logos in 2004, but prior to that the signs were left dark for several months.

555 17th Street is composed entirely of Class A office space, containing features such as a tenants' restaurant, private club, and conference center.cite web|url=http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=labeled_buildings.showProfile&profile_id=1375|title=Energy Star Labeled Building Profile: 555 17th Street|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=Energy Star] The building is home to the offices of Deloitte & Touche, the largest law firm in Denver. Another major law firm, Holland & Hart, has its headquarters in 555 17th Street. The building's largest tenant is still Qwest, although the structure no longer bears the company's insignia.

555 17th Street has been installed with several environmentally "green" features, including a 600-ton flat plate heat exchanger and electronic ballast lighting technology. The building's management company, Mile High Properties, estimates that the upgraded features have generated savings of US$$1,835,000 in five years. Due to its green features, 555 17th Street has been designated a "Labeled Building" by Energy Star and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Tenants

Ogilvy PR Worldwide - Third floor [http://www.ogilvypr.com/locations/28#Denver]

Clarity Media Group/Examiner.com - Seventh floor [http://www.examiner.com]

Hyatt Denver Convention Center - Eighth floor [http://booking.allstays.com/hotel/10004884-11336672M.html]

RSM McGladrey Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen LLP - Tenth floor [http://www.mcgladrey.com/Locations/MP_Colorado.html]

Anschutz Corporation - Twenty-fourth floor [http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/gen/Anschutz_Co_64B6921E36A449DF95C93858A627E403.html ]

Monticello Associates - Twenty-sixth floor [http://mymovingpages.com/Monticello+Associates.327668.81205795.home.html]

Holland & Hart LLP - Law Firm - Thirty-second floor [http://www.hollandhart.com/office_den.cfm?IDName=officeid&ID=12]

Colorado Rapids Soccer - Thirty-third floor [http://www.downtowndenver.com/visitors/VisitAttractions.htm]

Ernst & Young LLP - Thirty-third floor [http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/International/Our_Global_Locations]

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Denver

References