Bank of America Plaza (San Antonio)

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Bank of America Plaza (San Antonio)
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Bank of America Plaza (San Antonio)
General information
StatusCompleted
Completed1984
Height387 ft (118 m)
Technical details
Floor count28 [1]
Floor area533,171 sq ft (49,533.2 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It opened in 1984 as Interfirst Bank Plaza, was designed by the Houston office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and is 28 stories high. [2] The building has a postmodern design and a roof height of 387 feet (118 meters). [3]

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It is the largest office building in the city with 533,171 feet of office space. It is also the city's 6th tallest building. [4]

In 2016 a piece of art called Kinetic Skyline was installed on the side of Bank of America Plaza. [5] USAA purchased the building in downtown San Antonio on August 14, 2017, [6] but ended its deal to move 2,000 employees into downtown offices with the City of San Antonio and Bexar County in spring of 2022. [7]

The building was used for establishing shots in the opening credits and in episodes for the offices of the title character in the short lived NBC television series "J.J. Starbuck."

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References

  1. "Bank of America Plaza". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  2. "Bank of America Plaza, San Antonio | 118198". Emporis. Retrieved 2022-05-02.[ dead link ]
  3. "Bank of America Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. "San Antonio | Buildings". Emporis. Retrieved 2022-05-02.[ dead link ]
  5. Silva, Elda (March 31, 2016). "San Antonio artist's 'Kinetic Skyline' lights up downtown building Thursday". San Antonio Express-News.
  6. Webner, Richard (2017-08-16). "USAA Real Estate buys $88 M Bank of America Plaza in downtown San Antonio". mySA. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. Iszler, Madison (2022-05-18). "USAA ends downtown deals with San Antonio, Bexar County". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2022-12-01.

Coordinates: 29°25′46″N98°29′24″W / 29.4295°N 98.4900°W / 29.4295; -98.4900