Bank of America Plaza (Tucson)

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Bank of America Plaza
Bank Of America Plaza Downtown Tucson, AZ (W. Pennington), 2007-04-02.jpg
Bank of America Plaza (Tucson)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeGovernment / Office
Address33 North Stone Avenue
Town or city Tucson, Arizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 32°13′21″N110°58′18″W / 32.22250630°N 110.97171000°W / 32.22250630; -110.97171000 [1]
Completed1977
Owner Pima County, Arizona
Height
Roof262 ft (80 m)
Technical details
Floor count16
Floor area220,004 sq ft (20,439.0 m2) [2]
Design and construction
Architecture firmFriedman & Jobusch
Main contractorDEFCO Construction Company
[3]

The Bank of America Plaza (formally Arizona Bank Plaza) is a high-rise office building which was built in 1977 and is located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was designed by Friedman & Jobusch and built by DEFCO Construction Company. [4] It took over the top spot from the Pima County Legal Services Building, which was the tallest building from 1967 to 1977. It was the tallest building in Tucson from the time of its completion in 1977, until 1986, when the UniSource Energy Tower was completed. [5] It is located at 33 North Stone Avenue, at the southwest corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street. [6] The Bank of America Plaza is one of three major skyscrapers in the downtown Tucson area that compose the highest part of the city's skyline, the other two being the One South Church (formerly UniSource Energy Tower) and the Pima County Legal Services Building.

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A photo of the tower looking up from the bottom Bank of America Tucson.jpg
A photo of the tower looking up from the bottom

The government of Pima County purchased the building on May 1, 2007, for $24.1 million. [5] After June 20, 2017, Bank of America vacated the building since its lease with Pima County for the building had expired. [7] The building itself is not vacant, and Bank of America only moved its Tucson regional management to a farther north location. After Bank of America's departure, the county refers to the building by its street address. [7]

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References

  1. Google (24 May 2021). "Bank of America Plaza" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. "Bank of America Plaza". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Bank of America Plaza, Tucson". Emporis . Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. "1976 Excelence in Concrete". Arizona Republic. 1976-11-07. p. 105. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. 1 2 Vitu, Teya (17 May 2007). "Private tenants in county's Bank of America tower moving". Tucson Citizen . Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. "Tucson, Arizona's Top 10 Office Buildings". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  7. 1 2 Wichner, Dave (11 April 2017). "Bank of America vacating downtown Tucson tower". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved 24 May 2021.
Preceded by 2nd Tallest Building in Tucson
1977–1986
262ft
Succeeded by