50 Fountain Plaza

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50 Fountain Plaza
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Key Center North Tower, in Buffalo, NY
50 Fountain Plaza
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location50 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates 42°53′23.5″N78°52′24″W / 42.889861°N 78.87333°W / 42.889861; -78.87333
Completed1990
OwnerKey Success LLC
ManagementCiminelli Group
Height
Roof275 feet (83.8 m)
Technical details
Floor count17
Floor area273,260 sq ft (25,386.7 m2)
Lifts/elevators5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
DeveloperCitiPark/CitiComm

50 Fountain Plaza, formerly the Key Center North Tower, is a high-rise located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It is the eighth tallest building in Buffalo at 275 feet (85 m) and 17 stories tall. [1] The building has a twin tower next door, 40 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center South Tower) which is four stories shorter and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. Once known as the Key Center, the complex is now simply known as Fountain Plaza after KeyBank moved out. [2] [3] Both buildings have distinctive pyramid tops that are trimmed with LED lighting strips which are illuminated at night and can change color for specific occasions or holidays. [4] In the front of the two towers is a large fountain in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public. [5]

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Formerly home to KeyBank's Buffalo operations, the building is home to operations of Labatt Brewing Company's North American breweries sales and marketing and others.

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