Chase Tower (Phoenix)

Chase Tower Phoenix

Chase Tower
General information
Status Complete
Location 201 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates 33°27′03″N 112°04′23″W / 33.4509°N 112.0731°W / 33.4509; -112.0731Coordinates: 33°27′03″N 112°04′23″W / 33.4509°N 112.0731°W / 33.4509; -112.0731
Completed 1972
Height
Roof 483 ft (147 m)
Top floor 38
Technical details
Floor count 40
Design and construction
Architect Welton Becket and Associates
Chase Tower during sunset.

The Chase Tower (formerly known as Valley Center and Bank One Center) in Phoenix, Arizona, is the tallest building in the state of Arizona. Built in 1972, it is 483 feet (147 m) tall.[1] It was originally built for local financial heavyweight Valley National Bank, which Bank One merged with in 1993. Bank One merged with Chase in 2005, and the building was renamed in December 2005. It is 40 stories tall, but the highest occupiable floor is the 38th. There is no longer a public observation area on the 39th floor in the Chase Tower; it was closed during redevelopment and construction on the upper floors.

The tower takes up an entire city block. The footprint is similar to a 3 leaf clover and its stem. The stem is the narrow elevator core on the southern facade. It has a rough, concrete texture and is the tallest portion of the tower. The remaining exterior is a glass panel curtain wall. The west leaf, or wing, stand at 34 floors followed by the north wing at 38 floors and the east wing at 36 floors. Unlike many traditional skyscrapers with zero-setback retail/lobby space on the ground floor, access to the tower is through an underground restaurant/retail concourse set a comparatively large distance away from the bordering streets.

The building under construction in 1972.

The building was designed by the prominent Los Angeles architectural firm Welton Becket and Associates (now Ellerbe Becket), with local associate architects Guirey, Srnka, Arnold & Sprinkle. Upon completion, the tower marked the beginning of a renewed investment in downtown Phoenix that would last for almost twenty years until the savings and loan crisis brought about the 1989 real estate crash. Located at 201 North Central Avenue, the tower was renovated in 2003 to accommodate 800 additional Bank One employees.

In March 2007, Chase Tower was sold for record $166.9 million, the highest price paid for an office building in Phoenix.[2]

The building was featured in the History Channel series "Life After People".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chase Tower". 42Floors.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Creno, Glen (2007-03-24). "Chase Tower is bought for $166.9 million". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

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Preceded by
First National Bank Plaza		 Tallest Building in Phoenix
1972—Present
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