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Frost Bank Tower

Austin, United States

The 721st tallest building in the world

157.2 m · 516 ft

The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 ft (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the 15th tallest building in Austin. It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A office building with 525,000 sq ft (48,800 m2) of leasable space. It was the first high-rise building to be constructed in the United States after the 9/11 attacks. The building was officially dedicated in January 2004. The Frost Bank Tower was designed by Duda/Paine Architects, LLP and HKS, Inc. It carries the highest logo in the city at 420 ft (128 m). This advertises the San Antonio–based Frost Bank, whose Austin headquarters and insurance division are in the building. Tenants in the building besides Frost Bank include the Austin offices of Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young, and PIMCO. The silvery blue color glass facade was first used on the Reuters Building in New York City. Cousins sold the building in 2006 to EQ Office for $188 million before the building was sold to Thomas Properties Group the same year. In 2013, ownership of the building transferred to Parkway Properties. The building is currently owned by Endeavor Real Estate Group.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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