One Seneca Tower

One Seneca Tower

One Seneca Tower, in Buffalo, NY
Former names One HSBC Center, Marine Midland Center
Record height
Tallest in Buffalo since 1970[I]
Preceded by Buffalo City Hall
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Location 1 Seneca Tower, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°W / 42.8795; -78.8757Coordinates: 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°W / 42.8795; -78.8757
Construction started 1969
Completed 1972
Cost 50 million US$($323 million in 2016 dollars[1])
Owner Seneca One Realty
Management William Colucci, Pyramid Brokerage Company, Inc
Height
Roof 529 ft (161 m)
Technical details
Floor count 40 (38 occupiable)
Floor area 1,200,000 sq ft (111,483.6 m2)
Lifts/elevators 27
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Other information
Parking 800 spaces
Website
Official website

One Seneca Tower is a skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was formerly known as One HSBC Center (1999-2013), and prior to that, as Marine Midland Center (1972-1999), its name was changed in 1999 shortly after Marine Midland's parent company HSBC rebranded the bank as HSBC Bank USA.[2] The building was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1972, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline, at 529 feet (161 m) high. It is an example of modernist style architecture.[3] The building's design is similar to that of the 33 South Sixth building in Minneapolis.

Building facts

Wikinews has related news: Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York

Tenants

Broadcast towers atop the building

Significant Former tenants

Future

On December 5, 2012, HSBC Bank USA announced that they would vacate the space it leased in the tower by the time their lease expires in October 2013. Paired with the departure of Phillips Lytle LLP, and the recent closing of the Canadian Consulate, the tower is 90 percent vacant as of 2014.[6][7]

In August 2016, it was announced that Washington, D.C. based Douglas Development will buy One Seneca tower.[8]

On September 29, 2016, Buffalo Business First reported that Douglas Jemal of Washington, D.C. had completed the purchase of One Seneca Tower and an adjacent parking ramp with plans to redevelop the tower and plaza into a mixed-use complex including retail, restaurant, hotel, office and apartment components.

Gallery

See also

Preceded by
Buffalo City Hall
Tallest Building in Buffalo
1970Present
161m
Succeeded by
None

References

  1. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. Hartley, Tom (1998). "`Marine Midland' no more". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "One HSBC Center". emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. http://www.fybush.com/site-20160506/
  5. Fink, James. Pegula Sports & Entertainment leases floor in One Seneca Tower. Business First. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. Epstein, Jonathan (2012). The Buffalo News "`Tower owners see strong future despite HSBC's move to vacate building'" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  7. 6 November 2013. "Seneca Tower mortgage transferred to firm handling high-risk loans". Buffalo News. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. Epstein, Jonathan D. (August 16, 2016). "No wrecking ball for One Seneca Tower - The Buffalo News". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links

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