Bank of America Center | |
Location: | 515 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas |
Status: | complete |
Completion Date: | 1975 |
Opening: | 1975 |
Building Type: | Office |
Roof: | 3360NaN0 |
Floor Count: | 26 (+1 below-grade) |
Floor Area: | 261609square feet |
Architect: | S.I. Morris Associates |
Developer: | Gerald D Hines Interests |
References: | [1] |
The Bank of America Center is the 37th tallest building in Austin, Texas. It was built in 1975 and has 261609square feet of office space on 26 floors.[2] It is tall[3] and is located on the east side of Congress Avenue in downtown Austin between 5th and 6th Streets. The tower was the second building in Austin to surpass the Texas State Capitol in height, after the Chase Bank Tower. The Bank of America Center was the tallest building in Austin for 9 years from 1975 to 1984, surpassing the Chase Bank Tower but falling short of the One American Center. The building's facade was built with leftover material from Pennzoil Place in Houston.[4]