Key Center South Tower
40 Fountain Plaza, formerly Key Center South Tower, is a high-rise located in Buffalo, NY. It stands 225 feet (69 m) and 13 stories tall.[1] The building has a twin tower next door, 50 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center North Tower), which is four stories taller, and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. The complex was formally known as the Key Center at Fountain Plaza.[2][3] Both buildings have distinctive pyramid tops that are trimmed with bright green neon lighting which is illumined at night. In the front of the two towers is a large fountain and reflecting pool in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public.[4]
40 Fountain Plaza | |
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40 Fountain Plaza, in Buffalo, NY | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Office |
Location | 40 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, United States |
Coordinates | 42°53′22.5″N 78°52′26″W |
Completed | 1990 |
Owner | Fort Schuyler Management Corporation |
Management | Ciminelli Group |
Height | |
Roof | 225 feet (68.6 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 13 |
Floor area | 157,700 sq ft (14,650.8 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 5 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects |
Developer | CitiPark/CitiComm |
Tenants
In June 2014, it was announced that IBM's new software research facility will become the primary tenant of the Fountain Plaza South Tower, taking up most of the 100,000-square-feet space Delaware North vacated upon moving to the Delaware North Building.[5]
Gallery
- Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza
- The plaza in spring
See also
References
- "Skyscraperpage.com Building Entry". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- "Key Center - South Tower". emporis. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- Fink, James (August 11, 2016). "Key Center becomes 40-50 Fountain Plaza". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- Centurione, Giovanni (December 17, 2009). "Free Ice Skating Downtown @ Rotary Rink". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- "500 new IBM jobs to call nearly vacant Key Center building home". Buffalo News. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.