Frost Bank Tower
| Frost Bank Tower | |
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The Frost Bank Tower
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| Alternative names | FBT, Congress at Fourth, Fourth & Congress |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 401 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°15′59″N 97°44′34″W / 30.266489°N 97.742689°WCoordinates: 30°15′59″N 97°44′34″W / 30.266489°N 97.742689°W |
| Construction started | November 27, 2001 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Opening | January 23, 2004 |
| Cost | $137 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Top floor | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 33 |
| Floor area | 50,680 m2 (545,500 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | HKS, Inc., Duda/Paine Architects |
| Developer | Cousins Properties |
| Structural engineer | Brockette Davis Drake |
| Main contractor | Constructors & Associates Inc. |
The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the third tallest building in Austin, behind The Austonian and the 360 Condominiums. It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A office building with 525,000 sq ft (48,774 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 National Bank, whose Austin headquarters and insurance division are in the building. Offices in the building besides Frost Bank include the Austin offices of Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young, as well as the headquarters of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), managers of the Permanent University Fund. The silvery blue color glass facade was first used on the Reuters Building in New York City. Cousins sold the building in 2006 to Equity Office Properties Trust for $188 million before they sold the building to Thomas Properties the same year. In 2013 ownership of the building transferred to Parkway Properties.
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