One Seneca Center
| One Seneca Tower | |
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One Seneca Tower, in Buffalo, NY
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| Former names | One HSBC Center, Marine Midland Center |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Buffalo since 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Buffalo City Hall |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Class "A" Office |
| Location | One Seneca Tower, Buffalo, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°WCoordinates: 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°W |
| Construction started | 1969 |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Cost | 50 million US$($327 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Owner | Douglas Development Corporation, Washington, DC |
| Management | Hunt Commercial Real Estate Corporation, Clarke Thrasher 716-880-922 |
| 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 |
| Developer | Douglas Development Corporation, Washington, DC |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 808 spaces in attached Seneca Ramp and 465 spaces on 2 levels below the building |
| Website | |
| www.huntcommercial.com | |
One Seneca Tower is a skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was formerly known as One HSBC Center (1999-2013) not to be confused with Five Star Bank Plaza , previously known as One HSBC Plaza and One Marine Midland Plaza 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. 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. The building's design is similar to that of the 33 South Sixth building in Minneapolis.
Now leasing office and retail space
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 was 90 percent vacant as of 2014.
In August 2016, it was announced that Washington, D.C. based Douglas Development will buy One Seneca tower.
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.
view from Canalside
One HSBC Center behind Ellicott Square Building
Coca-Cola Field with The One HSBC Center building in the background viewed from the 3rd base side of the park.
Downtown Buffalo in 1973, shortly after the skyscraper (on the left) was completed
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