AT&T Tower (Jacksonville)
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The AT&T Tower, also known as AT&T Building, is a skyscraper in Jacksonville
, Florida
. Standing 447 feet (136 m) tall, it is currently the city's third-tallest building but is the largest in terms of class "A" rentable area with 956201 sq ft (88,834 m²).
and it takes up an entire city block in Jacksonville's downtown. A notable feature of the structure is that each floor has 16 corner offices. The building was constructed on the former site of the Hotel Mayflower.
The tower was completed in 1983 for the Southern Bell Telephone company. The following year, American Telephone & Telegraph
was forced to divest its regional phone companies and Southern Bell became a unit of BellSouth
; the signage was changed to reflect the new name. In 2006, AT&T re-acquired BellSouth and the signage was changed back to AT&T in 2008.
The building was purchased in 2004 by El Ad Florida
for $91 million and several big name companies lease floors, including CSX, ING
, as well as AT&T.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Standing 447 feet (136 m) tall, it is currently the city's third-tallest building but is the largest in terms of class "A" rentable area with 956201 sq ft (88,834 m²).
History
The building was designed by KBJ ArchitectsKBJ Architects
KBJ Architects, Inc. is an American architectural firm based in Jacksonville, Florida. The firm designed 17 of the city's 30 tallest buildings and "created Jacksonville's modern skyline", according to The Florida Times-Union newspaper. The firm designed the first high-rise in downtown...
and it takes up an entire city block in Jacksonville's downtown. A notable feature of the structure is that each floor has 16 corner offices. The building was constructed on the former site of the Hotel Mayflower.
The tower was completed in 1983 for the Southern Bell Telephone company. The following year, American Telephone & Telegraph
American Telephone & Telegraph
AT&T Corp., originally American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American telecommunications company that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies. AT&T is the oldest telecommunications company...
was forced to divest its regional phone companies and Southern Bell became a unit of BellSouth
BellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S...
; the signage was changed to reflect the new name. In 2006, AT&T re-acquired BellSouth and the signage was changed back to AT&T in 2008.
Details
The entrance to the building features a two-story atrium. There is a 250-seat auditorium on the second level and a backup power system for the entire building. The JTA Skyway central station is across the street and an adjoining seven-level parking garage has spaces for 641 vehicles.The building was purchased in 2004 by El Ad Florida
El-Ad Group
El-Ad Group, is a real estate development conglomerate based in Israel. Among its subsidiaries is New York City-based Elad Properties, which owns several landmark properties in that city and in May 2007 purchased the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for a record $1.2 billion...
for $91 million and several big name companies lease floors, including CSX, ING
ING Group
The ING Group is a global financial institution offering retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance services. ING is the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a cooperative consortium of 11 prominent European banks...
, as well as AT&T.