One HSBC Center
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One HSBC Center is a skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 located in downtown Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

. Formerly known as the Marine Midland Center
Marine Midland Bank
Marine Midland Bank was a bank formerly headquartered in Buffalo with several hundred branches throughout the state of New York. Marine Midland began in 1850 in Buffalo as the Marine Trust Company with the objective of financing the new shipping trade on the Great Lakes...

, its name was changed in 1999 shortly after Marine Midland's parent company HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...

 rebranded the bank as HSBC Bank USA
HSBC Bank USA
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, the American subsidiary of UK-based HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its operational head office in New York City and its nominal head office in McLean, Virginia . HSBC Bank USA, N.A...

. The building was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1972, and contains over 1200000 square feet (111,483.6 m²) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline, at 529 feet (161.2 m), or 161.2 meters high. It is an example of modernist style architecture.

Building facts

  • One HSBC Center is the tallest building between Cleveland and Albany
    Albany, New York
    Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

    .
  • One HSBC Center is the tallest (privately owned) office building outside of NYC in New York State.
  • The building's plaza hosts Ronald Bladen's monumental 1973 work titled "Vroom, Shhh."
  • The building spans the southern end of Main Street, under which the Buffalo Metro Rail
    Buffalo Metro Rail
    The NFTA has a fleet of 26 rigid-bodied LRVs for the Metro Rail system, numbered sequentially from 101 to 127. They were built by Tokyu Car Corporation of Japan. One car was damaged in transit and later purchased by a restaurateur, Bertrand H. Hoak, of Hamburg, as an addition to Hoak's Armor Inn...

     passes.
  • On a clear day, One HSBC Center can be seen from 20 miles (32.2 km) away along the New York State Thruway
    New York State Thruway
    The New York State Thruway is a system of limited-access highways located within the state of New York in the United States. The system, known officially as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway for former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority and...

    . Due to the large number of railroad overpasses in Erie County
    Erie County, New York
    Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...

    , the skyscraper can also be seen from many vantage points along Harlem Road, Union Road, the 400 expressway
    New York State Route 400
    New York State Route 400 is a state highway located within Erie County, New York, in the United States. The northwest end is connected to the New York State Thruway and the southeast end terminates at NY 16 in the town of Aurora. NY 400, a limited-access highway, roughly parallels...

     (as far away as Elma
    Elma, New York
    Elma is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 11,304 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a type of tree.The Town of Elma is located in the north-central part of the county, east of Buffalo, New York. Because of its location, Elma likes to refer to itself as the...

    ), areas nearby Ralph Wilson Stadium
    Ralph Wilson Stadium
    Ralph Wilson Stadium is a football stadium, located in the town of Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. It is the home for the Buffalo Bills, of the NFL...

     (particularly the Lake Ave. and Abbott Rd. intersection), and the Grand Island
    Grand Island, New York
    Grand Island is a town and an island in Erie County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town population is 20,374. This represents an increase of 9.41% from the 2000 census figure . The current town name derives from the French name La Grande Île, as Grand Island is the largest island in...

     bridges along the Niagara section of the Thruway.

Tenants

  • HSBC Bank USA
    HSBC Bank USA
    HSBC Bank USA, National Association, the American subsidiary of UK-based HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its operational head office in New York City and its nominal head office in McLean, Virginia . HSBC Bank USA, N.A...

    , occupying 75% of the building
  • Phillips Lytle LLP
  • Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....

  • Seymour H. Knox Foundation
  • The John R. Oshei Foundation
  • UBS AG
    UBS AG
    UBS AG is a Swiss global financial services company headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland, which provides investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services for private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland...

     Financial Services
  • Harold C. Brown
  • SoftBank Capital
    Softbank Capital
    SoftBank Capital is a venture capital group in the United States, focusing on technology and telecom early stage businesses. The firm is established and led by four partners: Ron Fisher, Eric Hippeau, Steve Murray, and Michael Perlis...

  • Robert Half International
    Robert Half International
    Robert Half International , based in Menlo Park, California, is an American staffing firm, and a member of the S&P 500. Founded in 1948, Robert Half International is the world's first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm, with over 400 locations worldwide...


See also

  • HSBC Building
    HSBC Building
    Several buildings carry the HSBC name, and some are often referred to as HSBC Building, HSBC Tower or both:-Building:* HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong - 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong...

    s around the world
  • List of tallest buildings in Buffalo

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