Bank of America Plaza (St. Louis)
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The Bank of America Plaza is an award-winning skyscraper
located in Downtown
St. Louis, Missouri
. Formerly Boatmen's Bancshares
of St. Louis and First National Bank, the tower is 384 ft (117m) tall and has 31 floors. Built in 1982, it comprises 750000 square feet (69,677.3 m²), and has a view of the downtown skyline
. It is the fourth largest office building in Downtown St. Louis.
The building won the Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) “Building of the Year” awards for the years 1996 through 1999.
Ralcorp
and subsidiary Post Foods have their headquarters in the building. In 2003 Bank of America
was the largest tenant in the building and had nearly 500000 square foot of space. During that year PricewaterhouseCoopers
leased space in the Bank of America Plaza, which was 96% occupied.
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
Downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis is the central business district of St. Louis, Missouri, the hub of tourism and entertainment, and the anchor of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The downtown is bounded by Cole Street to the north, the river front to the east, Chouteau Avenue to the south, and Jefferson Avenue...
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Formerly Boatmen's Bancshares
Boatmen's Bancshares
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. was one of the 30 largest bank holding companies in the United States when it was acquired by NationsBank in 1996.The company, founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1847, claimed to be the oldest bank west of the Mississippi River at the time of its acquisition.The bank was...
of St. Louis and First National Bank, the tower is 384 ft (117m) tall and has 31 floors. Built in 1982, it comprises 750000 square feet (69,677.3 m²), and has a view of the downtown skyline
Skyline
A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as...
. It is the fourth largest office building in Downtown St. Louis.
The building won the Building Owners and Managers Association
Building Owners and Managers Association
The Building Owners and Managers Association , founded in 1907, is a professional organization for commercial real estate professionals and is the oldest and largest in its field. Its membership includes building owners, managers, developers, leasing professionals, medical office building managers,...
(BOMA) “Building of the Year” awards for the years 1996 through 1999.
Ralcorp
Ralcorp
Ralcorp Holdings is a manufacturer of various food products, including breakfast cereal, cookies, crackers, chocolate, snack foods, mayonnaise, pasta and peanut butter. The company is based in St. Louis, Missouri. The majority of the items Ralcorp makes are private label, store brand products. It...
and subsidiary Post Foods have their headquarters in the building. In 2003 Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
was the largest tenant in the building and had nearly 500000 square foot of space. During that year 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....
leased space in the Bank of America Plaza, which was 96% occupied.