One American Center
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One American Center is a skyscraper in Downtown
Downtown Austin
Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas. Downtown is located on the north bank of the Colorado River. The approximate borders of Downtown include Lamar Boulevard to the west, 11th Street and sometimes Martin Luther King, Jr...

 Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, the state capital of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Standing 394 feet (120 meters) tall and containing 32 floors, it is currently the 8th tallest building in Austin. It was the tallest building in Austin until the finishing of the Frost Bank Tower
Frost Bank Tower
The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet 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...

 in 2003. However with the current building boom in Austin, there are many structures planned and completed which are and will be taller than the One American Center, starting with the 360 Condominiums, The Ashton
The Ashton
The Ashton is a 36 story residential highrise located in Austin, Texas. Completed in 2009, it is 412 feet high and rises just 15 feet from its neighbor to the east, about 100 feet shorter, 100 Congress. The Ashton was one of the first skyscrapers built in Austin during the city's 2006-2010...

, The Austonian
The Austonian
The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. At tall with 56 floors, the building is the tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums. The tower is also the tallest all-residential building in the state of Texas and Texas' tallest building outside of Houston or...

, The W Austin Hotel and Residences
W Austin Hotel and Residences
W Austin Hotel & Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas that opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground and 37 stories, it is the fourth tallest building in Austin. It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall. It holds...

, and the Spring Condominiums
Spring (building)
Spring is a 44 story residential condominium in Austin, Texas. Opening and completed in 2009, Spring stands over west Austin. The building was designed by Vancouver based Architect Foad Rafii. Architect of record is Morris Architects and Pentagram was graphic designer of the project...

.

As of 2010 Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Mexico City and Moscow. Haynes and Boone is ranked the 76th largest law firm in the nation by the National Law Journal...

 has an office in One American Center.

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