50 Fountain Plaza, formerly the Key Center North Tower, is a high-rise located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It is the eighth tallest building in Buffalo at 275 feet (85 m) and 17 stories tall.[1] The building has a twin tower next door, 40 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center South Tower) which is four stories shorter and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. Once known as the Key Center, the complex is now simply known as Fountain Plaza after KeyBank moved out.[2][3] Both buildings have distinctive pyramid tops that are trimmed with LED lighting strips which are illuminated at night and can change color for specific occasions or holidays.[4] In the front of the two towers is a large fountain in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public.[5]
| 50 Fountain Plaza | |
|---|---|
 Key Center North Tower, in Buffalo, NY | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 50 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°53′23.5″N 78°52′24″W / 42.889861°N 78.87333°W |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Owner | Key Success LLC |
| Management | Ciminelli Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 275 feet (83.8 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Floor area | 273,260 sq ft (25,386.7 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects |
| Developer | CitiPark/CitiComm |
Tenants
editFormerly home to KeyBank's Buffalo operations, the building is home to operations of Labatt Brewing Company's North American breweries sales and marketing and others.
Gallery
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Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza -
Key Center at Fountain Plaza -
The plaza in spring
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Skyscraperpage.com Building Entry". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Key Center - North Tower". emporis. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fink, James (August 11, 2016). "Key Center becomes 40-50 Fountain Plaza". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Renovations Underway at 40-50 Fountain Plaza".
- ^ Centurione, Giovanni (December 17, 2009). "Free Ice Skating Downtown @ Rotary Rink". Buffalo Rising. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.