40 Fountain Plaza, formerly Key Center South Tower, is a high-rise located in Buffalo, NY. It stands 225 feet (69 m) and 13 stories tall.[1] The building has a twin tower next door, 50 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center North Tower), which is four stories taller, and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. The complex was formally known as the Key Center at Fountain Plaza.[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 and reflecting pool in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public.[5]
| 40 Fountain Plaza | |
|---|---|
 40 Fountain Plaza, in Buffalo, NY | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 40 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°53′22.5″N 78°52′26″W / 42.889583°N 78.87389°W |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Owner | Anthill US Inc [a subsidiary of Odoo SA] |
| Management | Ciminelli Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 225 feet (68.6 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Floor area | 157,700 sq ft (14,650.8 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects |
| Developer | CitiPark/CitiComm |
Tenants
editIn June 2014, it was announced that IBM's new software research facility will become the primary tenant of the Fountain Plaza South Tower, taking up most of the 100,000-square-feet space Delaware North vacated upon moving to the Delaware North Building.[6]
Gallery
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Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza -
The plaza in spring
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Skyscraperpage.com Building Entry". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Key Center - South 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". Buffalo Rising. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "500 new IBM jobs to call nearly vacant Key Center building home". Buffalo News. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.