110 West 7th Building
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The 110 West 7th Building is a commercial high-rise building in Tulsa
, Oklahoma
. The building rises 388 feet (118 m) in downtown Tulsa. It contains 28 floors, and was completed in 1971. The 110 West 7th Building currently stands as the 7th-tallest building in the city, and the 12th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma. It currently stands as the 3rd-tallest international style skyscraper
in the city, behind the BOK Tower
and the Bank of America Center
.
The building, with its black and white grid exterior usually floodlighted at night, is considered a Tulsa landmark. It was originally constructed to serve as the world headquarters of Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp.
, when it moved its headquarters from the famous Cities Service Building
in New York City
. At its most crowded, the building had 2,300 employees, with transferees from New York, Bartlesville
and Philadelphia. At that point the company was Tulsa's largest private employer. In 1980 Cities Service commenced a new 52-story headquarters in downtown Tulsa that was intended to become Oklahoma's tallest building. However, as Cities Service and the Citgo brand underwent a series of corporate transformations--first being sold to Occidental Petroleum Corporation, then to Southland Corporation, and ultimately to Petróleos de Venezuela--the company's needs changed. Cities Service eventually moved its headquarters out of downtown Tulsa, first to a tower in south Tulsa, then ultimately leaving Tulsa and moving the headquarters to Houston in 2004. (The planned replacement tower was topped off at 17 stories and now serves as headquarters for ONEOK
, Inc.) Over time, Occidental also reduced its occupancy at 110 West 7th, leaving it underutilized. Subsequent ownership performed upgrades and the building now serves as a general-purpose office tower.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. The building rises 388 feet (118 m) in downtown Tulsa. It contains 28 floors, and was completed in 1971. The 110 West 7th Building currently stands as the 7th-tallest building in the city, and the 12th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma. It currently stands as the 3rd-tallest international style 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...
in the city, behind the BOK Tower
BOK Tower
BOK Tower, formerly One Williams Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 203 m in height, the 52-story tower was the tallest building in any of the five "Plains States": Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the surrounding states of Missouri,...
and the Bank of America Center
Bank of America Center (Tulsa)
The Bank of America Center is a commercial high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 412 feet in downtown Tulsa. It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1967 as the Fourth National Bank of Tulsa. It is located on the corner of Sixth Street and Boulder Avenue, the site of the...
.
The building, with its black and white grid exterior usually floodlighted at night, is considered a Tulsa landmark. It was originally constructed to serve as the world headquarters of Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp.
Citgo
CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de...
, when it moved its headquarters from the famous Cities Service Building
American International Building
The American International Building is a 66-story, 952 foot tall building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The official address is 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 and is also bordered by Cedar Street and Pearl Street. It was completed in 1932 by the Cities Service Company for the oil and...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. At its most crowded, the building had 2,300 employees, with transferees from New York, Bartlesville
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Bartlesville is a city in Osage and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 43,070 at the 2010 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County, in...
and Philadelphia. At that point the company was Tulsa's largest private employer. In 1980 Cities Service commenced a new 52-story headquarters in downtown Tulsa that was intended to become Oklahoma's tallest building. However, as Cities Service and the Citgo brand underwent a series of corporate transformations--first being sold to Occidental Petroleum Corporation, then to Southland Corporation, and ultimately to Petróleos de Venezuela--the company's needs changed. Cities Service eventually moved its headquarters out of downtown Tulsa, first to a tower in south Tulsa, then ultimately leaving Tulsa and moving the headquarters to Houston in 2004. (The planned replacement tower was topped off at 17 stories and now serves as headquarters for ONEOK
ONEOK
ONEOK, Inc. is a diversified Fortune 200 corporation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1906 as Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, it is one of the largest natural gas distributors in the United States. It changed its corporate name to ONEOK in December 1980...
, Inc.) Over time, Occidental also reduced its occupancy at 110 West 7th, leaving it underutilized. Subsequent ownership performed upgrades and the building now serves as a general-purpose office tower.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Tulsa
- Buildings of TulsaBuildings of Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa is a hub of art deco and contemporary architecture, and most buildings of Tulsa are in either of these two styles. Prominent buildings include the BOK Tower, the tallest building in Oklahoma; the futurist Oral Roberts University campus and adjacent Cityplex Towers, a group of towers that...