633 17th Street, formerly known as the First Interstate Tower North, is a high-rise building in Denver

Denver, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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. The building was completed in 1974, and rises 32 floors and 434 feet (132 m) in height. The building stands as the twelfth-tallest building in Denver and Colorado. It also stood as the tallest building in the city at the time of its 1974 completion, and held that distinction for four years until it was surpassed by the 709 feet (216 m) 555 17th Street

555 17th Street

555 17th Street, formerly known as the Anaconda Tower and the Qwest Tower, is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1978, and rises 40 floors and in height. The building stands as the seventh-tallest building in Denver and Colorado...

 in 1978.

At the time of its completion, 633 17th Street was known as "First Interstate Tower North" after First Interstate Bancorp

First Interstate Bancorp

First Interstate Bancorp was a bank holding company based in the United States that was taken over in 1996 by Wells Fargo. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it was the nation's eighth largest banking company....

, its primary tenant. After First Interstate merged with Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

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 in 1996, the building's address became its official name. First Interstate Tower North was built adjacent to the pre-existing First Interstate Tower South, now known as 621 17th Street

621 17th Street

621 17th Street, formerly known as the First Interstate Tower South, is a high-rise building in Denver, Colorado, United States. The building was completed in 1957, and rises 28 floors and in height. The building stands as the 20th-tallest building in Denver and Colorado...

, which rises 386 feet (118 m) in height. The two buildings together form the First of Denver Plaza.