Chase Tower (Rochester)
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The Chase Tower, also known as Lincoln First Bank (before 1996), is a skyscraper
located in Rochester, New York
, USA. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Rochester, standing at 392 feet (119.5 m). It has 27 floors
and was constructed in 1973. The architect responsible for designing the building was John Graham & Company
. It serves as the upstate NY headquarters of JPMorgan Chase. The building is unique for its outstanding white vertical fins and the fact that it curves outward on the bottom.
panel coverings. By the 1980s, however, these began to warp and loosen, some falling to the sidewalks below. These were replaced with painted aluminum panels.
The Chase Tower was renovated in 1987. It has 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²) of gross area, with 424000 square feet (39,390.9 m²) of leasable office space.
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...
located in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, USA. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Rochester, standing at 392 feet (119.5 m). It has 27 floors
Storey
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and was constructed in 1973. The architect responsible for designing the building was John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company, or John Graham & Associates was the name of an architectural firm, founded in 1900 in Seattle, Washington by English-born architect John Graham , and maintained by his son John Graham Jr. ....
. It serves as the upstate NY headquarters of JPMorgan Chase. The building is unique for its outstanding white vertical fins and the fact that it curves outward on the bottom.
Damage to fins
The white fins were originally made with marbleMarble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
panel coverings. By the 1980s, however, these began to warp and loosen, some falling to the sidewalks below. These were replaced with painted aluminum panels.
The Chase Tower was renovated in 1987. It has 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²) of gross area, with 424000 square feet (39,390.9 m²) of leasable office space.