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* [[Wachovia Bank]] ([[1986]]-) | * [[Wachovia Bank]] ([[1986]]-) | ||
* Birmingham office of [[Burr & Foreman]], Suite 3400 | * Birmingham office of [[Burr & Foreman]], Suite 3400 | ||
* Birmingham office of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Suite 1600 | * Birmingham office of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Suite 1600 (moving to [[Pizitz Building]] c. [[2011]]) | ||
* Birmingham office of KPMG International, Suite 1800 | * Birmingham office of KPMG International, Suite 1800 | ||
* Birmingham office of Merrill Lynch, suite 2600 | * Birmingham office of Merrill Lynch, suite 2600 | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 29 January 2010
The Wachovia Tower (formerly SouthTrust Tower) is a 454 foot tall, 34 story, 550,000 square foot office tower and 223-car parking deck located at 420 20th Street North, at the southwest corner of 5th Avenue North. It serves as corporate office space serving multiple tenants including Wachovia Bank and the law firm of Burr & Forman.
Completed in August 1986, the postmodern-style skyscraper was developed by Johnson-Rast & Hays on behalf of owners Equitable and North Sixty Associates. The $31 million building was designed by Donald C. Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago with Giattina, Fisher & Company serving as the local associated firm and Brice Building Company serving as the general contractor. Built by SouthTrust Bank as their corporate headquarters, it was known as the SouthTrust Tower through 2005 when its name was changed to reflect the bank's purchase by Wachovia Corp of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The grey granite skin stretches from its base to the grey-glass penthouse enclosure. Its former SouthTrust signage atop the tower was replaced with its current Wachovia signage on the weekend of October 8-9, 2005.
This has remained Birmingham's tallest building since its completion. Additionally, this is the tallest building between Atlanta and Dallas and was also the tallest building in the state of Alabama through 2006 when it was surpassed in height by the RSA Battle House Tower in Mobile.
The building was purchased for $55 million on June 30, 2004 by Atlanta-based Barry Real Estate, which then embarked on a $22 million renovation project, completed in 2006. As part of the sale, the Birmingham Parking Authority pledged to provide adequate parking for building tenants.
The project included renovations to the main lobby, restrooms, air-conditioning system and elevators. The lobby renovations made 11,000 square feet of retail or restaurant space available for lease. Sandner Commercial Real Estate manages the property for Barry.
Tenants
- Wachovia Bank (1986-)
- Birmingham office of Burr & Foreman, Suite 3400
- Birmingham office of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Suite 1600 (moving to Pizitz Building c. 2011)
- Birmingham office of KPMG International, Suite 1800
- Birmingham office of Merrill Lynch, suite 2600
- Deloitte LLP (2008-)
- Badham & Buck, LLC
References
- "Birmingham's tallest office tower sold for $55M." (March 4, 2006) Birmingham Business Journal
- Wachovia Tower, accessed 27 September 2006. [1]
- Kent, Dawn (March 13, 2008) "Renovated tower hungry for tenants." Birmingham News
External links
- Wachovia Tower on Emporis.com
- SouthTrust Bank at Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio