Frost Bank Tower

Frost Bank Tower
Frost Bank Tower
	The Frost Bank Tower
Alternative names	FBT, Congress at Fourth, Fourth & Congress
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	401 Congress Avenue; Austin, Texas
Coordinates	30°15′59″N 97°44′34″W / 30.266489°N 97.742689°W / 30.266489; -97.742689Coordinates: 30°15′59″N 97°44′34″W / 30.266489°N 97.742689°W / 30.266489; -97.742689
Construction started	November 27, 2001
Completed	2003
Opening	January 23, 2004
Cost	$137 million
Height
Roof	515 ft (157 m)
Top floor	400 ft (122 m)
Technical details
Floor count	33
Floor area	50,680 m2 (545,500 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	15
Design and construction
Architect	HKS, Inc., Duda/Paine Architects
Developer	Cousins Properties
Structural engineer	Brockette Davis Drake
Main contractor	Constructors & Associates Inc.

The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the fifth tallest building in Austin, behind The Independent, The Austonian, Fairmont Austin, and the 360 Condominiums.^[4] It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A office building with 525,000 sq ft (48,774 m²) of leasable space.^[5]^[6] It was the first high-rise building to be constructed in the United States after the 9/11 attacks.^[7] The building was officially dedicated in January 2004.^[2]

The Frost Bank Tower was designed by Duda/Paine Architects, LLP and HKS, Inc. It carries the highest logo in the city at 420 ft (128 m). This advertises the San Antonio-based Frost Bank, whose Austin headquarters and insurance division are in the building.^[7] Tenants in the building besides Frost Bank include the Austin offices of Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young, and PIMCO. The silvery blue color glass facade was first used on the Reuters Building in New York City.^[7] Cousins sold the building in 2006 to EQ Office for $188 million before the building was sold to Thomas Properties Group the same year. In 2013, ownership of the building transferred to Parkway Properties. The building is currently owned by Endeavor Real Estate Group.

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