City Place I

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City Place I
Hartford, Connecticut - City Place and Goodwin Square (0669).jpg
City Place (right) viewed from Bushnell Park
General information
Location185 Asylum Street
Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′01″N 72°40′36″W / 41.766895°N 72.676615°W / 41.766895; -72.676615Coordinates: 41°46′01″N 72°40′36″W / 41.766895°N 72.676615°W / 41.766895; -72.676615
Completed1980
Height
Roof163.7 m (537 ft)
Technical details
Floor count38
Floor area76,180 m2 (820,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
References
[1][2][3][4]

City Place I is a 38-story, 163.7 m (537 ft) skyscraper at 185 Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the tallest building in the state, and two meters taller than Travelers Tower, built in 1919. City Place I was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and completed in 1980. The majority of the building is office space, though there are various restaurant and retail establishments found on the lower floors.

The building was sold on April 2, 2012 to CommonWealth REIT, a real estate investment trust based in Newton, Massachusetts, for $99 million, by the original owner, CityPlace LLC. This price is approx. $112 per square foot.[5]

See also[]

  • List of tallest buildings in Hartford
  • List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

References[]

  1. ^ "City Place I". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ City Place I at Emporis
  3. ^ "City Place I". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ City Place I at Structurae
  5. ^ Associated Press (April 2, 2012). "Tallest building in Connecticut sold for $99 million". The Day. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
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