PNC Tower

For the Pittsburgh skyscraper, see Tower at PNC Plaza. For the former PNC Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio, see Fourth and Vine Tower.
PNC Tower
Map
Former namesFirst National Tower,
National City Tower
General information
TypeOffice
Location101 S. Fifth St.
Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′22.4″N 85°45′28.8″W / 38.256222°N 85.758000°W / 38.256222; -85.758000
Opening1972
Height
Roof512 feet (156 m)
Technical details
Floor count40
Floor area723,367 sq ft (67,203.0 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmHarrison & Abramovitz

PNC Tower is a skyscraper in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, and located at 101 South Fifth Street. It was completed in 1972 and was originally named First National Tower.

Naming

The building, originally named First National Tower, was named after First National Bank and renamed National City Tower in 1994 when First National Bank was acquired by National City Bank. The building was renamed PNC Tower in 2017.

Height and construction

Completed in 1972, the 40-story, 512-foot (156 m) high structure was designed by architects Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz based on the timeless designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This is the only building in Louisville that Harrison & Abramovitz designed, although the firm designed more than 15 buildings in New York, including the Socony–Mobil Building and the Axa Equitable Center. PNC Tower was the tallest building in the state of Kentucky from 1972 until 400 West Market was completed in 1993. The tower is constructed of steel columns on concrete piles of caissons with an anodized aluminum and glass curtain wall. The Annex, constructed of reinforced concrete, houses the garage, retail space on the grade level and office space on the top level.

In February 2010, the National City logos on east and west sides of the tower were replaced with PNC Bank logos, due to PNC's takeover of National City Bank.

Lease and management

The building is currently leased by Jones Lang LaSalle.[2] and managed by Cushman & Wakefield and owned by BFC-PNC, LLC.[3] Tenants include PNC Bank, the Louisville branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum PLLC, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Fultz Maddox Dickens PLC.[4]

References

  1. ^ "PNC Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. ^ http://www.crelisting.net/XLA46Wz0Q [bare URL]
  3. ^ "National City Tower website".
  4. ^ "Highest center-city office buildings at a glance", by Shannon Clinton. Business First. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
Preceded by Tallest building in Kentucky
1972–1993 		Succeeded by