Xerox Tower

Xerox Tower
General information
Type Office
Location 100 Clinton Avenue South
Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°09′16″N 77°36′17″W / 43.15455°N 77.60477°W / 43.15455; -77.60477Coordinates: 43°09′16″N 77°36′17″W / 43.15455°N 77.60477°W / 43.15455; -77.60477
Construction started June 28, 1965[1]
Completed 1968
Cost US$27 million[2]
Owner Buckingham Properties
Height
Top floor 443 feet (135 m)
Technical details
Floor count 30
Floor area 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Welton Becket and Associates
Developer Central City Holding Corporation, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.,Joseph R. Loring & Associates, Raisler Corporation
Main contractor Turner Construction Company

Xerox Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York standing at 443 feet (135 m) tall.[3] The tower is the centerpiece of a roughly 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) complex named Xerox Square.[4] When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in New York outside of New York City. It was initially used as the headquarters of Xerox Corporation.[5]

The "Digital X" Xerox logo was removed from the top of the building in 2005 because the company no longer used that logo.

On April 18, 2009, Xerox announced their wish to sell the tower and other buildings in Xerox Square, and lease back the office space.[1] In August, 2013 the property was sold to Buckingham Properties for $40 million. Under the terms of the sale Xerox will continue to lease in space the building for eight years, with an option to renew. Between the Summer and Autumn of 2015, a multi-color light display was added to all four corners of the tower roof.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Deckert, Andrea (June 18, 2009). "Xerox seeks to sell tower, then lease it back". Rochester Business Journal. Rochester, New York. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Xerox wants to sell 30-story tower". The Journal Record. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. May 31, 2001. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ Xerox Tower emporis.com
  4. 1 2 Deckert, Andrea (Aug 2, 2013). "Xerox Square sells at $40M". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved Nov 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Xerox Tower Is Rising in Rochester; 30-Story Building to Be Tallest Made of Poured Concrete". The New York Times. February 26, 1967. pp. R1.
Records
Preceded by
Kodak Tower		 Tallest building in Rochester, NY
443 feet (135 m)
1968-present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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