909 Chestnut Street Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids 909 Chestnut

Former names	One AT&T Center One Bell Center SBC Building Southwestern Bell Telephone Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Location	909 Chestnut Street St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°37′40″N 90°11′41″W / 38.6277°N 90.1946°W / 38.6277; -90.1946
Completed	1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Cost	US$150 million
Owner	Inland Real Estate Group
Height
Roof	179 m (587 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	46
Floor area	1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m²)
Lifts/elevators	24
Design and construction
Architect	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Main contractor	McCarthy Construction, St. Louis, MO

The Beacon on Chestnut (stylized as THE BEACON on Chestnut, formerly One SBC Center, One Bell Center, One AT&T Center, and 909 Chestnut) is a 44-story building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri at 909 Chestnut Street on the Gateway Mall. It is Missouri's largest building by area with 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m²). The building is currently vacant, and is currently planned to be redeveloped into a residential building.

The building was built to replace the Southwestern Bell Building as the Southwestern Bell world headquarters. However, in a series of mergers, the headquarters moved to San Antonio, Texas and was later renamed AT&T.

In 2006 Inland American Real Estate Trust bought the building for $205 million. AT&T then signed a 10-year lease to be the sole tenant.

When AT&T announced, in 2013, that they would be vacating the building in 12 months and that they would be not be renewing the lease when it expired in 2017, the number of employees in that building had fallen from a high of 4,800 to 2,000 through layoffs, outsourcing and remote work.

The building was ultimately foreclosed by US Bank after AT&T's departure and, on April 25, 2022, the building was sold for $4.05 million to SomeraRoad, a New York-based developer.

909 Chestnut Street facts for kids

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