Rivergate Tower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rivergate Tower |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 400 North Ashley Street, Tampa, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°56′50″N 82°27′38″W / 27.947310°N 82.460632°W |
| Construction started | 1986 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Opening | 1988 |
| Owner | In-Rel Properties |
| Management | In-Rel Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 454 ft (138 m) |
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| Floor count | 31 |
| Floor area | 515,965 sq ft (47,934.7 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Harry Wolf |
The Rivergate Tower, also known as the Sykes building or the Beer Can Building, is a 454-foot-tall (138 m) skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. With 31 floors, it is the seventh tallest building in Tampa. Rivergate Tower's principal tenant is Sykes Enterprises, a publicly-traded company that operates technical help and customer support centers internationally.
History
The building was constructed in 1988 at a cost of $150 million as headquarters for NCNB, a predecessor to Nations Bank. Parking is provided in a two-story sub-level structure with a total of 731 spaces. The building was constructed from 1986 to 1988. Architect Harry Wolf based its measurements on the Fibonacci sequence, in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers, leaving each tile in the floor and each window pane is bigger than the ones next to it. The building is faced in French and Texas limestone, making it one of the tallest limestone structures in the world. The distinctive cylindrical shape was meant to symbolize a lighthouse on the Tampa skyline.
The building was purchased by In-Rel Properties at a foreclosure sale in 2011 for $22 million.
Recognition
Harry Wolf's design for Rivergate Tower was given the 1993 National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects's Florida Chapter placed the Rivergate Tower on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.
Neighboring structures
An adjacent cube-shaped building houses the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts along with a bank and a cafe. Just to the north of the tower is Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, and just to the east is the Tampa Riverwalk on the Hillsborough River.
