Bank of America Plaza
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Bank of America Plaza (Tampa)
For other buildings with the same name, see Bank of America Plaza (disambiguation).
| Bank of America Plaza | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Former names | Barnett Plaza |
| Alternative names | 101 Kennedy Boulevard |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 101 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°56′48″N 82°27′33″W / 27.94660°N 82.45928°WCoordinates: 27°56′48″N 82°27′33″W / 27.94660°N 82.45928°W |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 175.87 m (577.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. Odell Associates |
The Bank of America Plaza is a 42-story skyscraper located in Downtown Tampa and was completed in 1986. At 175.87 m (577.0 ft), it surpassed One Tampa City Center as the tallest building in Tampa, until completion of 100 North Tampa in 1992. The structure was originally known as Barnett Plaza.[1][2] The structure currently contains around 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of rentable space.[3]
|
Contents
|
Plane incident
Main article: 2002 Tampa plane crash
On January 5, 2002, just four months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 15-year-old amateur pilot Charles Bishop stole a Cessna plane and flew into the Bank of America building in Downtown Tampa. While it killed him, there were no other injuries (because the crash occurred on a Saturday, when few people were in the building). A suicide note found in the wreckage expressed support for Osama bin Laden.[4] Bishop had been taking a prescription medicine for acne called Accutane that may have had the side effect of depression or severe psychosis.[5] His family later sued Hoffman-La Roche, the company that makes Accutane, for $70 million; however, an autopsy found no traces of the drug in the teenager's system.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Bank of America Plaza (Tampa) :: 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, United States :: Glass Steel and Stone
- ^ Neighborhoodtimes: A downtown transformed
- ^ Bank of America Plaza, Tampa
- ^ CNN.com - Police: Tampa pilot voiced support for bin Laden - January 7, 2002
- ^ Michael Fumento on Accutane & Charles Bishop on National Review Online
- ^ Suicidal Pilot's Family Drops Drug Maker Suit
External links
- Bank of America Plaza (Emporis)
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by One Tampa City Center |
Tallest Building in Tampa 1986–1992 176m |
Succeeded by 100 North Tampa |
|
||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Bank of America Plaza (Tampa).
Read more
Mentioned in
Marine Petroleum Trust
(Public Company)
Sabine Royalty Trust
(Public Company)
Bank of America Center
(Los Angeles)
» More