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The Bank of America Plaza, located at 901 Main Street in Downtown Dallas , Texas ( United States is a 72-story Modern -styled Skyscraper . Standing at a structural height of 281 M (921 Ft ), it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the Third Tallest building in Texas and the 18th Tallest building in the United States . It contains 177,000 M&2 (1,900,000 Ft&2 ) of office space. The building was designed by JPJ Architects Inc. and HLM Design . Construction began in 1983 and finished in 1985 . It is known informally as "The Green Building" or "The Green Tower" due to the green argon lighting which outlines the building at night. DESIGN Lighting The building's outline is accented at night by green Argon lighting that runs along all of the building's edges (see picture). Efficiency The skyscraper was one of the first buildings in the United States to receive the Energy Star award for electrical efficiency. Communications The top floor functions as a communications center using the building itself as a giant super antennae. All point-to-point Microwave and fixed-service antennas are concealed within a specifically designed glass communications Parapet on the top floor. The base of the parapet opens to the 72nd floor below allowing for easy and safe access during installation and servicing of wireless devices. It also protects the hardware from weather. James T. Chiles designed this innovative feature. The Communications Center is available for almost every category of / UHF , 220 MHz, 2.8 GHz and 5.8 GHz, cellular, private and common carrier microwave, governmental agencies and broadcast electronic news and information gathering. The center is maintained by Telecommunications Properties and Aspen Communications . HISTORY The development was originally called the Dallas Main Center, and then NationsBank Plaza, before being renamed the Bank of America Plaza in 1998. It was the only tower built out of an original four-tower plan, one of which was a twin to the original tower that would have been illuminated with purple neon. REFERENCES # Telecommunications Properties Inc. # Aspen Communications SEE ALSO PICTURES Image:01220513l.jpg |
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