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Height:
714'
Stories: 56
Year: 1984 |
Denver's
tallest skyscraper has been standing proud as the
tallest building in Colorado and the entire Mountain
West region of the United States since its completion
in 1984.
Cast of smooth sardinian granite, the 56-story tower
was completed in 1984 during Denver's Energy Boom,
that famous real estate building frenzy of the 1980s
that pushed most of downtown's skyline into the
sky.
Republic Plaza contains 1,239,000 square feet of office space,
a significant amount of which is leased to TIAA-CREF, law firms and banks. |
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Height:
709'
Stories: 53
Year: 1983 |
Denver's
second tallest skyscraper was completed in 1983
and serves as the world headquarters for Qwest Communications.
The 709', 53-story tower is a collision of two octagonal
towers of varying heights, with numerous horizontal
and vertical setbacks providing an impressive sculptural
form on the Denver skyline.
Recently occupied by US West, the former
regional phone company for the western
United States, the building changed
hands and corporate logos when a Denver
telecommunications company known as
Qwest swallowed up US West in a landmark
merger.
In a style befitting of the high-flying
dot-com economy of the 90s, the three
new Qwest logos became the most illuminous
objects in downtown Denver, instantly
achieving landmark status on the Denver
skyline. |
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Height:
698'
Stories: 52
Year: 1983 |
No
other building holds as much symbolism for Denver
as the Wells Fargo Center. Called the "cash register"
by locals, the skyscraper's unique crescent roofline
has been defining the Denver skyline since its completion
in 1983.
Although only Denver's third tallest building, the
Wells Fargo Center is by far Denver's most recognizeable
skyscraper. Designed by Philip Johnson, the building
houses major offices for Wells Fargo bank and serves
as the heaquarters for Newmont Mining, the world's
largest gold mining concern. |
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Height:
544'
Stories: 43
Year: 1985 |
Perhaps
one of Denver's most stunning skyscrapers, 1999
Broadway's unique design is owed to the shape of
its site. During the height of Denver's energy boom,
Lauder Development intended to raze the historic
Holy Ghost Catholic Church to build a regular "shoebox"
tower. After much public outcry from the church
and the public alike, Lauder realized that the church
wasn't going anywhere. The only solution? Build
their new project around the church. 1999
Broadway features an exquisite glass facade on its
north side which, through the use of straight walls
setbacked into a faceted curve, surrounds the historic
church on three sides. |
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Height:
522'
Stories: 42
Year: 1981 |
At
522', the MCI Tower was once the tallest
building in Denver for a brief period
in 1981, a title which lasted for only
a few months before 1801 California
Street surpassed it at nearly 200 feet
taller.
Sporting a unqiue design in which the
tower bulges at the top and becomes
wider, some have termed the feature
a "setfront" because it is the complete
opposite of the classic setback. The
bottom 15 floors of the building, or
the narrower portion of the tower, is
home to the Marriott City Center Hotel.
The uppper floors contain offices, a
significant amount of which are leased
to anchor tenant MCI. |
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555 17th Street (Qwest Tower)
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Height:
507'
Stories: 38
Year: 1978 |
Constructed
as the Anaconda Tower in 1978, 555 17th Street at
one time enjoyed the title of Denver's tallest skyscraper.
In fact, the tower was even the visual "centerpiece"
of the Denver skyline from 1978 until 1981, finally
handing the trophy over to the MCI Tower.
The building rose to renewed prominence when it
became the headquarters for Qwest Communications,
although it has since lost the headquarters to 1801
California Street two blocks removed. The tower
was the first building to ever sport Qwest logos;
in total, 10 Qwest logos tower over downtown Denver
today. |
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