BMO Plaza explained
| BMO Plaza |
| Floor Count: | 31 (28 above ground, 3 below)[1] |
| Status: | completed |
| Building Type: | Offices |
| Structural System: | Steel beam with composite concrete and metal deck |
| Cost: | $60 million |
| Location: | 135 N. Pennsylvania St. |
| Location Town: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7695°N -86.1557°W |
| Start Date: | 1986 |
| Completion Date: | 1988 |
| Elevator Count: | 10[2] |
| Architecture Firm: | 3D/International (Houston, Texas) |
| Developer: | Phillip R. Duke and Associates |
| Main Contractor: | Duke Construction |
| Parking: | 390 spaces on levels 2-6 & basement |
| References: | [3] |
BMO Plaza, formerly the M&I Plaza,[4] is a high-rise office building located at 135 North Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was completed in 1988 and is currently the sixth-tallest building in the city, at with 31 stories.[1] It is primarily used for office space. At, BMO Plaza is the ninth-largest office building downtown, according to IBJ statistics. Tenants include BMO Harris Bank, U.S. Department of Defense, and General Electric Capital Services.[5]
History
The building was developed as First Indiana Plaza by Indianapolis-based Phillip R. Duke and Associates and construction was started in mid 1986 following the demolition of the seven-story Denison Parking garage on the site.[6] When the building opened in April 1988, it served as the headquarters of the First Indiana Federal Savings Bank, the building's major tenant.[7]
In September 2008, the building was renamed M&I Plaza following the acquisition of First Indiana by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation earlier that year.[8] Three years later, the building changed name a second time to BMO Plaza.[9]
During the late nineteenth century, the building site had been the home of the Denison Hotel.[10]
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Notes and References
- Web site: BMO Plaza . Skyscraper Center . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . 12 September 2023.
- Web site: BMO Plaza. Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. 2017-08-24.
- Web site: BMO Plaza Brochure . November 12, 2012 .
- Web site: BMO Plaza latest downtown office building to hit market . . 2016-03-25 . October 6, 2015 . Scott . Olson.
- News: Chicago firm pays $40M for downtown office tower . 2017-06-15 . . April 6, 2016 . Scott . Olson.
- News: City skyline gains 2 towers: Construction set to begin on Ohio Street buildings . . May 13, 1986 . 1 . Morris P. . Wildey . . subscription . Phillip R. Duke and Associates officially announced that it will develop a 400-foot, 28-story office building at the southeast corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets. It will be the new headquarters of First Indiana Federal Savings Bank. Construction will begin June 2... the new $60-million building... will be called First Indiana Plaza. The new structure will be the third-tallest building in the city, behind the American United Life building and Indiana National Bank Tower. First Indiana Plaza will drop to fourth, however, when American Fletcher builds its 48-story headquarters on the southwest corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets... To make way for the First Indiana Plaza, Duke will buy and tear down a seven-story Denison Parking garage at 135 N. Pennsylvania Street..
- News: First Indiana Plaza a half-hearted fortress . . April 10, 1988 . 98 . . . subscription . The latest skyscraper to open for business is the 28-story First Indiana Plaza. Designed by 3DI of Houston, the tower rates a solid "B." It commands the southwest corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets with authority. Set approachably close to the street, the grand entrance rises upon pillars of a dark, warm granite..
- News: M&I sign appears atop skyscraper . . September 29, 2008 . Cory . Schouten.
- BMO Lights Up the Indianapolis Skyline . . February 3, 2012 . .
- News: Then and Now: Denison Hotel 135 N. Pennsylvania Street . Historic Indianapolis . July 21, 2011 . Joan . Hostetler.
