Laclede Gas Building | |
Status: | Completed |
Location: | 720 Olive St. Louis, Missouri |
Coordinates: | 38.6282°N -90.1922°W |
Completion Date: | 1967 - 1969 |
Architect: | Emery Roth & Sons |
Owner: | Brandonview LLC |
Floor Area: | 434912square feet |
Floor Count: | 31 |
References: | [1] |
Building Type: | Commercial offices |
Architectural Style: | International style |
Roof: | 122m (400feet) |
Public Transit: | MCT MetroBus At 8th & Pine station |
The Laclede Gas Building is a 31-story, 122m (400feet) skyscraper located at 720 Olive Street in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by the Emery Roth & Sons architecture firm, and was built between 1967 and 1969 for the Laclede Gas Company, which had outgrown its 10-story building at 1017 Olive Street.[2] The Laclede Gas Company vacated the building in March 2015, after 45 years in the space. The building has since been converted to mixed-use, and presently consists of both office and residential spaces.[3]
Uniquely, all power for the building is generated in-house using natural gas burning generators, and therefore is not interconnected to the Ameren power grid.
The building also houses one of the eastbound entrances to MetroLink's 8th & Pine subway station.