One Metropolitan Square Explained

Metropolitan Square
Location:1 Metropolitan Square
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6275°N -90.1896°W
Status:Completed
Building Type:Commercial offices
Roof:180.7m (592.8feet)
Floor Count:42
Floor Area:88559m2
Architect:Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Main Contractor:McCarthy/Kwame Construction
Owner:601 West Associates, LLC.
Management:Jones Lang LaSalle
References:[1]

One Metropolitan Square, also known as Met Square, is an office skyscraper completed in 1989, located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. At 180.7m (592.8feet), it is the tallest building in the city and second tallest building in Missouri.

Major tenants include law firms Bryan Cave and Evans & Dixon, the Bi-State Development Agency and Greater St. Louis Inc.[2]

The building was designed by the architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum and was constructed by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the largest general contractor in St. Louis. In early May, 2014, a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone crashed into the building.[3] [4]

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References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 127235 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122202752/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127235 . dead . January 22, 2016 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: How 4 tenants inside one of the region's largest office buildings are coming back to work . 2024-02-15 . www.bizjournals.com.
  3. News: Police investigating drone crash into Met Square building. Moffitt. Kelly. St. Louis Business Journal. 8 May 2014.
  4. News: Drone Strikes Downtown St. Louis Building. Calhoun. Michael. KMOX. 8 May 2014.

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