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Capella Tower
601 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis MN United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1992 | | Floor Count | 56 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - parking garage | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - postmodern | | Materials | | - glass |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 776 ft | | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | | | | | | | | Smaller tower | | 278 ft | | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | | | | | |
Description
• Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
• Associate Architect : HKS, Inc.
• Developer: Joint Venture of IBM Corporation and
The OPUS Corporation
• Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers Inc.
• Third tallest building in Minneapolis and tallest building in Minneapolis to be completed in the 90's.
• Completed in 1992 as the headquarters for 1st Bank, later US Bancorp, until 2002 when US Bancorp moved its headquarters to the 32 story building at 800 Nicolett Mall.
• The semi-circle located atop the tower is not only for decoration but also serves as a screen for the cooling towers and other mechanical equipment. The feature has given the nickname the "Halo Building" or "Stanley Cup Building".
• The building stands on an "L" shaped footprint.
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