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Originally Posted by verbl
yep thats the one.... even though they are HQ'd here the one in austin blows that one away? they are just out doing us in just about every thing huh? kinda sux
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To be fair, the Frost Bank Tower started out just being a speculative office building. They knew there was a market for office space, but they hadn't lined up a major tenant the size of Frost Bank until about 6 months or more after construction had started. Originally the building was to be named "Congress at Fourth" which is talking about its location in downtown. Once it was announced that Frost Bank would be the major tenant in the building, the name was changed and the building carried their logo. Frost Bank had previously been in a 20-story building just down the street. That building also carried their name (Frost Bank Plaza) and logo for about 10 years until they moved out in 2004. Their lease ran out there and they wanted more space, and something to signify the bank's presence in Austin.