| BNY Mellon Center | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:BNY_Mellon_Center_Pittsburgh_2022.jpg) Aerial view of BNY Mellon Center | |
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| Former names | Dravo Tower 1 Mellon Bank Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices (Authorized commercial offices) |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | 500 Grant St Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°26′23″N 79°59′46″W / 40.4397°N 79.9961°W |
| Construction started | October 1980 |
| Completed | June 1984 |
| Cost | $100 million+ ($419.8 million+ today)[1] |
| Owner | The Bank of New York Mellon |
| Management | CBRE |
| Height | |
| Roof | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 55 |
| Floor area | 1,699,987 sq ft (157,934.0 m2)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Welton Becket and Associates |
| Developer | U.S. Steel |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Steel Plaza |
| References | |
| [3][4][5][6] | |
BNY Mellon Center is a 55-story skyscraper located at 500 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing 725 ft (221 m) tall, it is the second-tallest building in the city. Announced on March 27, 1980, the tower was completed in June 1984.[7] It was initially planned to be the world headquarters of the Dravo Corporation (now Carmeuse Corporation) by its majority owner at the time and current neighbor U.S. Steel until Dravo was purchased in 1983.[1] Upon opening, the building was named One Mellon Center after Mellon Financial Corporation, which used the tower as the company's global headquarters. In 2007, the company merged with Bank of New York to form The Bank of New York Mellon; the resulting corporation continues to use the building as one of its major offices. In 2008, the building was renamed to its current moniker as part of a branding initiative by The Bank of New York Mellon.[8]
Prominent features of the building include its eight-sided design and mansard roof. The tower is connected to the U.S. Steel Tower through a tunnel which passes through Steel Plaza subway station. BNY Mellon Center is the ninth-tallest building in Pennsylvania (as well as the second-tallest within the state outside of Philadelphia) and 195th-tallest skyscraper in the world, and also the building with the highest taxable property value in Allegheny County, surpassing even the U.S. Steel Tower.[citation needed] On clear days, it is possible to spot the building from as far as 50 miles away, usually from the top of Chestnut Ridge.
- ^ a b David Guo (28 March 1980). "U.S. Steel Unveils the Plan of 54-Story Dravo Building". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "BNY Mellon Center". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "BNY Mellon Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 121897". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- ^ "BNY Mellon Center". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ BNY Mellon Center at Structurae
- ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Belko, Mark (December 11, 2008). "BNY Mellon name to adorn One Mellon Center, while Consol buys rights to new arena". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 May 2012.