Former names National Building Completed 1966 Roof 72.5 m (238 ft) Opened 1968 Floor area 2 ha | Type Commercial offices Antenna spire 82.9 m (272 ft) Height 72 m Floors 18 Construction started 1965 | |
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Similar Albuquerque Plaza, PNM Building, Dennis Chavez Federal B, Bank of the West Tower, First National Bank Buil | ||
The Compass Bank Building, originally known as the National Building, is a highrise office building in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was the tallest building in New Mexico from its opening in 1966 until the completion of the Albuquerque Plaza towers in 1990, and is now the third tallest. It is 238 feet (73 m) tall and has 18 stories, the lowest six of which are occupied by a parking garage. With the rooftop antennas included it reaches a height of 272 feet (83 m).
Map of Compass Bank Building, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA
Ground was broken on the building on January 25, 1965 and it was completed the following year, surpassing the Bank of the West Tower to become the tallest building in the city. The project was developed by the National Building Corporation of Tennessee.
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