Preceded by Bank of America Tower Type Commercial offices Opened 1955 Phone +1 806-763-4597 | Status Complete Height 84 m Floors 20 | |
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Former names Great Plains Life Building Alternative names NTS Tower
NTS Communications Building Location 1220 Broadway Street
Lubbock, Texas Address 1220 Broadway St # 1109, Lubbock, TX 79401, USA Similar Wells Fargo Building, Carlock Building, Tubbs‑Carlisle House, Warren and Myrta Bacon Ho, Lubbock Post Office and Fede | ||
The Metro Tower, also known as the NTS Tower, is an office skyscraper located in Lubbock, Texas. Completed in 1955, it is the tallest building in Lubbock at 274 feet (84 meters). The 20-story skyscraper was originally known as the Great Plains Life Building after an insurance company that served as its first occupant. It suffered heavy damage in the 1970 Lubbock tornado, and sat vacant and derelict for several years amid talk of possible demolition. After extensive renovation, the building was reopened in 1975 and has been occupied ever since. It is the second tallest known building to have survived a direct hit by an F5 tornado. The tallest is the ALICO building in Waco, TX which is two stories taller also survived a direct hit from a F5 tornado in 1953.