Preceded by Buffalo City Hall Type Class "A" Office Height 161 m Phone +1 716-853-4944 | Status Complete Construction started 1969 Floors 38 | |
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Former names One HSBC Center, Marine Midland Center Location One Seneca Tower, Buffalo, NY, United States Address One Seneca Tower, 1 HSBC Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA Hours Closed now Friday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Rand Building, Liberty Building, Main Place Tower, Buffalo City Hall, Main Seneca Building | ||
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One Seneca Tower is a skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was formerly known as One HSBC Center (1999-2013) not to be confused with Five Star Bank Plaza , previously known as One HSBC Plaza and One Marine Midland Plaza and prior to that, as Marine Midland Center (1972-1999), its name was changed in 1999 shortly after Marine Midland's parent company HSBC rebranded the bank as HSBC Bank USA. The building was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1972, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline, at 529 feet (161 m) high. It is an example of modernist style architecture. The building's design is similar to that of the 33 South Sixth building in Minneapolis.
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Building facts
Tenants
Now leasing office and retail space
Broadcast towers atop the building
Significant Former tenants
Future
On December 5, 2012, HSBC Bank USA announced that they would vacate the space it leased in the tower by the time their lease expires in October 2013. Paired with the departure of Phillips Lytle LLP, and the recent closing of the Canadian Consulate, the tower is 90 percent vacant as of 2014.
In August 2016, it was announced that Washington, D.C. based Douglas Development will buy One Seneca tower.
On September 29, 2016, Buffalo Business First reported that Douglas Jemal of Washington, D.C. had completed the purchase of One Seneca Tower and an adjacent parking ramp with plans to redevelop the tower and plaza into a mixed-use complex including retail, restaurant, hotel, office and apartment components.