Status Complete Coordinates 43.156550, -77.606863 Renovated 1987 Floors 27 Cost 20 million USD | Type Office Completed 1973 Height 120 m Opened 1973 Architecture firm John Graham & Company | |
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Location 1 S Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604 Owner Gallina Development Corporation Similar Chase Tower, McCoy Building, Xerox Tower, JPMorgan Chase Building, The Qube | ||
The Metropolitan, formerly known as Chase Tower (before 2015), and Lincoln First Bank (before 1996), is a skyscraper located in Rochester, New York, United States. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Rochester, standing at 392 feet (119 m). It has 27 floors and was constructed in 1973. The architect responsible for designing the building was John Graham & Company. It serves as the upstate New York headquarters of JPMorgan Chase. The building is unique for its outstanding white vertical fins and the fact that it curves outward on the bottom. This building is also known for its fast elevators. Many people refer to them as "rockets". They were installed in the 1970s and travel at about 1000 feet per minute.
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Map of Chase Tower, 195 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604, USA
Damage to fins
The white fins were originally made with marble panel coverings. By the 1980s, however, these began to warp and loosen. They were replaced with painted aluminum panels.
The Metropolitan was renovated in 1987. It has 474,325 square feet (44,066.2 m2) of gross area, with 424,000 square feet (39,400 m2) of leasable office space.