Capital One Tower (Louisiana)
Banking; office space in Lake Charles, Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Capital One Tower is a vacant skyscraper located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and is the tallest building in the city.
Capital One Tower | |
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Former names | Hibernia Tower; Calcasieu Marine Tower |
General information | |
Type | Banking; office space |
Location | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Construction started | 1981 |
Completed | 1982 |
Opening | October 1, 1983 |
Cost | $45 million |
Owner | Hertz Investment Group |
Management | Hertz Investment Group |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 375 ft (114.3 meters) |
Roof | 314 ft (95.7 meters) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Lifts/elevators | 8 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates |
Structural engineer | Miner-Dederick; F. Miller and Sons |
References | |
http://www.hertzgroup.com/hertz-properties/capital-one-tower/ |
The building was designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates of Houston and was constructed by Miner-Dederick of Houston and F. Miller and Sons of Lake Charles. Construction began in March 1981 with groundbreaking in January 1982. The building was opened in 1983 and stands 22 stories and 375 feet tall with 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of space. The tower is part of a four-acre lot that includes an attaching parking garage.[1] The cost was estimated at $45 million.
Capital One Tower is one of the dominant features of the skyline of downtown Lake Charles. The building was originally called the CM Tower, for Calcasieu Marine National Bank, then renamed the Hibernia tower after Hibernia purchased Calcasieu Marine. It was then changed to Capital One Tower after Capital One Bank acquired Hibernia National Bank in 2005.