Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville)

Bank of America Tower (originally Barnett Center) is a skyscraper in the downtown area of Jacksonville, Florida, at the northwest corner of Bay and Laura streets. At 617 ft (188 m), it is the tallest building in Jacksonville,^[1] the 25th-tallest in Florida, and the tallest building in Florida outside of the Miami metropolitan area. It was built as the headquarters of Barnett Bank and originally named Barnett Center, but the name was changed to NationsBank Tower in 1998 after Barnett Bank was acquired by NationsBank. NationsBank was soon acquired by Bank of America and the building's name was changed to Bank of America Tower in 1999. The 42-floor structure was designed by German-American architect Helmut Jahn, and is constructed of reinforced concrete. It was built on the site of the Heard National Bank Building, the former tallest structure in Florida for twelve years. In 2020, Group RMC purchased the property from Hertz Investment Group.

Bank of America Tower
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Former names	Barnett Center Nationsbank Tower
General information
Type	Commercial office
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	50 North Laura Street Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates	30.32691°N 81.65962°W / 30.32691; -81.65962
Completed	1990
Owner	Group RMC
Management	CBRE
Height
Roof	189.06 m (620.3 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	42
Floor area	698,000 sq ft (64,800 m2)
Lifts/elevators	19
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects

Gallery

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  Entrance to the tower
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  View of the tower in 2010
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  View from Hogan and Church Streets

See also

• Banks portal

• Architecture of Jacksonville
• List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville