Wells Fargo Plaza, Office tower in Washington, United States.
1201 Pacific is a 25-storey, 88-metre office tower at 1201 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, Washington, completed in 1970 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was built for the National Bank of Washington with backing from investors including George Weyerhaeuser and Ben Cheney, on land cleared under Tacoma's urban renewal programme.
The tower was announced in 1968 at a cost of $14 million and completed in 1970, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill on land cleared by Tacoma's urban renewal program. It was built for the National Bank of Washington, acquired that same year by Pacific National Bank, later First Interstate Bank of Washington and, from 1996, Wells Fargo. Investors included George Weyerhaeuser and Ben Cheney.
The tower's name changed with its owners: opened for the National Bank of Washington, it became Wells Fargo Center after the 1996 acquisition, then lost its naming rights in 2016 and took the address 1201 Pacific. Its 25 floors and 88 m make it Tacoma's tallest building.
The tower stands at 1201 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, on land cleared through the city's urban renewal program. It is owned by Unico Properties and holds LEED Silver certification, awarded in 2011. The sources describe no public observation deck or visitor facilities.
The building was announced in 1968 at a cost of $14 million and rose on land cleared by Tacoma's urban renewal program. Investors included George Weyerhaeuser and Ben Cheney, and the design came from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It earned LEED Silver certification in 2011 and is now owned by Unico Properties.
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