Phoenix Corporate Center, Office building in Phoenix, United States.
Phoenix Corporate Center is a 26-story International Style office tower built in 1965, standing two miles north of Downtown Phoenix in the Central Corridor. Its north and south facades were originally lined with balconies and framed by seven columns rising from the ground floor into a series of connected arches; the 1990 renovation removed the balconies and several of those columns, leaving glass flush with the slab edge.
Construction started in 1963 and was completed on January 3, 1965, making it the city's tallest building at that time. Major renovations in the 1990s removed the original balconies and repositioned the glass exterior flush with the floor slabs.
The tower's name changed with its owners: it opened as the First Federal Savings Building, was later called Prudential Plaza, and now carries the Phoenix Corporate Center name. Its 1965 completion two miles north of downtown drew corporate offices to the Central Corridor, and the 1990 recladding by The Krausz Companies gave the facades their present flush glass skin.
The tower is easily accessible via major roads in the downtown area and provides adequate parking facilities. The renovations created a modern interior with straightforward navigation through the elevator system.
The 1990 renovation by The Krausz Companies removed the balconies and several north and south facade columns, and the glass elevator on the west elevation no longer works. The arches and balconies that shaped the 1965 tower are gone, so the current facade is flush glass.
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