First Bank and Trust Tower, Office skyscraper in Central Business District, New Orleans, US.
The First Bank and Trust Tower rises 481 feet with 36 floors, featuring granite exterior walls and bronze-tinted glass panels throughout its structure.
Welton Becket & Associates completed this post-modern tower in 1987, establishing it as the fifth tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana.
Bronze sculptures by Enrique Alférez, depicting David and a lute player, stand at the main entrance on Poydras Street.
The building contains seven levels of parking from floors 2 to 8, while floors 10 through 36 serve as office spaces for numerous businesses.
The tower reopened to tenants in 2005 after sustaining window and roof damage during Hurricane Katrina, demonstrating its structural resilience.
Location: Louisiana
Inception: 1987
Architects: Welton Becket
Floors above the ground: 36
Elevators: 15
GPS coordinates: 29.95056,-90.07389
Latest update: March 6, 2025 08:02
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