Bank of America Tower (originally Barnett Center) is a skyscraper in the downtown area of

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, at the northwest corner of Bay and Laura streets. At , it is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the seventeenth-tallest in Florida (the tallest ten all being in

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). It was built as the headquarters of

Barnett Bank Barnett Bank was an American bank based in Florida. Founded in 1877, it eventually became the largest commercial bank in Florida with over 600 offices and $41.2 billion in deposits. Barnett was purchased by NationsBank in 1997.Ginzl, David: "T ...

and originally named Barnett Center, but the name was changed to NationsBank Tower in 1998 after Barnett Bank was acquired by

NationsBank NationsBank was one of the largest banking corporations in the United States, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company named NationsBank was formed through the merger of several other banks in 1991, and prior to that had been through mul ...

. NationsBank was soon acquired by

Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bank ...

and the building's name was changed to Bank of America Tower in 1999. The 42-floor structure was designed by

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architect

Helmut Jahn Helmut Jahn (January 4, 1940 – May 8, 2021) was a German-American architect, known for projects such as the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liber ...

, and is constructed of reinforced concrete.

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