Worcester Plaza (formerly known as Worcester County National Bank Tower) is a

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located in downtown

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at 446 Main Street. Designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, it was completed in 1974, and is currently tied with The 6Hundred as the tallest building in Worcester. It stands tall, is 24 stories high, and has of total floor space. Its

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is completely glass, similar to the

John Hancock Tower 200 Clarendon Street, previously John Hancock Tower and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. It is the tallest building in New England. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of ...

in nearby

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. The current building was built instead of a larger, more iconic design announced in 1969 that was never realized. The original design was a tall, 50 story, slender tower with an angled crown and would have been the "highest standing commercial building in New England.Worcester Plaza
Emporis.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010 The building was most recently sold in October 2019 to Boston-based Synergy Investments for $16.5 million. It previously sold for $21.5 million in 2000.

Photo gallery

File:Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts.jpg, Worcester Skyline (2012) File:Worcester Plaza Feb 2018.jpg, Worcester Plaza (2018) File:Worcester County National Bank advertisement, 1971.jpg, Worcester County National Bank Advertisement, pre-construction (1971)

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