1700 Pacific is a
skyscraper
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located at 1700 Pacific Avenue in the
City Center District of
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
. The building rises and contains 49 floors of office space. It is currently the seventh tallest building in the city and was the second tallest in the city when it was completed in 1983, trailing only
Renaissance Tower.
The land on which 1700 Pacific sits was once two triangular blocks separated by Live Oak Street. In 1977, one of the triangular blocks was purchased by Dallas Transit Board for a major transit interchange on a proposed underground transit system
["Group Buys Building at 211 North Ervay". ''The Dallas Morning News''. September 4, 1977.]
The architect for the Tower was WZMH Architects. Berkeley First City L.P. first owned the building while
Jones Lang LaSalle leased the building.
[1700 Pacific to bring fitness center to downtown Dallas]
" ''Dallas Business Journal
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''. Monday August 18, 2008. Retrieved on January 17, 2010. Now, the current owner is
Olymbec, who also manages the leasing. Olymbec is responsible for renovations throughout the building in 2016.
In 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle announced that a fitness center named "Elevation" would move into 1700 Pacific.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Dallas
References
External links
1700 Pacific official website*
1700 Pacific at Skyscraper Center
{{Downtown Dallas
Skyscraper office buildings in Dallas
Office buildings completed in 1983
WZMH Architects buildings