50 Fountain Plaza, formerly the Key Center North Tower, is a
high-rise located in
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...
, USA. It is the eighth tallest building in Buffalo at 275 feet (85 m) and 17 stories tall. The building has a twin tower next door,
40 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center South Tower) which is four stories shorter and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. Once known as the ''Key Center'', the complex is now simply known as ''Fountain Plaza'' after KeyBank moved out. Both buildings have distinctive pyramid tops that are trimmed with LED lighting strips which are illuminated at night and can change color for specific occasions or holidays.
In the front of the two towers is a large fountain in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public.
Tenants
Formerly home to
KeyBank
KeyBank is an American regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and the 27th largest bank in the United States. Organized under the publicly traded KeyCorp, KeyBank was formed from the 1994 merger of the Cleveland-based Society Corpora ...
's Buffalo operations, the building is home to operations of
Labatt Brewing Company
Labatt Brewing Company Limited () is a Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1847, Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada.
In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Interbrew. In 2004, Interb ...
's North American breweries sales and marketing and others.
Gallery
File:Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza.JPG, Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza
File:Key bank north and south tower.jpg, Key Center at Fountain Plaza
File:Fountain plaza1.JPG, The plaza in spring
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Buffalo, New York
This list of the tallest buildings in Buffalo, New York, ranks skyscrapers in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo by height. The tallest building in Buffalo is currently the Seneca One Tower, which stands 529 feet (161 m) tall. As of 2017, Buffalo has 17 ...
References
Twin towers
Skyscraper office buildings in Buffalo, New York
Office buildings completed in 1990
Modernist architecture in New York (state)
1990 establishments in New York (state)
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