First Place Tower is a
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...
located at 15 East Fifth in
downtown Tulsa
Downtown Tulsa is an area of approximately surrounded by an inner-dispersal loop created by Interstate 244, US 64, and US 75. The area serves as Tulsa's financial and business district, and is the focus of a large initiative to draw tourism, whi ...
,
Oklahoma. It was completed in 1973 and has 41 stories. At in height, it is the third tallest building in Tulsa behind
BOK Tower
BOK Tower (named for the Bank of Oklahoma; formerly known as One Williams Center) is a skyscraper in Downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 203 m (667 ft) in height, the 52-story tower was the tallest building in Oklahoma until surpassed by Dev ...
and
Cityplex Towers
CityPlex Towers is a complex of three high-rise office towers located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to b ...
, and the fourth tallest in Oklahoma. Although it shares an address with the adjacent
First National Bank Building, it faces Boston Avenue.
From 2006 to 2017 it was owned by
Maurice Kanbar
Maurice Kanbar (March 1, 1929 – August 20, 2022) was an American entrepreneur and inventor who lived in San Francisco, California. He was particularly well known for his creation of SKYY vodka and was also noted for his extensive real estate i ...
, a California entrepreneur who had extensive holdings in downtown Tulsa until he sold a portfolio of his holdings, including this building, in 2017 to his operating partner, Stuart Price.
[Rhett Morgan]
"Tulsa developer Stuart Price acquires downtown Kanbar properties"
''Tulsa World
The ''Tulsa World'' is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. Tulsa World Media Company is part of Lee Enterprises. The new owners announced in January 20 ...
'', February 5, 2017.
See also
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Buildings of Tulsa, Oklahoma
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List of tallest buildings in Tulsa
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List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma
Notes
References
External links
EmporisKanbar Properties
Skyscraper office buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Office buildings completed in 1973
1973 establishments in Oklahoma
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