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. It was completed in 1985 and has 40 floors.

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designed the building. It ranks 78th on the

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. In 2018, owner

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completed renovations to the building. 425 South Financial Place houses the

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. There is a

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on the top floor. 425 South Financial Place was the home of

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restaurant

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before it closed in 2020.

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is attached to the building.

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