One Congress Plaza

One Congress Plaza
One Congress Plaza
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	111 Congress Ave Austin, Texas
Coordinates
Completed	1987
Opening	1987
Height
Roof	390 ft (119 m)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Design and construction
Architect	Susman Tidale Gayle Architects

One Congress Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 390 feet (119 meters) tall and containing 30 floors, standing as the eighth tallest building in Austin. One famous feature of the building has been its sunken plaza, which includes trees and park benches, as well as the location for the AMOA Art Show. Built in 1987, the building was one of the skyscrapers built during the 1970s and 1980s boom Austin had at the time, and still is one of Austin's most famous buildings. Norwest Plaza, and Franklin Federal Plaza have been other names for One Congress Plaza.

One Congress Plaza stairsteps back from Congress Avenue as part of a 1931 height restriction. One Congress Plaza has 548,823 square feet (50,987.3 m²) of space and is one of Austin's waterfront skyscrapers.

External links

• One Congress Plaza - Thomas Properties Group