Everything about Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis totally explained
Wells Fargo Center>
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| Begun: |
1986 |
| Opened: |
1988 |
| Height: |
774 (236 meters) |
| Floors: |
57 (55 occupied) |
| ZIP Code: |
55402 |
| World Rank: |
139th (as of July 2005) |
| City Rank: |
3rd (as of mid 2005) |
| Location: |
90 South Seventh Street |
| Architect: |
César Pelli
César Pelli & Associates Architects |
| Developers: |
Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
The
Wells Fargo Center, formerly known as
Norwest Center, is the third-tallest building in
Minneapolis, Minnesota after
225 South Sixth and the
IDS Center tower. Completed in 1988, it's 774
feet (235.6
m) tall. For many years, this was believed to be one foot shorter than 225 South Sixth, but that structure actually had a different height (see the
IDS Center article for details). Norwest Center was designed with a modernized
art deco style by
César Pelli, reflecting nearby structures such as the nearby
Qwest Building and the
Foshay Tower, which is several blocks away. It is also considered by many to be an homage to the
GE Building at
New York City's
Rockefeller Center.
Wells Fargo Center sits on the site of the old
Northwestern National Bank Building, which was destroyed in a
fire in 1982.
Norwest Bank was the original lessee, and
Wells Fargo still has regional offices there (Norwest, one of the most acquisitive
banks of the 1990s, actually took over Wells Fargo in 1998, but decided to use the name Wells Fargo instead of staying Norwest, and then moved their headquarters from Minneapolis to
San Francisco, California where Wells Fargo had been based).
It is brilliantly lit at night, with
floodlamps pointing up from the setback rooftops to illuminate the sides of the building. (But it's still much more energy efficient than the previous building. In
2000, it was recognized by the
EPA as one of the 100 most energy efficient buildings in the USA.) In
1989, the building was praised by the
Urban Land Institute, who honored it with their Award for Excellence in Large Scale Office Development. It is located at 90 South 7th Street.
Gaviidae Common, a neighboring
shopping center, was also designed by Pelli and built at the same time.
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