50 Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Fleet Center) is a

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skyscraper in

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. At a height of , it is currently the sixth-tallest building in the city and state. The building is named for

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, which stands to the structure's northeast. Built by Gilbane Building Company, notable occupants with headquarters in the building include

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company Nortek, Inc. and

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. The building's exterior façade features in "granite framing green-reflective-glass side elevations". Its location, sandwiched between the

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and the Industrial National Bank Building, ostensibly detracts from its height with architectural historian William Woodward calling it, "a trifle too low for the site." In company of the its two neighbors, however, the building forms part of one of the most identifiable parts of the Providence skyline. This section of the Providence skyline is featured on the animated television series ''

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''. The building is accessible via 100 Westminster St., which has been owned by Paolino Properties since 2014.

Gallery

File:Providence skyline over Kennedy Plaza.jpg, The building stands between

(left) and the Industrial National Bank Building (right) File:Skyline from Waterplace.jpg, The building (center left) is visible from

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