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The Metropolitan, formerly known as Chase Tower (before 2015), and Lincoln First Bank (before 1996), is a skyscraper located in
Rochester, New York Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in W ...
, United States. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Rochester, standing at . It has 27
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and was constructed in 1973. The architect responsible for designing the building was
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. The building is unique for its outstanding white vertical fins and that it curves outward on the bottom. This building is also known for its fast elevators. Many people refer to them as "rockets". They were installed in the 1970s and travel at about 1000 feet per minute. The Metropolitan was renovated in 1987 and again in 2015. It has of gross area, with of leasable office space.


Recent renovations

The upper floors of the building were converted to apartments in 2016. A new entrance way was completed in 2017.


Damage to fins

The white fins were originally made with
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panel coverings. By the 1980s, however, these began to warp and loosen. They were replaced with painted aluminum panels.


Gallery

File:Metropolitan Tower, formerly Chase Tower. Rochester NY..jpg, Metropolitan Tower, formerly Chase Tower. Rochester NY. File:ChaseTowerNight.jpg, The tower at night


See also

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List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks high-rise buildings in the U.S. city of Rochester, New York by height. The tallest building in the city is the Xerox Tower, which rises and was completed in 1968. Tallest buildings This lis ...
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List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York Upstate New York, broadly defined as part of New York north of New York City and Westchester County, is home to several skyscrapers and high-rises. The tallest building in New York State is the 104-story One World Trade Center, which was comple ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Metropolitan, The JPMorgan Chase buildings Skyscraper office buildings in Rochester, New York Office buildings completed in 1973 1973 establishments in New York (state)