City Tower is a
skyscraper in
downtown San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, in the U.S. state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. The 22-story building previously served as the headquarters for
Frost Bank
Frost Bank is a Texas-chartered bank based in San Antonio with 155 branches and 1,700 automated teller machines, all of which are in Texas. It is the primary subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., a bank holding company. It is on the list of ...
from 1975 to 2019 until Frost Bank moved into the eponymously named
Frost Tower.
In 2015 the city of San Antonio acquired the building for $52.9 million and has allotted $88 million for renovations to the building. Upon completion of the renovations the building will consolidate 24 city departments and 1,400 city employees and will serve as the main office building for the city of San Antonio.
At a height of , it is the 11th tallest building in San Antonio.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in San Antonio
The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing tall. Completed for H ...
References
Skyscraper office buildings in San Antonio
Office buildings completed in 1975
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