PNC Tower is a

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, and located at 101 South Fifth Street. Completed in 1972, the 40-story, high structure was designed by

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Wallace Harrison Wallace Kirkman Harrison (September 28, 1895 – December 2, 1981) was an American architect. Harrison started his professional career with the firm of Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, participating in the construction of Rockefeller Center. He is ...

and

Max Abramovitz Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firm Harrison & Abramovitz. Life Abramovitz was the son of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduate ...

based on the timeless designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This is the only building in Louisville that Harrison & Abramovitz designed, although the firm designed more than 15 buildings in New York, including the

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and the

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. The building, originally named First National Tower, was named after First National Bank and renamed National City Tower in 1994 when First National Bank was acquired by National City Bank. The building was renamed PNC Tower in 2017. PNC Tower was the tallest building in the state of

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from 1972 until

400 West Market 400 West Market is a skyscraper in Downtown Louisville, Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The 35-story, high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson. It was Kentucky's tallest building when built for $100 million in 1991. ...

was completed in 1993. The tower is constructed of steel columns on concrete piles of caissons with an anodized aluminum and glass curtain wall. The Annex, constructed of reinforced concrete, houses the garage, retail space on the grade level and office space on the top level. In February 2010, the National City logos on east and west sides of the tower were replaced with

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logos, due to PNC's takeover of National City Bank. The building is currently leased by Jones Lang LaSalle. and managed by

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and owned by DB Oak Barrel LLC. Tenants include Humana Inc.,

, the

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of the

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, Bingham Greenebaum Doll PLLC,

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and Fultz Maddox Dickens PLC."Highest center-city office buildings at a glance"
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