Phoenix Plaza is a mixed use office complex located in midtown

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. It was built between 1988 and 1990 at a cost of

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158 million. There is of office space plus 225 hotel rooms. Phoenix Plaza has three hi-rise office buildings, a large parking garage and a hotel tower. Two distinct design concepts can be seen. The façades of CenturyLink Tower, the parking structure and Hilton Suites are colored in the late 1980s design trend of combining the pastel hues of “dusty rose” with turquoise. Phoenix Plaza Towers One and Two are sleek, modern, highly polished and complement the desert inspired buildings, which share their site. The architect for the buildings was Langdon Wilson and Phoenix Plaza was developed by the Koll Company and BetaWest Properties, Inc.

CenturyLink Tower

CenturyLink Tower, formerly known as the Qwest Tower, at and 26 floors, is the tallest building in Arizona outside of Downtown Phoenix, and the 3rd tallest building in Phoenix and Arizona overall. The tower's design is a basic square with vertical setbacks on all four sides giving each actual corner of the tower three 45-degree angled corners. Adding to the postmodern element is the addition of a single bay style window centered on each face of the tower and spanning floors 2 to 23. The crown is a

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design and is colored

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. CenturyLink Tower was completed in 1989.

Embassy Suites by Hilton

Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown North is an 11-story, 225-room, all-suite hotel. The main floor plate is shaped like a table-cut diamond. Guest rooms ring a dramatic

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which also rises 11 floors. The Hilton Suites was completed in 1990.

Phoenix Plaza Tower

Phoenix Plaza Tower One and Phoenix Plaza Tower Two is in the shape of an elongated

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topped by a rectangular

. Each tower is tall and 20 stories. They are finished in polished

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and red

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panels. Tower One was completed in 1988, Tower Two completed in 1990. Phoenix Plaza was awarded the BOMA Building of the Year Award in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, and 2000 for superior tenant services and building operation. Tenants include the headquarters of

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File:PhoenixPlazaPic.jpg, alt=, The CenturyLink Tower in between the Phoenix Plaza Towers. File:Quest&Hilton.jpg, alt=, CenturyLink Tower, 3rd tallest building in Arizona, and the Hilton Suites File:Central Phoenix, AZ, W Thomas Road near Central Avenue, from left, Bank of America, Phoenix Professional Tower, Phoenix Corporate Center, Phoenix Plaza, Hilton Suites, CenturyLink, 2011 - panoramio.jpg, alt=, Phoenix Plaza towers at center right with the adjacent Phoenix Corporate Center and 3030 N Central File:Central Phoenix, AZ, SW Corner Thomas Road and Central Avenue, from left, Phoenix Professional Tower, Phoenix Corporate Center, Phoenix Plaza, Hilton Suites, 2011 - panoramio.jpg, alt=, View of the complex from Central Avenue

CenturyLink Tower

Embassy Suites by Hilton

Phoenix Plaza Tower

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