Raymond James Tower is a 21-story
skyscraper and is the
second tallest building in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
. The building is located at the corner of North Front Street and Jefferson Avenue and South Main Street. It is tall, including a
spire
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, and has of office space.
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Parkway Properties . Retrieved September 19, 2010.
It is currently owned by
Orlando, Florida based
Parkway Properties
Parkway Properties, Inc. was a real estate investment trust that invested in office buildings in the Sun Belt. In 2016, the company was acquired by Cousins Properties.
Notable properties owned by the company included Liberty Place, Phoenix ...
, which has owned the building since 1997.
The company once owned six other buildings in Memphis, but has since sold them off.
As of July 2008, the building was 100% occupied.
Structure
The building is clad in carmen red flame cut and polished
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
, and is topped with a 61-foot spire, which is a distinctive feature of the Memphis skyline.
In a nod to the past, the four giant stone
griffins — a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle - that adorned the former Hotel King Cotton are displayed in the atrium of the Raymond James Tower.
History
The site was previously occupied by the Hotel King Cotton, a 12-story high-rise hotel built in 1927. The building demolition was performed by Memphis Wrecking Company and
Controlled Demolition, Inc. in April 1984.
The building was developed by Lowery Companies, LLC.,
Portfolio
lowerycompanies.com . Retrieved September 19, 2010. and was designed by 3D/International of Houston
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.
It was home to Raymond James, formerly known as Morgan Keegan & Company
Raymond James , Morgan Keegan is the name of the former Morgan Keegan & Co. business units acquired by Raymond James Financial on April 2, 2012. The combined firms’ subsidiaries engage primarily in investment and financial planning, investment ...
. Raymond James was the anchor tenant. As of February 2021, Raymond James has moved to two East Memphis locations. Other tenants include KPMG
KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...
, Dr. Kelli Dumas DDS, and several local law firms.
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Memphis
This list of tallest buildings in Memphis ranks completed buildings by height in the U.S. city of Memphis, Tennessee, the 28th largest city in the United States. The tallest building is the 100 North Main building at 430 ft (131m), built in ...
References
External links
Emporis Listing of building
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Skyscraper office buildings in Memphis, Tennessee
Office buildings completed in 1985
1985 establishments in Tennessee