Fifth Avenue Place (originally "Hillman Tower", sometimes called Highmark Place) is a skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United States. The building is owned by Highmark subsidiary Jenkins Empire Associates and has served as the company's headquarters since it was completed in 1988.
Stubbins Associates in association with WTW Architects
Developer
Hillman Associates
The building was completed on April 14, 1988[3] and it has 31 floors. Located at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Fifth Avenue, it rises 616 feet (188 m) above Downtown Pittsburgh. The structure is made up of a unique granite frame for roughly the first 450 feet (140 m), then collapses inward in a pyramidal shape for another 124-foot-tall (38 m) roof structure. The roof utilizes four prisms clad in granite and encloses a penthouse area that stores the mechanics for the building as well as the cooling towers. Before Highmark's branding of the top of the tower, there were video screens at the base of the decorative summit of the building.
Protruding from the top of the skyscraper is a 178-foot-tall (54 m) mast manufactured by Meyer Industry of Minnesota. Despite its rounded appearance, the 13-story steel structure is actually 12-sided and measures four feet in diameter. Due to high winds, the mast allows for up to three feet of sway. The height at the top of the mast represents the intended height for the building when it was in development. However, the city decided that that height would not fit in well with the skyline, so the height of the main structure was restricted to what it is today.[4]
Crane operator David Angle, the father of future Olympic wrestler and professional wrestlerKurt Angle, was killed in a construction accident during construction of Fifth Avenue Place on August 29, 1984.[5]
There is a shopping center on the first two floors.[6][7] A renovation of the space was announced in September 2019; the remodeled shopping mall will mainly focus on dining and is planned to include an open atrium and more natural lighting, plus other amenities. The renovation was expected to take three years to complete. The renovation was completed in May 2023 (new article section and pictures will need to be added.) [8]
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Further readingedit
Toker, Franklin (2007). Buildings of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Chicago: Society of Architectural Historians; Santa Fe: Center for American Places ; Charlottesville: In association with the University of Virginia Press. ISBN978-0-8139-2650-6.
External linksedit
Media related to Fifth Avenue Place (Pittsburgh) at Wikimedia Commons
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fifth Avenue Place Pittsburgh news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fifth Avenue Place originally Hillman Tower sometimes called Highmark Place is a skyscraper in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States The building is owned by Highmark subsidiary Jenkins Empire Associates and has served as the company s headquarters since it was completed in 1988 Fifth Avenue PlaceView of Fifth Avenue Place from Mount WashingtonGeneral informationTypeOffice retailLocation120 Fifth Avenue PittsburghCoordinates40 26 31 N 80 00 12 W 40 44194 N 80 00333 W 40 44194 80 00333Construction started1985Completed1988Cost 100 million 281 7 million today 1 HeightRoof616 ft 188 m Technical detailsFloor count31Floor area750 201 sq ft 69 696 0 m2 2 Design and constructionArchitect s Stubbins Associates in association with WTW ArchitectsDeveloperHillman AssociatesThe building was completed on April 14 1988 3 and it has 31 floors Located at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Fifth Avenue it rises 616 feet 188 m above Downtown Pittsburgh The structure is made up of a unique granite frame for roughly the first 450 feet 140 m then collapses inward in a pyramidal shape for another 124 foot tall 38 m roof structure The roof utilizes four prisms clad in granite and encloses a penthouse area that stores the mechanics for the building as well as the cooling towers Before Highmark s branding of the top of the tower there were video screens at the base of the decorative summit of the building Protruding from the top of the skyscraper is a 178 foot tall 54 m mast manufactured by Meyer Industry of Minnesota Despite its rounded appearance the 13 story steel structure is actually 12 sided and measures four feet in diameter Due to high winds the mast allows for up to three feet of sway The height at the top of the mast represents the intended height for the building when it was in development However the city decided that that height would not fit in well with the skyline so the height of the main structure was restricted to what it is today 4 Crane operator David Angle the father of future Olympic wrestler and professional wrestler Kurt Angle was killed in a construction accident during construction of Fifth Avenue Place on August 29 1984 5 Contents 1 Retail 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksRetail edit nbsp Commercial space on the first two floors There is a shopping center on the first two floors 6 7 A renovation of the space was announced in September 2019 the remodeled shopping mall will mainly focus on dining and is planned to include an open atrium and more natural lighting plus other amenities The renovation was expected to take three years to complete The renovation was completed in May 2023 new article section and pictures will need to be added 8 See also editList of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh PittsburghReferences edit Pittsburgh Post Gazette Google News Archive Search Retrieved 25 March 2016 Fifth Avenue Place Skyscraper Center CTBUH Retrieved 18 September 2017 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Google News Archive Search Retrieved 25 March 2016 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Google News Archive Search Retrieved 25 March 2016 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Kurt Angle s Road to the Olympics 1996 before WWE HD YouTube Fifth Avenue Place Downtown Pittsburgh s premier shopping and office complex Fifthavenueplacepa com Retrieved 2016 03 25 Fifth Avenue Place Arcade Shops Pittsburgh PA 15222 Entertainment Districts in Pittsburgh PA Visitpittsburgh com Retrieved 2016 03 25 Rayworth Melissa 2019 09 04 Highmark announces 20 million renovation of their Fifth Avenue Place headquarters NEXTpittsburgh Retrieved 2020 10 16 Further reading editToker Franklin 2007 Buildings of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Chicago Society of Architectural Historians Santa Fe Center for American Places Charlottesville In association with the University of Virginia Press ISBN 978 0 8139 2650 6 External links edit nbsp Media related to Fifth Avenue Place Pittsburgh at Wikimedia Commons EmporisPreceded byOxford Centre Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Height616 feet 188 m 31 floors Succeeded byPPG PlacePreceded byEQT Plaza Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Year of Completion1988 Succeeded byThree PNC Plaza nbsp This article related to a building or structure in Pittsburgh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fifth Avenue Place Pittsburgh amp oldid 1163469444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
