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One HSBC Center
Information
Location	1 HSBC Center Buffalo, New York, USA
Status	Complete
Constructed	1970
Use	office
Height
Roof	529 Feet (161.2 Meters)
Technical details
Floor count	40
Companies
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

For the skyscraper in Rochester, New York, see One HSBC Plaza

One HSBC Center behind Ellicott Square Building

Coca-Cola Field with The One HSBC Center building in the Background viewed from the 3rd base side of the park.

One HSBC Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. Formerly known as the Marine Midland Center, its name was changed when Marine Midland's parent company HSBC rebranded the bank as HSBC Bank USA. It was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1972, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (111,000 m²) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline, at 529 feet (161 m), or 161 meters high. It is an example of modernist style architecture. One of the most interesting aspects of the building is that it spans the southern end of Main Street, under which the Buffalo Metro Rail passes.

It is the tallest building between Cleveland and Albany.

The plaza hosts Ronald Bladen's monumental, 1973 work titled "Vroom, Shhh."

On a clear day, One HSBC Center can be seen from 20 miles (32 km) away along the New York State Thruway. Due to the large number of railroad overpasses in Erie County, the skyscraper can also be seen from many vantage points along Harlem Road, Union Road, the 400 expressway (as far away as Elma), and the Grand Island bridges along the Niagara section of the Thruway.

Wikinews has related news: Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York

[edit] Tenants

• HSBC Bank USA, occupying 75% of the building
• Phillips Lytle LLP
• Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Seymour H. Knox Foundation
• The John R. Oshei Foundation
• UBS AG Financial Services
• Harold C. Brown
• SoftBank Capital
• Robert Half International, Inc.

[edit] See also

• HSBC Buildings around the world
• List of tallest buildings in Buffalo

Coordinates: 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°W / 42.8795; -78.8757