Xerox Tower

Xerox Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York, standing at 443 feet (135 m) tall.[4] The tower is the centerpiece of a roughly 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) complex named Xerox Square.[5] When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in New York outside of New York City. It was initially used as the headquarters of Xerox Corporation.

Xerox Tower
Former names	Xerox Square
Record height
Tallest in Rochester, New York since 1968^[I]
Preceded by	Kodak Tower
General information
Type	Office
Location	100 Clinton Avenue South Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43.15455°N 77.60477°W
Current tenants	unknown
Construction started	June 28, 1965[1]
Completed	1968
Cost	US$27 million[2]
Owner	Buckingham Properties
Management	Buckingham Properties
Height
Top floor	443 feet (135 m)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Floor area	519,994 square feet (48,309.0 m^2)
Design and construction
Architect	Welton Becket and Associates
Developer	Central City Holding Corporation, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.,Joseph R. Loring & Associates, Raisler Corporation
Main contractor	Turner Construction Company
Website
Official Website
References
[3]

The "Digital X" Xerox logo at the top of the building was removed in 2005 with Xerox's new positioning away from "The Document Company" signature and the related logo in use since 1994.[6]

On April 18, 2009, Xerox announced their wish to sell the tower and other buildings in Xerox Square, and lease back the office space.[1] In August, 2013 the property was sold to Buckingham Properties for $40 million. Under the terms of the sale Xerox will continue to lease space in the building for eight years, with an option to renew. Between the Summer and Autumn of 2015, a multi-color light display was added to all four corners of the tower roof.[5]

The complex formerly featured an outdoor skating rink and an English pub-style restaurant called The Shakespeare, both of which operated until the late 1970s or 1980s before being converted to a private outdoor lounge for Xerox employees.[7]

On January 26, 2018, Xerox has announced that it would vacate the entire building to move all their local employees to Webster.[8]

More recently, it was sold to Gallina Development.[9]

Gallery

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  East entrance, showing plaza
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  Parking garage entrance
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  Plaque
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  Plaza. Formerly an ice skating rink
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  Former skyway to the former Midtown Plaza
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  Base
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  Façade, south side
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  Xerox Tower before the "X" was removed

References

1. Deckert, Andrea (June 18, 2009). "Xerox seeks to sell tower, then lease it back". Rochester Business Journal. Rochester, New York. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
2. "Xerox wants to sell 30-story tower". The Journal Record. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. May 31, 2001. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
3. "Xerox Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
4. Xerox Tower emporis.com
5. Deckert, Andrea (Aug 2, 2013). "Xerox Square sells at $40M". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved Nov 1, 2013.
6. "Xerox, The Very, Very, Very Shiny Company". UnderConsideration - Brand New. January 7, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
7. Morell, Alan (Feb 11, 2017). "Whatever Happened to ... the ice rink at Xerox Square". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved Mar 4, 2013.
8. "Xerox to leave downtown offices, relocate employees to Webster campus". Democrat & Chronicle. Jan 26, 2018. Retrieved Jan 31, 2018.
9. WHAM (2020-09-21). "Gallina Development acquires former Xerox Tower". WHAM. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

External links

• Xerox Tower, emporis
• Xerox Tower, skyscraperpage
• Xerox Tower, RochesterDowntown