50 Fountain Plaza, formerly the Key Center North Tower, is a high-rise located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It is the eighth tallest building in Buffalo at 275 feet (85 m) and 17 stories tall.[1] The building has a twin tower next door, 40 Fountain Plaza (formerly Key Center South Tower) which is four stories shorter and connected by a two-story glass atrium encompassing 18,800 square feet of retail space. Once known as the Key Center, the complex is now simply known as Fountain Plaza after KeyBank moved out.[2][3] Both buildings have distinctive pyramid tops that are trimmed with LED lighting strips which are illuminated at night and can change color for specific occasions or holidays.[4] In the front of the two towers is a large fountain in the summer. In the winter, it serves as an outdoor ice rink that is free to the public.[5]

50 Fountain Plaza
Key Center North Tower, in Buffalo, NY
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location50 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates42°53′23.5″N 78°52′24″W / 42.889861°N 78.87333°W / 42.889861; -78.87333
Completed1990
OwnerKey Success LLC
ManagementCiminelli Group
Height
Roof275 feet (83.8 m)
Technical details
Floor count17
Floor area273,260 sq ft (25,386.7 m2)
Lifts/elevators5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
DeveloperCitiPark/CitiComm

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Formerly home to KeyBank's Buffalo operations, the building is home to operations of Labatt Brewing Company's North American breweries sales and marketing and others.

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References

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  1. ^ "Skyscraperpage.com Building Entry". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  2. ^ "Key Center - North Tower". emporis. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Fink, James (August 11, 2016). "Key Center becomes 40-50 Fountain Plaza". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Renovations Underway at 40-50 Fountain Plaza".
  5. ^ Centurione, Giovanni (December 17, 2009). "Free Ice Skating Downtown @ Rotary Rink". Buffalo Rising. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.