Norwest Center
| Wells Fargo Center | |
|---|---|
Wells Fargo Center
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| Former names | Norwest Center |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°58′37″N 93°16′15″W / 44.97694°N 93.27083°WCoordinates: 44°58′37″N 93°16′15″W / 44.97694°N 93.27083°W |
| Construction started | 1986 |
| Opening | 1988 |
| Owner | Equity Office Properties Trust |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 57 (55 occupied) |
| Floor area | 1,105,249 sq ft (102,681.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
César Pelli César Pelli & Associates Architects |
| Developer | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers |
| Main contractor | Schal Associates, Inc. |
The Wells Fargo Center (90 South 7th St), formerly known as Norwest Center, is the third-tallest building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the IDS Center and the Capella Tower. Completed in 1988, it is 774 feet (235.6 m) tall. For many years, this was believed to be one foot shorter than Capella, but that structure actually had a different height (see the IDS Center article for details). Norwest Center was designed with a modernized art deco style by César Pelli, reflecting nearby structures such as the nearby CenturyLink Building and the Foshay Tower, which is several blocks away. It is also considered by many to be a homage to the Comcast Building at New York City's Rockefeller Center.
Wells Fargo Center sits on the site of the old Northwestern National Bank Building, which was destroyed in a fire in 1982. The original design called for a 45 story tower with a square design that would have easily become the tallest building in Minneapolis but the building had to be redesigned when the site was split in two giving us the design we see today. Northwestern National, renamed Norwest Corporation, maintained its headquarters here. Despite Norwest's adoption of the Wells Fargo identity after acquiring the latter and moving to San Francisco in 1998, significant regional operations are still maintained in this building. Other major tenants include the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels and the local office of accounting firm KPMG.
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