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50 Kennedy Plaza

Office in Rhode Island, United States

Field	Value
name	50 Kennedy Plaza
image	50 Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Fleet Center).jpg
location	50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02891, United States
coordinates
map_type	Rhode Island
roof	285 ft
floor_count	20
completion_date	1985
building_type	Office
architect	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
main_contractor	Gilbane Building Company

50 Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Fleet Center) is a postmodern skyscraper in Providence, Rhode Island. At a height of 285 ft, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in the city and state. The building is named for Kennedy Plaza, which stands to the structure's northeast.

Built by Gilbane Building Company, notable occupants with headquarters in the building include Fortune 1000 company Nortek, Inc. and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

The building's exterior façade features in "granite framing green-reflective-glass side elevations". Its location, sandwiched between the 125 m One Financial Center and the 130 m Industrial National Bank Building, ostensibly detracts from its height with architectural historian William Woodward calling it, "a trifle too low for the site." In company of its two neighbors, however, the building forms part of one of the most identifiable parts of the Providence skyline. This section of the Providence skyline is featured on the animated television series Family Guy.

The building is accessible via 100 Westminster St., which has been owned by Paolino Properties since 2014.

Gallery

File:Providence skyline over Kennedy Plaza.jpg|The building stands between One Financial Center (left) and the Industrial National Bank Building (right) File:Skyline from Waterplace.jpg|The building (center left) is visible from Waterplace Park

References

"50 Kennedy Plaza". [[Emporis]].
http://www.nortek-inc.com/corpback.htm {{Webarchive. link. (2006-11-18 Nortek's company website)
"Contact - Providence". Providence Equity Partners LLC.
Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. (2003). "PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture". Providence Preservation Society.

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