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Frost Bank Tower

Sleek and gorgeous, the Frost Bank Tower, along with the Capitol, is the most identifiable mark on the new Austin skyline, and the tower is Austin's first world-class skyscraper. Adding a fresh, stylish element to our cityscape, this 515-foot monolith, designed by Duda/Paine Architects, has a silvery-blue glass used nowhere else except NYC's 3 Times Square building. Among many firsts, it is now Austin's tallest building, and at the time of its ground-breaking, was the tallest to be built post-9/11. The 600-foot crane used to construct it is the highest crane ever used in Austin. Design Architect: Duda/Paine Architects LLP www.dudapaine.com; Architect: HKS Inc. www.hksinc.com; owner, developer, and property management: Cousins Properties, 401 Congress, 336-9877

Frost Bank Tower
401 Congress, 512/473-4343
www.frostbank.com