Frost Tower (San Antonio)

This article is about a building in San Antonio, Texas. For the building in Austin, Texas, see Frost Bank Tower.
Frost Tower (San Antonio)
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location111 West Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas
 United States
Coordinates29°25′37″N 98°29′49″W / 29.4269°N 98.4970°W / 29.4269; -98.4970
Construction startedMarch 7, 2017[1]
Completed2019
Height
Roof400 ft (120 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count23[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Alamo Architects, Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc.[1]
Main contractorClark Construction[2]

The Frost Tower is a 23-story skyscraper in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It opened in 2019 at a cost of $142 million and is the first new office tower built in downtown San Antonio since 1989 when Weston Centre was built.[3][4] Frost Tower replaced the old Frost Bank Tower as the headquarters of the eponymously named Frost Bank when it opened in 2019. In early 2025, the Institute of Texan Cultures will move in due to its original building being demolished.[5]

Reception

The building won the 2019 Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Project by Engineering News-Record (ENR Texas & Louisiana)[6] and has been compared to Queen Elsa's ice palace, a drill bit, and a can opener.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Frost Tower, San Antonio | 1232095". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Frost Tower". Arrowall Co. 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ Webner, Richard (March 15, 2017). "Developers allowed to break ground on towers in downtown, the Pearl". MySA. Hearst.
  4. ^ Petty, Kathleen (December 2018). "Frost Tower: A Modern Addition". San Antonio Magazine.
  5. ^ Morgan, Jack (April 4, 2024). "Take pictures soon: Institute of Texan Cultures will be torn down in 2025".
  6. ^ "Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Frost Tower". ENR Texas & Louisiana. October 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Marini, Richard A. (February 5, 2019). "S.A.'s new Frost Bank Tower gets likened to drill bit, Bart Simpson".


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