Axa Towers

Not to be confused with AXA Tower.
Equitable Towers in 2022
AXA Towers in 2018
AXA Equitable in 2013

The Equitable Towers, formerly Axa Towers, are two commercial office buildings in Syracuse, New York. The towers were originally named the MONY Towers when they were built by Carrier Corporation, and renamed when Axa acquired the MONY group in 2004.[1] They were renamed Equitable Towers in 2020, after Axa was no longer the majority owner of Equitable.[1][2] The buildings serve as offices for New York–based Equitable Holdings, and have illuminated logos on top.

Description and history

The west building (Tower I) was completed in 1966 as MONY Tower. The east building (Tower II) was built as Carrier Tower in 1971. Both stand at 268 feet (82 meters) and have 19 floors.[3][4] They are tied for the third tallest buildings in Syracuse. They were both built with a tube-in-tube structural system with a steel and glass curtain wall facade. Tower I has a weather beacon on its roof, and a digital display of time and temperature which can be seen from the north and south sides of the building.

Name changes

Both towers have long featured illuminated logos of their respective companies on top of the buildings. Five names have appeared on the towers since they were completed.[2] Tower I started life as MONY Tower; Tower II was initially known as the Carrier Tower. Then both became MONY Towers, followed by the name Axa Equitable Towers,[5][6] then simply Axa Towers.[2]

In January 2020 the buildings were renamed Equitable Towers, as the buildings’ anchor tenant rebranded itself as Equitable Holdings.[1] The Equitable name and logo appeared on the buildings starting September 2020.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Moriarty, Rick (22 August 2020). "Axa sign removed from Axa Towers in Syracuse". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Moriarty, Rick (4 September 2020). "Look, up in the sky! Syracuse's Axa Towers have a new name". syracuse.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ Emporis.com[usurped] AXA Tower I emporis
  4. ^ Emporis.com[usurped] Axa Tower II emporis
  5. ^ MecCanon. "AXA". Flickr. Retrieved 26 June 2021. 2011 photo showing AXA EQUITABLE name
  6. ^ Johnson, Thomas P. "AXA towers (fomerly [sic] MONY) Towers". Flickr. Retrieved 26 June 2021. 2008 photo showing AXA EQUITABLE name

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