Highmark Place
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Highmark Place or as it is historically known as Fifth Avenue Place is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania skyline. The tower is named for the Highmark Corporation.
Highmark Place was completed in 1988 and it has 31 floors. It rises 616 feet or 188 meters above Downtown Pittsburgh. Its address is Liberty Avenue & Fifth Avenue. The structure is unique made up of a unique granite frame for roughly the first 450 feet then collapses inward in a pyramidal shape for another 124 foot tall roof structure. The roof utilizes four prisms clad in granite and encloses a penthouse area that stores the mechanics for the building as well as the cooling towers.
| Preceded by Oxford Centre |
Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Height 616 feet (188 m) 31 floors |
Succeeded by PPG Place |
| Preceded by Dominion Tower |
Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Year of Completion 1988 |
Succeeded by Mellon Client Services Center |
