One HSBC Center

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One HSBC Center

Location	1 HSBC Center Buffalo, New York, USA
Status	Complete
Constructed	1970
Use	office
Height
Roof	529 Feet (161.2 Meters)
Technical details
Floor count	40
Companies
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

One HSBC Center behind Ellicott Square Building

One HSBC Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. Formerly known as the Marine Midland Center, its name was changed when Marine Midland's parent company HSBC rebranded the bank as HSBC Bank USA. It was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1972, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (111,000 m²) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline, at 529 feet (161 m), or 161 meters high. It is an example of modernist style architecture. One of the most interesting aspects of the building is that it spans the southern end of Main Street, under which the Buffalo Metro Rail passes.

It is the tallest building in Buffalo and the tallest between Cleveland and Albany.

When completed, the new Buffalo City Tower will surpass the HSBC Tower as the tallest building in Buffalo, and will be the tallest building in New York state outside of New York City and Albany.

On a clear day, One HSBC Center can be seen from 20 miles (32 km) away along the New York State Thruway. Due to the large number of railroad overpasses in Erie County, the skyscraper can also be seen from many vantage points along Harlem Road, Union Road, the 400 expressway (as far away as Elma), and the Grand Island bridges along the Niagara section of the Thruway.

Architects: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP