1801 California Street facts for kids
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1801 California Street topped with the Transamerica logo in June 2016.
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado USA |
| Coordinates | 39°44′52″N 104°59′23″W / 39.74778°N 104.98972°W |
| Opening | 1982 |
| Owner | AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (51%) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 53 (51 occupied) |
| Floor area | 118,872 m2 (1,279,530 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Metz, Train & Youngren |
| Main contractor | The Weitz Company |
1801 California Street is a very tall building, called a skyscraper, located in Denver, Colorado. It was finished in 1983. This building has 53 floors and stands about 709 feet (216 meters) high. It is the second-tallest building in Denver and Colorado. It's also one of the tallest buildings in the whole United States.
When it was first built in 1983, 1801 California Street was the tallest building in Denver. But it only held this title for less than a year. In 1984, another building called Republic Plaza became even taller.
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Building Design
The building has a brown concrete outside, which is called a façade. It has a special stepped design with four parts that get smaller as they go up. This style is known as late-modernist high-rise architecture.
The shape of the building looks like two eight-sided sections that are connected. These sections separate near the very top of the building. On the roof, there is an antenna mast. With this antenna, the building reaches a total height of about 738 feet (225 meters). This makes it taller than Republic Plaza when you measure to the very top point. So, 1801 California Street is still the tallest building in Denver if you include its antenna.
History and Owners
For many years, 1801 California Street was home to big companies. First, it had offices for US West. Then, it became the main headquarters for Qwest Communications worldwide.
In the summer of 2011, a company called CenturyLink bought Qwest. After that, the Qwest sign was taken down from the top of the building. A new CenturyLink sign was put up in its place.
In December 2011, a company called Brookfield Office Properties bought 1801 California Street. They paid $215 million for it. Later, in October 2015, the Transamerica logo was added to the skyscraper. On November 2, 2015, Transamerica moved its Denver offices into the building. They now use several floors there.
In March 2018, Brookfield sold a 51% share of the building to the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust for $286 million.
Inside the Building
The main entrance area, called the lobby, has a few places to eat. There is an Ink Coffee shop and an 1801 Eatery. There is also a steakhouse restaurant called Guard and Grace.
In Pop Culture
You might have seen this building on TV! The outside of 1801 California Street was used as the setting for a fictional company called Colbyco. This was in the popular television series Dynasty, which aired in the 1980s.
Brightest Signs
1801 California Street once had the brightest high-rise signs in the world. They were even brighter than the famous signs on skyscrapers in cities like Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Four Qwest logos were put on the building in the year 2000. Qwest had moved their offices there from another building nearby. These signs were light blue and incredibly bright. People could see them from over 70 miles (110 kilometers) away!
However, Qwest took down these super bright signs in 2004. People living in Downtown Denver had complained about how bright they were. Also, the energy costs to keep them lit were very high. The bright lights were replaced with new ones that were a darker blue color.
See also
In Spanish: 1801 California Street para niños
