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Connecticut Financial Center
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The Connecticut Financial Center next to New Haven City Hall.
General information
Type Office
Location 157 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510-2100
United States
Coordinates 41°18′26″N 72°55′26″W / 41.307222°N 72.923889°W / 41.307222; -72.923889
Completed 1990
Height
Roof 383 ft (117 m)
Technical details
Floor count 26
Floor area 467,500 sq ft (43,430 m2)

The Connecticut Financial Center is the tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the sixth tallest building in the state. The 383 foot postmodern skyscraper was designed by the Toronto architectural firm Crang and Boake and completed in 1990. It is adjacent to New Haven City Hall facing the New Haven Green in Downtown New Haven. Among the current tenants of the building are United Illuminating, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. The CFC stands on the former site of the Powell Building, which was New Haven's first skyscraper.

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