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Monarch Place
Logo of Monarch Place (Springfield, Massachusetts).svg
Monarch Place as seen from Steiger Park during day, Springfield, Massachusetts.jpg
The main tower of Monarch Place, as seen from Steiger Park
General information
Type Commercial office
Architectural style Postmodern
Location 1 Monarch Place, Springfield, Massachusetts 01144, United States
Construction started 1987
Completed 1989
Cost $120 million
(1989 USD)
Owner Paul Picknelly
Height
Roof 401 ft (122.2 m)
Technical details
Floor count 26
Floor area 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Jung Brannen Associates
Developer Monarch Capital Group and Assoc.
Structural engineer Weidlinger Associates
Main contractor Daniel O'Connell Sons, of Holyoke

Monarch Place is a tall office building in Springfield, Massachusetts. It also has shops on its ground floor. This building is the tallest in Springfield. It's also the tallest building in Massachusetts if you don't count those in Boston. When it was finished in 1989, it was the biggest building project of its kind in Massachusetts outside of Boston.

Building History

Monarch Place was built where the Forbes and Wallace department store used to be. Construction started in 1987. To remember the old store, the architects, Jung Brannen and Associates, copied its front design. They used this design with a fountain in a plaza at the corners of Main and Boland streets.

The building was first built by Monarch Capital Corporation, Flatley Springfield, and Sheraton Hotels. It cost $120 million. In 1991, Monarch Capital had financial problems. The building was then sold for $24 million to Peter L. Picknelly. His company, Peter Pan Buslines, has managed it ever since.

Since 1989, the building's roof has been a special home for peregrine falcons. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife helps with this project. Monarch Place is one of three places in Western Massachusetts where these falcons have been brought back. Another site is the W.E.B. DuBois Library in Amherst.

Who Works Here?

As of September 2019, many different companies and groups have offices in Monarch Place.

  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • Argo Group
  • Community Legal Aid
  • First American Title Insurance
  • Health New England
  • Kanzaki Specialty Papers
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Robert Half International Inc.
  • Sinclair Insurance Group
  • The Travelers Companies
  • UBS

Gallery

  • MonarchPlace

    The Monarch Place tower and ground structure seen from Main Street

  • Forbes and Wallace memorial facade at Monarch Place, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Forbes & Wallace plaza, modeled after the department store which once stood on the site

  • Monarch Place as seen from Steiger Park during night, Springfield, Massachusetts

    With illuminated frustum crown at night

  • Monarch Place main entryway, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Main entryway and logo

  • General lobby of Monarch Place, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Lobby and marble staircase

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