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Seneca One Tower
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Former names One Seneca Tower, One HSBC Center, Marine Midland Center
Record height
Tallest in Buffalo since 1970
Preceded by Buffalo City Hall
General information
Status Complete
Type Class "A" Office
Location Seneca One Tower, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates 42°52′46″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8795°N 78.8757°W / 42.8795; -78.8757
Construction started 1969
Completed 1972
Cost $50 million US$($399 million in 2022 dollars )
Owner Douglas Development Corporation, Washington, DC
Management Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation
Height
Roof 529 ft (161 m)
Technical details
Floor count 40 (38 occupiable)
Floor area 1,200,000 sq ft (111,483.6 m2)
Lifts/elevators 27
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer Douglas Development Corporation, Washington, DC
Other information
Parking 808 spaces in attached Seneca Ramp and 465 spaces on 2 levels below the building

Seneca One Tower is a 529-foot (161 m) skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was formerly known as One HSBC Center (1999–2013) and prior to that, as Marine Midland Center (1972–1999), its name was changed in 1999 shortly after Marine Midland's parent company HSBC re-branded the bank as HSBC Bank USA. The building was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1974, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline. It is an example of modern architecture. The building's design is similar to that of the 33 South Sixth building in Minneapolis, which was designed by the same architectural firm.

In 2021, the entire tower and 4 mezzanine floors were finished being renovated as part of a $150 million renovation by Douglas Development, which included adding over 200 prime rate apartments.

Building facts

  • The building was designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) and completed in 1972, with the interiors completed in 1974. The lead architect was Marc Goldstein; John Merrill was partner-in-charge. The interiors were designed by Davis Allen and Margo Grant Walsh.
  • The tower was the world headquarters of Marine Midland until 1998, and served as the headquarters of HSBC USA until 1999, when it moved its U. S. headquarters to New York City.
  • Seneca One Tower is the tallest privately owned office building outside of New York City within New York state. The tallest publicly owned building outside of New York City is Erastus Corning Tower in Albany.
  • The building's plaza hosts Ronald Bladen's 1973 work titled "Vroom, Shhh."
  • The building spans the southern end of Main Street, along which the Buffalo Metro Rail passes beneath the building.
  • The building was renovated by the Buffalo-based architecture firm, Antunovich Associates.
  • M&T Bank Tech Hub, also designed by Antunovich Associates, moved into Seneca One in November 2020.

Broadcast towers atop the building

  • WBXZ-LD (TV 56)
  • W275BB (FM 102.9), relays WECK
  • W227BW (FM 93.3), relays WZXV

Current tenants

The following is a list of significant tenants as of 2021:

  • M&T Bank
  • Highmark Health
  • 43 North
  • Odoo
  • Serendipity Labs
  • AML RightSource
  • PCI
  • Douglas Development Buffalo
  • Carney Remodeling & Construction

Significant former tenants

  • Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo
  • HSBC Bank USA
  • Pegula Sports and Entertainment
  • Phillips Lytle LLP

History

On December 5, 2012, HSBC Bank USA announced that they would vacate the space it leased in the tower by the time their lease expires in October 2013. Paired with the departure of Phillips Lytle LLP, and the recent closing of the Canadian Consulate, the tower was 90 percent vacant as of 2014. In August 2016, it was announced that Washington, D.C. based Douglas Development will buy One Seneca tower. On September 29, 2016, Buffalo Business First reported that Douglas Jemal of Washington, D.C. had completed the purchase of One Seneca Tower and an adjacent parking ramp with plans to redevelop the tower and plaza into a mixed-use complex including retail, restaurant, hotel, office and apartment components.

In June 2019, M&T Bank announced it would occupy 15 of the tower's floors as the bank's "technology hub." In 2020, the building gained a paint scheme of terra cotta and gunmetal. In early 2021 an illuminated M&T Bank sign was added to the top of the building, replacing a Buffalo Bills pennant (a promotional courtesy of the local Oxford Pennant Company) that was temporarily introduced for the team's 2020 season playoff run between the AFC Wild Card and AFC Championship rounds.

Gallery

  • One HSBC Buffalo

    View from Canalside with previous HSBC branding and façade.

  • Ellicott Square Building

    Seneca One Tower (then named One HSBC Center) behind Ellicott Square Building

  • DOWNTOWN BUFFALO LOOKING NORTH - NARA - 549477

    Downtown Buffalo in 1973, shortly after the skyscraper (on the left) was completed

  • Seneca one tower with M&T sign

    Seneca One Tower pictured in April 2021 after M&T bank sign was added. The Buffalo Bills pennant can also be seen.

  • Seneca One Tower in 2023 - Quintin Soloviev

    The tower from a drone with Lake Erie in the background, December 2023

See also

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