AEGON Center
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| AEGON Center | |
 AEGON Center, located on the right |
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Market Downtown Louisville |
| Status | Open |
| Groundbreaking | July 1991 |
| Opening | April 1993 |
| Use | Office Retail |
| Height | |
| Roof | 538-foot (164 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | John Burgee[1] Philip Johnson[2] |
| Developer | Gerald D. Hines[1] |
The AEGON Center is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 400 West Market Street. The 35-story, 538-foot (164 m) high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson and was completed in 1993 at the cost of $100 million (USD). The building, originally named Capital Holding Center, was later renamed Providian Center and is now named AEGON Center.
Currently the tallest building in the state of Kentucky (an honor which will belong to Museum Plaza, when built), the building is constructed of reinforced concrete, as opposed to the steel construction usual for buildings of its height. A distinctive feature of the building is the 80-foot (24 m) high Romanesque dome which reflects the buildings original name of Capital Holding that is illuminated from the interior at night.[1] The uppermost floors of the building are also illuminated at night. The AEGON Center's lighting is changed from the usual white to a combination of red and green from Thanksgiving Day until New Year's Day.[1]
AEGON Center has 633,650 square feet (58,868 m²) of leaseable space for office and 18,787 square feet (1,745 m²) for retail.
The original owner of AEGON Center was a limited partnership which consisted of Hines Interest, as a general partner, and Japanese limited partners. In April, 2004, David Werner's investment group purchased AEGON Center[3].
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| Preceded by National City Tower |
Tallest Building in Kentucky 1993-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Kleber, John E. The Encyclopedia of Louisville (University Press of Kentucky) pages 6-7 ISBN 0813121000
- ^ Gregory A. Luhan, Dennis Domer, David Mohney The Louisville Guide (Princeton Architectural Press) Page 100 ISBN 1568984510
- ^ Investors complete $128.5M Aegon Center purchase - Business First of Louisville:
