One Metropolitan Square

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Metropolitan Square
Information
Location	1 Metropolitan Square (211 North Broadway), St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°37′39″N 90°11′23″W / 38.627353, -90.189789
Status	Completed
Constructed	1989
Use	Office
Roof	181m/593 feet m[1]
Floor count	42
Floor area	1.4 million square feet
Companies
Architect	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Owner	Metropolitan Square LLC

One Metropolitan Square, also known as Met Square, or Met 1, is a skyscraper in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA, which was completed in 1989. At 593 feet (181 meters), it is the tallest building in St. Louis (although it is shorter than the Gateway Arch) and second tallest in Missouri (behind One Kansas City Place in Kansas City).

Major tenants include architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, which also designed the building, the Bryan Cave law firm, and the Armstrong Teasdale law firm as well as Kemoll's Restaurant. There is also a banquet facility on the 42nd floor called Top of the Met.

The building was constructed by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the largest general contractor in St. Louis.

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1. ^ - Retrieved January 16, 2008

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• Building facts

Preceded by AT&T Plaza (St. Louis)

Tallest Building in St. Louis 1989—present 593 feet

Succeeded by Incumbent

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