RSA Battle House Tower
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| RSA Battle House Tower | |
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| Location | 11 North Water Street Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Status | Completed |
| Groundbreaking | 7 November 2003 |
| Opening | 11 May 2007 |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | 745 feet (227 m) |
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| Floor count | 35 |
| Floor area | 570,000 square feet (52,955 m²) |
| Elevator count | 20 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | TVS Associates |
| Owner | Retirement Systems of Alabama |
| References: [1][2] | |
The RSA Battle House Tower is located in Mobile, Alabama and is Alabama's tallest building.[1] The building is owned by the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA). It is the tallest on the Gulf Coast of the United States outside of Houston, Texas.[2] It replaces the Wachovia Building in Birmingham as the tallest building in Alabama. The building is named for the neighboring Battle House Hotel, which is now part of the tower complex. The Battle House Hotel was restored and renovated as part of the the tower project.[2]
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[edit] Construction
The building began with foundation slab concrete being poured during the weekend of 7 November 2003.[2] The foundation slab is over 7 feet (2.1 m) thick, with just over 5 feet (1.5 m) of it resting below the natural water table of downtown Mobile.[2] The spire, installed by a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter on Saturday, 16 September 2006, brought the building to its finished height of 745 feet (227 m).[3] During construction, 5 hurricanes affected Mobile, causing delays in the construction of this building: Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan in 2004, plus Hurricane Cindy, Hurricane Dennis, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[2]
[edit] Facilities
The tower consists of 25 office floors, 3 lobby floors, 4 hotel floors, and 1 service floor, together with 20 elevators and 570,000 square feet (52,955 m²) of column-free floorspace.[1] The lighted crown is visible from 30 miles (48 km) away along Mobile Bay on a clear night.[2]
[edit] Gallery
 The tower as seen from Interstate 10 eastbound. |
 The tower as seen from Fort Condé in downtown Mobile. |
 The tower at night. |
