Bridgeport Center
The building is located at 850 Main Street on the site of the First National Bank Building, which shared the same address.
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Law firm Pullman & Comley LLC also has space in the complex.
Design
Bridgeport Center has a gross total of 304,500 sq ft (28,290 m) of interior space. The form of the building consists of a continuous fabric of low to mid-rise office buildings. A seven-story parking garage resides on the eastern portion of the building's base, with access to the lobby atrium and elevators. The ground floor also houses a People's United Financial branch.
Tower
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An 18-story tower rises from the complex, clad with steel and granite facades. The southern face of the tower is primarily made of granite and is in the shape of a rectangular prism, with a 1x2x2 grid shape of thick granite pillars forming the tower's distinguishing roof piece. To the north of the granite portion of the tower, a wider white portion holds most of the tower's area. On the west face, this part of the building has a central curve inward. The roof of this portion contains two mechanical penthouses that are stacked on top of each other, each having a greater setback than the last.
In popular culture
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- The building is featured on a plaque on Library Way in Midtown Manhattan, New York City
See also
References
- ^ "Emporis building ID 129200". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021.
- ^ "M&T Bank completes its takeover of Bridgeport-based People's United Bank. Here are six things you need to know". 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Bridgeport Center (1989)". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. January 12, 2010.
- ^ "Properties".