BancFirst Tower

BancFirst Tower, is a signature office skyscraper in Oklahoma City's central business district. Previously known as Liberty Tower (the name it had upon completion), Bank One Tower then Chase Tower (BankOne later merging into JP Morgan, Chase), and most recently Cotter Ranch Tower/Cotter Tower, after real estate holdings owner James Cotter of San Antonio, Texas.

BancFirst Tower
BancFirst Tower (pre-refurb) in downtown Oklahoma City.
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Communication
Restaurant/Private Club
Location100 North Broadway Ave,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 United States
Coordinates35°28′05″N 97°30′50″W
Opening1972
OwnerBancFirst
Height
Roof500 ft (150 m)
Top floor36
Technical details
Floor count36
Floor area515,000 square feet (47,800 m2)
Lifts/elevators10
References
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At 152.4 meters (500 feet), it is the second tallest building in the city and the sixth tallest in the state of Oklahoma.

History

Located at 100 North Broadway Avenue, the 36-floor skyscraper was completed in 1971 for Liberty National Bank and Trust Company, once one of Oklahoma City's largest banks. Liberty Bank was purchased by Bank One in 1997. After the bank's acquisition by Bank One, the tower displayed the Bank One logo. Today the tower presently displays the Chase logo as the bank holds an agreement to lease signage rights on the building.

The anchor of the USS Oklahoma, salvaged after the battleship was sunk at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was located on the Park Avenue median between Chase Tower and the Skirvin Hilton Hotel until it was moved to its current location at 12th Street and Broadway. The USS Oklahoma was second in casualties only to the USS Arizona on the day of the attack.

7,437 interior lighting fixtures were upgraded in May 2001. The tower was acquired by Cotter Ranch Properties in 2004.

Dude Perfect set the world record for the highest basketball shot at the tower.

Architecture

Tenants
  • Anadarko Minerals, Inc. (AMI)
  • Anderson McCoy & Orta Attorneys at Law
  • BancFirst Headquarters
  • Business Aircraft Title International, Inc. (BATI)
  • DeBee Gilchrist Attorneys & Counselors
  • Fellers Snider Attorneys at Law
  • Globe Life Insurance
  • Hall Estill Attorneys at Law
  • Mesa Natural Gas Solutions
  • JPMorgan Chase Financial Services
  • Morgan Stanley Financial Services
  • National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA)

In addition to hosting other prominent Oklahoma City businesses, the building is home to The Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City, which hosts meetings of Rotary Club Chapter 29, the fourth largest private club in the world.

A transmission tower on the roof offers Sprint Broadband Direct fixed wireless internet service to customers within a 35-mile radius of the tower. Sprint Broadband Direct stopped accepting new customers in Oklahoma City in 2001, before briefly starting again in 2005. Sprint officially terminated services on June 30, 2008.

  • BancFirst Tower with Skirvin hotel and City Place Tower August 2009
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See also

References
  1. "BancFirst Tower". SkyscraperPage.
Preceded by
First National Center		 Tallest Building in Oklahoma City
1971—2011
152m		 Succeeded by
Devon Tower
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