Bank of America Tower (Tampa)

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Bank of America Plaza
location= 101 East Kennedy Boulevard [ [http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/1557.php Bank of America Plaza (Tampa) :: 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, United States :: Glass Steel and Stone ] ] Tampa, Florida, United States
roof= 577 ft (176 m)
height_stories= 42
built= 1986
use= Offices
ZIP Code: 33602
architect=
developer=

The Bank of America Tower is a 42-story skyscraper located in Downtown Tampa and was completed in 1986. At 176 m (577 ft) tall, it surpassed One Tampa City Center as the tallest building in Tampa, until completion of 100 North Tampa in 1992. The structure was originally known as Barnett Plaza. [ [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/19/Neighborhoodtimes/A_downtown_transformed.shtml Neighborhoodtimes: A downtown transformed ] ] The structure currently contains around convert|20000|sqft|m2 of rentable space. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericaplaza-tampa-fl-usa Bank of America Plaza, Tampa ] ]

Plane incident

On January 5, 2002, just four months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 15-year-old amateur pilot Charles Bishop stole a Cessna plane and flew into the Bank of America building in Downtown Tampa. Bishop died, but there were no other injuries (because the crash occurred on a Saturday, when few people were in the building). A suicide note found in the wreckage expressed support for Osama bin Laden. [ [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/06/tampa.crash/index.html CNN.com - Police: Tampa pilot voiced support for bin Laden - January 7, 2002 ] ] Bishop had been taking a prescription medicine for acne called Accutane that may have had the side effect of depression or severe psychosis. [ [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-fumento050902.asp Michael Fumento on Accutane & Charles Bishop on National Review Online ] ] His family later sued Hoffman-La Roche, the company that makes Accutane, for $70 million; however, an autopsy found no traces of the drug in the teenager's system. [ [http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB6WYS6F3F.html Suicidal Pilot's Family Drops Drug Maker Suit ] ]

ee also

*2002 Tampa plane crash
*Downtown Tampa
*List of tallest buildings in Tampa

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericaplaza-tampa-fl-usa Bank of America Plaza] "(Emporis)"