Bank of America Plaza climbs 72 stories and 921 feet above you, the tallest skyscraper in the city and the 3rd tallest in Texas. It is the tallest skyscraper in the city, the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 45th tallest in the United States. Behind that commanding height are 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m2) of office space stacked floor after floor.
The tower was designed by JPJ Architects and developed by Bramalea Limited of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Its original ownership was a joint venture including Prudential Insurance, Bramalea Limited, and First National Bank of Dallas under parent company InterFirst Corporation. Construction commenced in 1983 and the tower was completed in 1985.
Names have changed with the banking world: the development was originally called the "Dallas Main Center", it opened as "InterFirst Bank Plaza", and in 1986 was renamed "First Republic Bank Plaza" after InterFirst's merger with Republic Bank Corporation; First Republic Corporation later failed and was sold in 1988. Your tower has worn three names since 1985: Dallas Main Center, InterFirst Bank Plaza, then First Republic Bank Plaza, tracing the banking world's turmoil.