| City Place I | |
|---|---|
City Place I viewed from Ann Uccello Street in October 2025 | |
![]() Interactive map of City Place I | |
| General information | |
| Location | 185 Asylum Street,Hartford, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°46′01″N72°40′36″W / 41.766895°N 72.676615°W /41.766895; -72.676615 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Owner | Paradigm Properties LLC |
| Management | Paradigm Properties LLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 537 feet (164 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 38 |
| Floor area | 76,180 m2 (820,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Website | |
| cityplace | |
| References | |
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City Place I is a 38-story, 537-foot (164 m)skyscraper at 185 Asylum Street inHartford, Connecticut. It is thetallest building in the state, tallest building in New England outside of Boston, and about ten feet taller thanTravelers Tower, built in 1919. City Place I was designed bySkidmore, Owings & Merrill, and completed in 1984. The majority of the building is office space, though there are various restaurant and retail establishments found on the lower floors.
The building was sold on April 2, 2012 to CommonWealth REIT, a real estate investment trust based in Newton, Massachusetts, for $99 million, by the original owner, CityPlace LLC. This price is approx. $112 per square foot.[5]