| Santander Tower | |
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 Interactive map of Santander Tower | |
| Former names | Thanksgiving Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial office |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | 1601 Elm Street Dallas,Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°46′55″N96°47′53″W / 32.782025°N 96.798112°W /32.782025; -96.798112 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Owner | Pacific Elm Properties, a Woods Capital company |
| Management | Woods Capital Property Management, LLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 6 below ground |
| Floor area | 1,410,300 sq ft (131,020 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | HKS Architects |
| Developer | Hunt Oil Company |
| Main contractor | Huber Hunt & Nichols |
| References | |
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Santander Tower, formerly known asThanksgiving Tower, is a 50-story, 197 m (646 ft) skyscraper at 1601 Elm Street adjacent toThanks-Giving Square indowntown Dallas,Texas. At its completion in 1982, it was the second tallest building inDallas, surpassingElm Place. One year later, with the completion of1700 Pacific, it became the third tallest, and it is currently the8th-tallest building in the city. The building is connected to theDallas Pedestrian Network and theBullington Truck Terminal. Santander Tower is owned and managed by Woods Capital, and it was designed by the architecture firmHKS Architects. Formerly known as the Thanks-Giving Tower, it was renamed in 2020 afterBanco Santander.[5]
In mid-2022 it was announced that 12 of the 50 floors will be converted into 228 residential units with building ownership citing post-pandemic housing demand and a weakened office market as the catalysts for theadaptive reuse project.[6]
In 2013, Woods Capital acquired the tower out of foreclosure. Woods began a repositioning campaign estimated at $45m to revitalize the building and surrounding areas. During this program the lobbies, plaza, mechanical systems, common areas, and other portions of the tower were all upgraded.[7] Occupancy in the building increased because of the repositioning.