Chase Tower

Chase Tower was designed by world-renowned Richard Keating, one of the greatest architects of our time, while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Completed in 1987, the building quickly became and remains Dallas' signature skyline building. Many people call it the keyhole building because it has a rectangular hole in the center of the building near the top. The skyscraper has a red granite base with a pink granite middle and a glass vaulted top that includes a 7 story hole. At the center of each elevation is a 45 degree angled window, which helps to break up the facade in the granite mid section. The corners of the building are notched to provide additional corner offices. The mid section stops at varying heights on the north and south facades and terraces down to the starting point of the hole. The entire glass top of the building is also set back from the granite mid section on all four sides. The actual roof of the skyscraper is a vaulted top that runs entirely across the building, and even the vault is notched to provide additional interest. At night, the glass top is illuminated with spotlights set into the mid section of the building. On the 40th floor is a sky lobby that offers good views of the Uptown area of the city. The skyscraper was designed by SOM and is 738 feet tall with 55 stories, making it the 4th tallest building in Dallas. The underused domed building sitting in front of the high-rise has been converted to a fitness center. Two floors inside the rotunda have been used for exercise equipment, and a lower level houses locker and shower areas and another large workout room.

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