100 Front Street

The Mercantile Center (originally Mechanics National Bank Tower) is a high-rise building located at 100 Front Street in Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The former Worcester Center complex, comprising 100 Front Street and the adjacent nine story tower at 120 Front Street were named The Mercantile Center by its owner, Franklin Realty Advisors, in early 2016.[1]

The Mercantile Center
Former namesMechanics National Bank Tower
General information
TypeCommercial office
Location100 Front Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.2626°N 71.7994°W / 42.2626; -71.7994
Completed1971
Height
Roof226 feet (69 m)
Technical details
Floor count19
Floor area280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectWelton Becket and Associates
DeveloperWorcester Center Associates

At 226 feet (69 m), the 19-story office tower is the third tallest building in Worcester (behind Sky Mark Tower and Worcester Plaza, both 288 feet (88 m) high). It was completed in 1971, as a part of the Worcester Center urban renewal project,[2][3] and has 280,000 square feet (26,000 m2) of interior space.[4] The building's footprint is not square, but rectangular, with the short sides being 5 windows across, and the long sides being 7 windows across. The short sides still feature the Mechanics Bank "M" at the top of the façade above the top floor.

100 Front Street and the Worcester skyline

References

  1. Nicodemus, Aaron. "Front Street towers in Worcester are renamed The Mercantile Center." Telegram & Gazette, Feb 4 2016.
  2. 100 Front Street Emporis.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010
  3. 100 Front Street Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  4. 100 Front Street Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. LoopNet. Retrieved December, 29, 2010
Preceded by
Worcester City Hall
Tallest Building in Worcester
19711974
69m
Succeeded by
Worcester Plaza
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