PNC Center (Troy, Michigan)

PNC Center, formerly (and still commonly named) the Top of Troy, stands at 755 West Big Beaver Road, in Troy, Michigan, and is the tallest building in the city. PNC Financial Services maintains regional offices in the building as the major tenant. The triangular-shaped high-rise was constructed in 1974, and completed in 1975. It stands 25 stories (346 ft/106m), is 667,000 sf.,[1] and is used mainly for office space, retail, and restaurant uses. It was designed in the international style of architecture. Its main materials are concrete and glass.[2]

PNC Center
General information
TypeOffice/retail
Architectural styleInternational style
LocationTroy, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°33′37″N 83°9′39″W
Completed1975
Height
Antenna spire385 ft (117 m)
Roof363 ft (111 m)
Top floor346 ft (105 m)
Technical details
Floor count25
Design and construction
ArchitectRossetti

The building can be easily accessed from Interstate 75, as it is located just west of the interchange (I-75 exit number 69A) with Big Beaver Road. The Top of Troy can be seen for miles from much of the Metro Detroit area. There is a large cafeteria located on the first floor called Friends Café.

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Notes
  1. http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/13002271/755-W-Big-Beaver-Road-Troy-MI/
  2. Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References
  • Fisher, Dale (2005). Southeast Michigan: Horizons of Growth. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1-891143-25-5.
  • Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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