U.S. Steel Tower
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Identification
Name
U.S. Steel Tower
Alternative name
USX Tower
Emporis Building Number
121986
Location
| Main address |
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| 600-648 Grant Street |
| Virtual address |
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| 701-749 Bigelow Square |
| Virtual address |
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| 500-524 Seventh Avenue |
| Virtual address |
| 501-525 Sixth Avenue |
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District
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
256.34 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
64
Floors (underground)
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Elevators
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
steel
Facade material
cor-ten steel
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
modernism
Official website
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeSide usages
parkingFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Plaza is available to the public
Raised floors are available
Facts
This building has the largest roof at its height or higher in the world. |
In the initial planning stages, the U.S. Steel Corporation seriously considered making this development the world's tallest building. |
The tower's shape is a triangle with indented corners. |
The  Sun-Telegraph Building and dozens of other low-rise buildings formerly stood on this site. |
This was the first building to use liquid-fireproofed columns. |
At the time of its completion this was the world's tallest building outside of New York and Chicago. |
U.S. Steel Tower has been the tallest building in Pittsburgh since 1970, and was Pennsylvania's tallest until the completion of One Liberty Place in Philadelphia in 1987. |
Companies involved in this building