BNY Mellon Center (Pittsburgh)

BNY Mellon Center (Pittsburgh)

BNY Mellon Center is a 55-story, 220.98 m (725.0 ft), skyscraper announced on March 27, 1980 and completed in 1983 at 500 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the second-tallest in the city and was initially planned to be the world headquarters of the Dravo Corporation (now Carmeuse Corporation) by its majority owner at the time and current neighbor U.S. Steel. Since its inception, the building housed the global headquarters of the Mellon Financial Corporation, until the company merged with Bank of New York in 2007. The building now serves as one of the major offices for The Bank of New York Mellon. The building was named One Mellon Center until 2008, when it was renamed as part of a branding initiative by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Prominent features of the building include its eight-sided design, mansard roof and rooftop heliport. BNY Mellon Center is the 195th-tallest skyscraper in the world (see List of skyscrapers). It is the building with the highest taxable property value in Allegheny County, surpassing the larger U.S. Steel Tower. On clear days, it is possible to spot the building from as far as 50 miles away, usually from the top of Chestnut Ridge.