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909 Chestnut Street

Skyscraper in St. Louis, Missouri


Skyscraper in St. Louis, Missouri

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name909 Chestnut
image[[File:AT&T Center, St- Louis, MO- 2014-04-21 13-26.jpgAT&T Center, St- Louis, MO- 2014-04-21 13-26200px]]
image_size220px
former_nameOne AT&T Center
One Bell Center
SBC Building
Southwestern Bell Telephone Building
location909 Chestnut Street
St. Louis, Missouri
coordinates
statusCompleted
completion_date
building_typeCommercial offices
roof179 m
floor_count44
elevator_count24
costUS$150 million
floor_area1400000 sqft
architectHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
main_contractorMcCarthy Construction, St. Louis, MO
ownerThe Goldman Group
public_transitMCT
MetroBus
At [8th & Pine station](8th-pine-station)
references
nameOne Bell Center
embedyes
addedSeptember 26, 2022
refnum100008205

One Bell Center SBC Building Southwestern Bell Telephone Building St. Louis, Missouri MetroBus

At 8th & Pine station

909 Chestnut (formerly One SBC Center, One Bell Center, One AT&T Center, and 909 Chestnut) is a 44-story building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri at 909 Chestnut Street on the Gateway Mall. It is Missouri's largest building by area with 1400000 sqft. The building is currently vacant.

The building was built to replace the Southwestern Bell Building as the Southwestern Bell world headquarters. However, in a series of mergers, the headquarters moved to San Antonio, Texas and was later renamed AT&T.

In 2006 Inland American Real Estate Trust bought the building for $205 million. AT&T then signed a 10-year lease to be the sole tenant.

When AT&T announced, in 2013, that they would be vacating the building in 12 months and that they would be not be renewing the lease when it expired in 2017, the number of employees in that building had fallen from a high of 4,800 to 2,000 through layoffs, outsourcing and remote work. The building was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022, being listed that September.

The building was ultimately foreclosed by US Bank after AT&T's departure and, on April 25, 2022, the building was sold for $4.05 million to SomeraRoad, a New York–based developer. SomeraRoad later held an auction for the building in December 2023. It was sold to an entity tied to the Boston-based Goldman Group for $3.6 million in early April 2024 with the intent to convert it into apartments. In May 2025, Goldman Group announced that the renovation would be placed on hold due to the tabling of a state tax credit bill.

References

References

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  2. "Emporis building ID 127130". [[Emporis]].
  3. {{SkyscraperPage. 2941
  4. {{Structurae. 20034912
  5. [http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/09/04/story1.html One AT&T Center on sale block - bizjournals.com - September 1, 2006]
  6. (10 May 2022). "AT&T tower, downtown's massive vacant skyscraper, sells for fraction of previous $200M sale price".
  7. [http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/01/01/story6.html One AT&T Center bought by Chicago firm for $205 million - bizjournals.com - December 29, 2006]
  8. [http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/at-t-to-vacate-downtown-st-louis-high-rise-next/article_7f20c54a-5daf-57d7-9efb-ebd52a464364.html AT&T to vacate downtown St. Louis high-rise next year - September 12, 2013]
  9. Barmeier, Elizabeth. (2022-07-06). "AT&T Tower among considerations to be National Register of Historic Places".
  10. (2022-09-30). "Weekly List 2022 09 30".
  11. Heschmeyer, Mark. (10 April 2024). "One of St. Louis' Tallest Office Towers, Empty for Years, Sells for Less Than 2% of Its Peak Price".
  12. Thomas, Mallory. (29 January 2025). "Developer announces plans for former One AT&T Center in downtown St. Louis".
  13. Huguelet, Austin. (16 May 2025). "St. Louis' AT&T tower revival on hold, owner says, after incentives die in Jefferson City".
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