Bank of America Plaza (San Antonio)

{{Short description|Skyscraper in San Antonio Texas}}

{{About|a building in San Antonio, Texas|other locations of buildings named "Bank of America Plaza"|Bank of America Plaza (disambiguation){{!}}Bank of America Plaza}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Bank of America Plaza (San Antonio)

| status = complete

| image = Bank of America Plaza, San Antonio, cropped.JPG

| completion_date = 1984

| floor_count = 28{{cite web|title=Bank of America Plaza|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bank-of-america-plaza/11061|website=Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|accessdate=2017-07-21}}

| height = {{cvt|387|ft|m}}

| floor_area = {{convert|533,171|sqft|abbr=on}}

| architect = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

}}

The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It opened in 1984 as Interfirst Bank Plaza, was designed by the Houston office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and is 28 stories high.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=bankofamericaplaza-sanantonio-tx-usa |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409023042/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=bankofamericaplaza-sanantonio-tx-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |title=Bank of America Plaza, San Antonio | 118198 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-05-02}} The building has a postmodern design and a roof height of {{convert|387|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.{{cite web |date= |title=Bank of America Plaza |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5542 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708143930/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5542 |archive-date=2017-07-08 |accessdate=2022-05-02 |website=SkyscraperPage.com |publisher=}}

It is the largest office building in the city with 533,171 feet of office space. It is also the city's 6th tallest building.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101035&bt=2&ht=2&sro=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730030734/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101035&bt=2&ht=2&sro=0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |title=San Antonio | Buildings |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-05-02}}

In 2016 a piece of art called Kinetic Skyline was installed on the side of Bank of America Plaza.{{cite web |last=Silva |first=Elda |date=March 31, 2016 |title=San Antonio artist's 'Kinetic Skyline' lights up downtown building Thursday |url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-artist-s-Kinetic-Skyline-7221580.php |website=San Antonio Express-News}} USAA purchased the building in downtown San Antonio on August 14, 2017,{{Cite web |last=Webner |first=Richard |date=2017-08-16 |title=USAA Real Estate buys $88 M Bank of America Plaza in downtown San Antonio |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/real-estate/article/USAA-Real-Estate-buys-88-M-Bank-of-America-Plaza-11824197.php |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=mySA |language=en-US}} but ended its deal to move 2,000 employees into downtown offices with the City of San Antonio and Bexar County in spring of 2022.{{Cite web |last=Iszler |first=Madison |date=2022-05-18 |title=USAA ends downtown deals with San Antonio, Bexar County |url=https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/USAA-downtown-San-Antonio-17181884.php |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=San Antonio Express-News |language=en-US}}