Blackstone Plaza
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| Blackstone Plaza | |
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 Blackstone (then Kiewit) Plaza in 2010. The building has since been repainted black. | |
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| Former names | Kiewit Plaza |
| General information | |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Address | 3555 Farnam Street |
| Town or city | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1960 |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Height | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Metro Transit |
Blackstone Plaza (formerly named Kiewit Plaza) is a 210 foot (64 m), 15 story high-rise office building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of South 36th Street.[1] It was built from 1960 to 1961, and is designed in the modernist architectural style.[1]
It has been home to the headquarters of Kiewit Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway[2] since 1962[3] when Warren Buffett consolidated his six partnerships into one partnership headquartered in this building.
It was originally named after Kiewit Corporation.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kiewit Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Berkshire Hathaway site, http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
- ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, p.240
41°15′27″N 95°57′56″W / 41.2574°N 95.9656°W
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