Gold Building, alternatively Executive Building

The Gold Building was built as a speculative venture in anticipation of the demand for law offices as a result of the relocation of the Circuit Courts to the downtown area. Initially this venture failed, which perhaps resulted in the delay in construction (12 floors had been finished by 1971, but the building wasn’t completely finished until 1978) and the single tenant (an investment company) in 1980. This failure was attributed to the small size of offices (small for Class A office suites) in the building floor plans and that the south side office windows were obscured by mechanical rooms. Still by 1981 the building was occupied by a few law firms and 15 individual attorneys. By 1999 the building was operating near full capacity with about 50 law offices and 10 LLCs, and by 2006 the building retained fewer law tenants and saw more technology companies and medical consultants take their place. The current tenants are similar to 2006 with the addition of the Chase bank on the north half of the first floor and mezzanine levels.



The building is in the modern style with reflective glass-curtain walls (giving the gold hue) and steel frame, although it is attributed to the post-modern era probably due to the time of construction. There are 15 stories with no 13th floor and instead what should be called the 2nd floor is called the mezzanine level. The bottom two floors have a recessed clear glass façade, which made them conducive to housing Chase bank or other public services. The leasing agent of the building is Ted Schaffer of Press Cuozzo Realtors and the current manager is C. A. White. From 1888-1911 the land where the building stands was owned by the Townshend family.