As the tallest building in New Haven, the Connecticut Financial Center occupies an important position in the city of New Haven. Located between Henry Austin’s City Hall and the Post Office, the Center rises above the older buildings and faces the New Haven Green. Designed by Crang & Boake Architects of Toronto, the building is notable for its granite clad sides and pointed tent-like structure on its roof that give it a major presence on the New Haven skyline. Replacing the Powell Building (which was New Haven’s first skyscraper), the Center is the result of a long effort by the City of New Haven to build a financial center adjacent to City Hall. Currently home to a milieu of powerful institutions from Bank of America to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Connecticut Financial Center lives up to its name as the financial hub of New Haven.
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