JEA Tower
| JEA Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Central Jacksonville  JEA Tower (Florida) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Class "B" office |
| Architectural style | Mid-century modern |
| Address | 21 West Church Street |
| Town or city | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 30°19′39″N 81°39′44″W / 30.32754°N 81.66222°W |
| Construction started | 1962 |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Opening | 1963 |
| Owner | JEA |
| Height | |
| Roof | 268 ft (82 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Floor area | 347,811 sq ft (32,312.7 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ketchum & Sharp |
JEA Tower is a skyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida, owned by JEA. Standing 268 ft (82 m) tall, it ranked second on the list of tallest buildings in Jacksonville when built. Until 1988 it was known as the Universal-Marion Building.
Downtown Center
[edit]The Downtown Center was a collection of buildings in Jacksonville consisting of the Park South building, the J.B. Ivey & Company building and the Universal-Marion building, all connected by open courtyards. Park South was a 5-level parking garage with Purcells, a store for women on the ground floor. Iveys was a department store with 6 floors and an underground parking garage. Universal-Marion was a 19-story office building with a circular revolving restaurant on the 18th floor. The buildings were all designed by noted New York architect Morris Ketchum Jr. in the Mid-century modern architectural style.[1]
JEA
[edit]JEA purchased the Downtown Center in 1988. It moved its corporate offices into the Universal-Marion building and renamed it the JEA Tower, placing its logo at the top. Its customer service department occupied the Iveys building.[1] The company occupied the buildings until April, 2023.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Davis, Ennis. "The Universal Marion (JEA) building is worth saving". thejaxsonmag.com. The Jaxson. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "JEA seeking bids for former headquarters campus". Action News Jax. Cox Media Group. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Corporate Headquarters". jea.com. JEA. Retrieved February 19, 2025.