The VBA Journal is the official publication of The Virginia Bar Association.
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20 • VBA JOURNAL BANK of AMERICA CENTER AT A GLANCE BUILT: 1973 ADDRESS: 1111 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia 23219 SIZE: 24 stories, featuring about 500,000 rentable square feet NEARBY: Within seven blocks find the U.S. Court of Appeals, Virginia State Capitol, Supreme Court of Virginia, Court of Appeals of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and federal courthouse, Richmond General District Court, and Richmond Circuit Court. Also nearby are many law firms, large employers and regulatory offices. Downtown restaurants, night life and the charm of the Shockoe Slip area are just steps away, as are the Omni Richmond Hotel and the Berkeley Hotel. FEATURES: Access to on-site conference facility that can seat up to 125 people and has full audio-visual equipment. Easy access to Interstates 95, 64 and 195 (Downtown Expressway). In the lobby, Manna Café serves breakfast and lunch daily. A Bank of America branch bank and FedEx Office Print & Ship Center also occupy the first floor. The main tenant, Bank of America, occupies four floors. OWNER: District Bay Realty Advisors, which also owns Stony Point Shopping Center in South Richmond. The owners bought the building, two parking garages and an attached four-story office pavilion along Main Street in February 2016. They recently completed refacing the exterior to a granite-like finish. Upgrades to the lobby and exterior courtyard are planned. The multimillion-dollar renovation is expected to be completed by mid-2017. TIDBIT: Built as the First & Merchants Bank Building, this was Richmond's tallest building from 1975-1978, surpassing Richmond City Hall. It is now among the five tallest in the city and the 20 tallest in Virginia. BEST KNOWN to LAWYERS: The site of Richmond offices of Sands Anderson PC, McCandlish Holton Morris, DurretteCrump PLC, and Kutak Rock LLP law firms, and the Virginia State Bar. The Bank of America Center is close to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Virginia State Capitol, Supreme Court of Virginia, and other lawyer destinations. Photo courtesy of CBRE | Richmond. being deposed to see one another. Workspace carrels, a fax and copy center, lounge seating for two dozen legal professionals to socialize, relax, or work, and a private phone room will be available. In addition, the new lease entitles the VBA to have access to the building's shared conference facility on the third floor, which can seat to 125 people and features full audio/visual equipment. e eight VBA staff members will collaborate and perform support and administrative functions in the adjacent but separate remainder of the space. "We're a premier organization," said Michael HuYoung, a shareholder at Barnes & Diehl, P.C., and former solo The new bar home is under construction at press time for this issue. RGI General Contractors projects substantial completion of the new VBA headquarters this summer.