JEA Tower

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.

JEA Tower
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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	30.32754°N 81.66222°W / 30.32754; -81.66222
Construction started	1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Completed	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Opening	1963; 62 years ago (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

Downtown Center

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

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

• Architecture of Jacksonville
• Downtown Jacksonville
• List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville