100 Front Street

Mercantile Center (originally Mechanics National Bank Tower) is a high-rise building located at 100 Front Street in Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The former Worcester Center complex, comprising 100 Front Street and the adjacent nine story tower at 120 Front Street were named Mercantile Center by its owner, Franklin Realty Advisors, in early 2016.^[2]

Former namesMechanics National Bank Tower

TypeCommercial office

Location100 Front Street, Worcester, Massachusetts

Coordinates42.2626°N 71.7994°W / 42.2626; -71.7994

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Mercantile Center
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Former names	Mechanics National Bank Tower
General information
Type	Commercial office
Location	100 Front Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.2626°N 71.7994°W / 42.2626; -71.7994
Completed	1971
Height
Roof	226 feet (69 m)
Technical details
Floor count	20[1]
Floor area	280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Welton Becket and Associates
Developer	Worcester Center Associates

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At 226 feet (69 m), the 20-story office tower is the third tallest building in Worcester (behind The 6Hundred and Worcester Plaza, both 288 feet (88 m) high). It was completed in 1971, as a part of the Worcester Center urban renewal project,^[3][4] and has 280,000 square feet (26,000 m²) of interior space.^[5] The building's footprint is not square, but rectangular, with the short sides being 5 windows across, and the long sides being 7 windows across. The short sides still feature the Mechanics Bank "M" at the top of the façade above the top floor.