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fifth floor later that month. Upon completion, the tower was to stand 255.10 feet (77.75 m), approximately 24 feet (7.3 m) higher than the tallest building in Reno at that time: the 16-story First
National Bank of Nevada. The first three floors were to be occupied by offices and retail shops, while the fourth floor would be recreational and the remaining floors would be residential.
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garage for the new project. The pour created 1,250 cubic yards of concrete to serve as the base for the new six-story parking garage, which was expected to cost $ 648,000. The pour took 11 hours, and required 23 men, 16 trucks, and 2 cranes. Construction on
Arlington Towers reached the 20th floor in June 1966.
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completed its purchase of the building from Mason
Corporation in August 1980. As of March 1982, Nu-West had sold 127 condominium units; poor economic conditions prevented additional units from selling. That month, Nu-West set June 30, 1982 as the target date to sell the remaining 68 units in the
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4.5 million. Due to the elevator installers' strike, the tower was expected to open with only one elevator, while an estimated six weeks would be required to finish approximately 20 percent of elevator work that was remaining.
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hotel tower in 1969. The 22-story building stands approximately 260 feet (79 m), and featured 194 units at the time of its opening. In 1969, the
Cavanaugh family sold the tower for $ 9 million to
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lost work days to 145. The parking facility, with 285 spaces, was 90 percent complete in December 1966, with its opening expected for the following month.
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Arlington Towers remains the 11th tallest building in Reno.
987:"Arlington Towers retail sold, remodeling work under way"
326:. Emporis. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017
875:"Arlington Towers' residents told building to be condos"
959:"Campaign begins to sell last Arlington Towers units"
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368:"Biggest Concrete Pour Made"
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626:"Twenty Floors Above"
460:"Something Brand New"
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