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Address: 11 North Water Street, Mobile Alabama

Year Constructed: 2006

RSA Battle House Tower is Alabama’s tallest office building. It offers spectacular views of Mobile’s revitalized waterfront, executive dining, health club, covered parking, 24/7 security, above standard electrical systems and state-of-the-art climate controls. Its interior combines the finest of woods, stone, marble and bronzes. Visitors will be awed by the dramatic three-story lobby, with its high curved granite wall and grand staircase, with elevators covered in polished white Italian marble and rich brown Makore wood panels.

Owner: Retirement Systems of Alabama

Building Size: 534,268 rentable square feet. Typical floor size is 20,000 to 21,000 rentable square feet.

Architect: TVS Alabama, Inc.

Mechanical Engineer: HESM&A, Inc.

Structural Engineer: Stanley D. Lindsey & Associates, Ltd.

Number of Floors: 35... 25 office, 3 lobby, 4 hotel, one service.

Ceiling Heights: Nine feet finished. Slab to slab, 14 feet.

Column Spacing: Typically 20 feet or 30 feet on center. Tenant areas generally column free.

Mullion Spacing: Five Foot on center typically.

Floor loading: 100 PSF Live Load.

Exterior Construction: High performance glass in aluminum framing and curtain wall, architectural precast concrete panels and granite.

Building Structure: Cast in-place concrete.

Elevators: Manufacturer—Thyssen Krupp; Type—Hydraulic Gearless; Two freight elevators, 6’ x 9’, load capacity 4500 lbs; 20 passenger elevators: 4 serving floors 1, 8-16; 4 serving floors 1, 16-24; 6 serving floors 1, 24-35;

Generator: Emergency diesel-powered generator for life safety. 2000 KW standby at 4160 volts.

Electricity: 4160 volt, three-stage distributions system, provided by Alabama Power Company from their underground network system; 2 watts sf lighting; 5 watts sf receptacle.

HVAC: VAV chilled water air handling unit – 50 tons per floor; 10 exterior and 6 interior zones per floor.