On your left, look up for the tall, pale concrete-and-glass tower with the “Bank of America” sign near the top, capped by a stepped, pyramid-like crown against the sky.
This is 401 Las Olas, better known as Bank of America Plaza… a 23-story, 365-foot marker planted in downtown Fort Lauderdale in early 2003. At street level it keeps things friendly: a Bank of America branch, plus a small cluster of shops where the air-conditioning hits you like a polite slap. But then the building does a classic office-tower move: “Welcome in… and please don’t go anywhere.” The upper floors are for employees and clients only, and those elevators? They want to see an identification card before they’ll take you upstairs.
The real show is the top: that 42-foot pyramidal crown. At night it lights up, and the skyline suddenly has a very confident hat.
When you’re ready, Stranahan House is a 6-minute walk heading south.
