Corporate Center

"This is the Corporate Center, true locus of power in the city."

- Night City Sourcebook

Like any modern metropolis, Night City is always in a state of flux. Over the years, most neighborhoods and districts wend their way through a tortuous cycle, alternating between fashion and disrepair. But one are stands as an exception. It is all landscaped plazas and sculpted architecture. There are no cracks in the sidewalks, the streetlights always work, and there is always a police officer around if you need him, although he may not draw his salary from City Hall. From these wide, orderly streets rise the skyscrapers, lofty and serene over the chaos that is most of the urban ground level, spearing daggerlike through the grey smog above.

Overview
Most of the major office towers are located in the Corporate Plaza, a circular area encompassed by Plaza Drive. The Corps spare no expense in the area's upkeep. This is reflected in the relative safety and elegance of the district Persons who look or act out of place are liable to be stopped and questioned by corporate or city police. Those who can't adequately justify their presence will most likely find themselves quietly but quickly escorted out of the area. The blocks surrounding the Plaza are not quite so tightly controlled as the Plaza itself, but they have a high corporate ambiance, and are upscale enough to warrant a considerable, though discreet, police presence.

This part of the city sees constant activity twenty-four hours a day, although noticeably more so during business hours, when most of the workforce is active and the majority of the area's restaurants, boutiques and shopping courts are open. Vehicular traffic varies from very heavy, during commute hours, to light or moderate in the middle of the night. The Corporate Plaza is extensively serviced by city transit and there are three large transit stations arranged around the circle of Plaza Drive, serving both bus and maglev subway. These are North Plaza at Meridian and Plaza Drive; 14th Street at Plaza and 14th; Williams Street at Plaza and Williams, and Plaza West at Plaza and 14th. There are also bus stops at one block intervals along all bus routes.

In the Plaza itself, one is likely to find corporate executives and service personnel, shoppers, city and corporate police/security. At night, the percentage of shoppers and executives decreases, and the percentage of police, security and service personnel increases. At night the police pay special attention to the area bordering the park and the transit stations. The population and composition of the areas peripheral to the plaza varies depending on whether the blocks are commercial, or residential.

B2#1 The international Cafe and L'Etranger:
A chic businessman's cafe and fern bar, the International is a popular lunch hour watering hole for many of the corporate area's mover set. Next door is the L'Etranger bar, a slick night spot decorated in a continental European theme, and favored by late-working corps and white collar security personnel. Order in the building is maintained by Malcolm, L'Etranger's tuxedo-wearing bouncer. Ever since negotiations between a corp representative and two rival solos deteriorated into a firefight inside the building, Malcolm has been kept on hand at all times. A man of few words, his discretion is matched only by his size, martial competence and marksmanship. The upper floors of this building are apartments frequented by area service and retail personnel.

Security Level: 1

B2#2 The Balinger Building:
This is a typical small-business building, with fifteen floors of nine-to-five private sector micro-businesses. The largest among them are Parkman Domestic Realty, World insurance, Wrigley & Wrigley inc., Financial Consultants, and the offices of Ben Feinberg, C.P.A. Feinberg is a notable character, as he is accountant to many Night City celebrities, including the Mayor, several local actors and musicians, and a number of wealthy executives from EBM and Net 54.

Security Level: 2

B2#3 700 9th St.:
This is another small, all-purpose office building. The most notable tenants are Plaza Realty, handling much of the office space and commercial leasing in the corporate area, and the Sunset Bar and Grill, a popular restaurant and bar catering primarily to the residential population. The only time things are rough at the Sunset is when popular bands are playing at the Rainbow Nights club on the next block. Then the normally peaceful clientele is displaced by concert-goers, gang- members and such. On those nights, Sunset owner Barney Chan, a wily Hong Kong emigre, is likely to add some security in the form of members of his son's martially adept street gang, the Hong Kong Musketeers.

Security Level: 1

B2#4 Dean Warner, Inc.:
This is a typical small, mildly successful financial investment operation. Its clientele includes middle class investors who want good service, but can't afford consulting or brokering on the level of Merrill, Asukaga and Finch, or other large firms.

Security Level: 1

B2#5 Modem Office Technologies and Robbie's Monster Subs:
Here they sell, leases and distributes office equipment and supplies to small and medium sized local companies. This is their head office. They have warehouses and smaller showrooms throughout the city.

The basement of the MOT building is occupied by Robbie's Monster Subs, a fast-moving, greasy sandwich joint frequented by the lower echelon corporate lunch and dinner crowd. Robbie's is open 24 hours a day, and when the Rainbow Nights club has a good show on, the midnight crowd there can get a little freaky. Robbie, an ex-sumo wrestler from Hawaii, maintains order himself on those nights. His 300 pound bulk can come over the counter fist- first with surprising speed when properly aroused.

Security Level: 1

B2#6 Pacifica Bank:
A West Coast mini-bank, not favored by the corporate crowd. Clientele is mostly service personnel and immigrant labor. This building is the Night City head office.

Security Level: 1

B2#7 Xian Electronic Exchange:
This is a typical downtown electronics store, selling discounted, imported Chinese, Japanese and Korean personal and home electronics and cyberware.

Security Level: 1

B2#8 Raels Bodysculpting and Tattoo:
This is a somewhat seedy, small-scale cosmetic bodyshop and outpatient cyberware installation joint. It is operated by Rael Sanchez, CMT (Cosmetic Medical Technician). Most of the business comes from the crowd attracted to the adjacent Rainbow Nights dance club. The right connections and an appropriate sum of money will get you admitted to the back of the studio, after hours, when Rael sheds his CMT certification and operates a profitable ripperdoc business. Any illegal cybertech installed.

Security Level: 1

B2#9 The Rainbow Nights Dance Club:
The Rainbow Nights Dance Club is a fairly large 24-hour club, with a huge dance floor. Most of their acts are local small- timers, with crowds being consistently large, but generally tractable. Once or twice a month, however, they get a big headliner. When that happens, the neighborhood chokes up with a huge number of boosters, chromers, and just plain rowdy kids. The crime rate in the area goes up on these nights, and the City and Corporations deploy extra police.

The club occupies the entirety of a large, low building covering almost half the block. There is a main entrance out front, and a smaller, secure entrance on the back alley. There are fire exits all around which can be opened from the inside only. The roof is bare. Inside is an enormous dance floor with a stage at one end, and a bar at the other. There are offices located in the large backstage area.

Security is tight at all times, and doubly so when they have a big act. Don't expect to get in without a ticket or a hell of a fight.

Security Level: 1

B2#10 Marshall's Department store:
A large, classy, downtown department store, Marshall's has twenty floors of shopping area topped by thirteen floors of stock-rooms and offices. It runs towards the expensive and stylish, with departments such as designer clothes, electronics and personal cybernetics, imported home accessories, and so on. It is difficult to get through the front door if you look suspicious. Plainclothes store security is tight.

Security Level: 2

B2#11 The Corporate Showing:
A small, select art theater that shows old films. Often used by the corporate set for clandestine meetings. Admission is 17.50 Eb per showing, and the seats are very comfortable.

Security Level: 2

B2#12 Kuramoto Galleries:
A large, exclusive art gallery,catering to Night City‘s wealthier residents. The gallery showcases modern and classical art of all varieties, and often hosts invitation-only auctions. Security is provided by an on-site team of German solos. Yamiko Kuramoto, an aging, wealthy dowager-daughter of the Kuramoto family runs this gallery. The family also operates galleries in New York, Tokyo and Bonn.

Security Level: 1

B2#13 Mac Donovan’s:
A fast food restaurant.

Security Level: 0

B2#14 10th St. Center:
A mini-mall with several small businesses inside. Included are Nadine’s, a fashionable boutique; R. Bush and Sons- Jewelers; Color Zone, a youth-oriented clothing store; Major Music, a pop-oriented music store, and Zeke’s, a cheap fast food restaurant. Clientele is mostly teen aged throughout this mall, with the exception of the jewelry store.

Security Level: 1

B2#15 Night City Tourism Office:
This building is the official Night City tourist information center. Here, visitors from abroad, as well as around the country can learn what hotels are appropriate for various budgets, what neighborhoods and areas are recommended for sightseeing or avoidance, where the tourist attractions are, and what areas are scenic or have historical significance. Shopping guides (2 Eb) are also available, as are chipped package tours of the city and surrounding areas (10 Eb).

Security Level: 0

B2#16 The Regal Hotel:
This is a typical, downtown businessman’s hotel. It is aimed at the middle management and lesser corporate level: classy without being prohibitively expensive or extremely luxurious. The clientele is largely undistinguished and overworked.

Security Level: 1

B2#17 The Chatworth Tower:
This building is luxury town-houses and apartments. The Chatworth is not quite as slick and expensive as they come, but it is fairly close. The twenty-five floor tower has apartments and town-houses ranging from studios to the enormous pent-house, which is owned by multi-millionaire securities broker Nolan Tagglia and occupies the entire top floor. Most of the units are in the two or three bedroom range, and are rented out to, or owned by, moderately wealthy retirees and well-off travelling businessmen who need a convenient place near the center of commerce. Security at the Chatworth is composed of a contingent of armed guards leased from a local corporate security firm. They are effective without being top-notch. There are usually ten guards on duty at any given time, and a hot-line to the police station.

Security Level: 2

B2#18 The Town Center:
This is another small, urban mall. It is somewhat larger than the 10th St. Center, and is targeted towards a more mature clientele. Businesses include expensive boutiques and gift stores, a book store, a music store, jewelers, clothing stores, a computer and cybertech store, and an upscale cosmetic bodyshop. There are also a couple of small restaurants and cafes. Patrons include residents of the nearby luxury condo towers, hotel guests, tourists and corporate employees.

Security Level: 1

B2#19 The Cavalier:
This is an expensive clothing store targeting well-off area residents, corporate executives and rich tourists. The store sells high-quality imported suits, coats, furs, peripherals, and luxury household items. Extremely classy, and impossible to get into if you don‘t obviously have the money to spend. By the way; if you have to ask for a price, it’s too expensive.

Security Level: 2

B2#20 The Kuroshita Hotel and Convention Center:
This is an expensive, stylish business hotel favored by Japanese corps, tourists and solos. The Kuroshita is known for discretion and elegance. Security is in-house, consisting of uniformed officers and plainclothes solos, all armed. The Kuroshita is also a popular spot for business and trade conventions. There is a 50% chance that the hotel will be hosting a convention at any given time.

Security Level: 2

B2#21 Plaza East Tower:
This is an upscale residential tower with a view of the park. Small units cost upwards of half a million dollars each to buy, or 5,000 Eb per month to lease. Large units, and the penthouse suites, can cost millions of dollars to buy, and tens of thousands to rent. The residents of the Plaza East Tower are largely wealthy retirees, and older, well financed corporate executives. Security is extremely tight, with access beyond the building lobby restricted to residents and invited guests. Mail and other deliveries are turned over to hotel employees in the secure subterranean vehicular area before being distributed to residents. Security personnel are contracted from a local high-end corporate security firm. All guards are armed, and dressed in police-style uniforms.

Security Level: 3

B2#22 700, 14th St:
This is another luxury town-house building. It is similar to the Plaza East Tower in all respects, save that it is slightly more expensive due to its amazing view of the park. Residents are of a similar composition, with a slightly higher proportion of wealthy young corp couples.

Security Level: 2

B2#23 Plaza West Tower:
This is the lowest priced tower on the block as it is shorter than the other buildings, and has no view of the park it still costs upwards of 300,000 euro dollars to buy a unit here, or 3,000 Eb per month to rent Plaza West is popular with wealthy businessmen and couples who want a place near the Corporate Center, and rich foreign corps and solos who want a permanent place in Night City its security is less strict than the other towers, though still tight All guards are provided by an in-house agency.

Security Level: 2

B2#24 The Parkview Tower:
This is the grand-daddy of them all; the most luxurious, expensive and secure residential tower in the city. It is twice as expensive as the next door Plaza East Tower. Security consists of armed plainclothes agents contracted from Arasaka, and is accordingly tight. Residents vary among local millionaires and billionaires, foreign arms merchants, dictators, corporate heads, celebrities, and Night City corporate VIPs.

Parkview has its own infirmary and a tactical rescue go-team on call at all times. The building is forty-five stories tall, has secure underground vehicular areas, and heliports and AV-4 pads on the roof.

There are fine restaurants, shops and markets inside the building and open to the public, but the residential areas and infirmary are as secure as the insides of the more paranoid corporations. The penthouse is owned by eccentric arms merchant and filthy-rich billionaire Omar Khadabhi. He is rarely seen in the building, spending much of his time on his three-hundred foot yacht, and in his other houses around the world. He comes and goes by private, heavily-armed Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.

Security Level: 4

B2#25 World Travel Agency:
A large travel agency and tour planning office, offering booking and ticketing for all sorts of travel and vacations. Typical are such things as safaris, cruises, orbital flights, and long range commuter flights.

Security Level: 0

B2#26 The European Economic Community Consular Building:
This building contains consular offices for all the EEC nations, as well as a combined EEC diplomatic mission. Passport diplomatic, immigration and visa services are available, as well as currency exchange and aid for distressed EEC national tourists. The building also contains an Interpol office and an armed security detachment of twenty-five troops from EEC nations. The Consul Generals and higher placed consular officials live in the Plaza West tower. All other personnel live in the consulate itself. The consulate is a locus for the activities of many Eurocorps and eurosolos.

Security Level: 2

B2#27 The Soviet Consulate:
This building is the local consular headquarters for the Neo-Soviet Union. Services provided are the same as the EEC consulate, but all Soviet consular personnel live in the consulate building. Security is a detachment of twenty Soviet troops. The Soviet consul-general is a stout, good nature man named Sergei Mosiusnik. He is fond of touring the local bars and restaurants with other consular employees along for fun, and two or three nervous plainclothes troops for security. Mosiusnik is something of a neighborhood card. His actions are frowned upon by the consular political officer, who is also the consular KGB representative. There is little the rep can do however, as Sergei is a blood relation of the President back in Moscow.

Security Level: 2

B2#28 The Chinese Consulate:
Providing the same services as most other consulates, but in a somewhat lower key than either the Soviet or EEC offices. All personnel live in the building. Security is a detail of fifteen plainclothes Chinese diplomatic police. The Chinese consul- general is seldom seen outside the building.

Security Level: 2

B2#29 The Mexican Consulate:
Similar in services to all of the other consulates. High-ranking officials, including the consul-general, live at the Chatworth Tower. Security is eighteen Mexican soldiers in plainclothes.

Security Level: 2

B2#30 Child Creche:
Enter child Creche. For only 50 Eb per day, you can place your child in a secure cryotank, inspected weekly by licenced, credentialed members of Trauma Team@. The child is interfaced into any number of possible braindance tapes, making what would normally be a boring family trip into an exciting and memorable adventure.

Security Level: 1

B2#37 Red Cab:
The largest private transport company in Night City is Red Cab, Inc, with its fleet of well-maintained, well-armored urban ground cars. Red Cab unit scan be summoned by either data term or phone. The main dispatch office and garage are located in the parking structure on the corner. Red Cab also maintains a fleet of four AV-4’s, used for corporate clients. However, Red Cab is no threat to its main competition (Aerocab) in this regard.

Security Level: 1

B2#38 Night City Towing and Storage:
These buildings house the offices of the public towing facility for Night City. Any cars towed are placed in the large parking structure to the south. Fines for towed cars are 200-300 Eb for the towing fee. All cars not claimed after 24 hours are considered property of the towing company, and are usually hauled off to a wrecking yard in South Night City, where they are sold as scrap. Especially nice vehicles are held and sold at an auto auction once every six months. Security is very tight, since few people in Night City enjoy paying the outrageous fines and bullets are cheaper.

Security Level: 2

Corporate Plaza
"Because all of its buildings serve a similar function, the Corporate Plaza is described separately from the rest of sections B2 and B3."

- Night City

B2#31 Raven Microcybernetics:
This building is the worldwide head office of the RavenMicrocybernetics Corporation, premier American manufacturer of cybernetic prosthetics, cyberenhancements, wetware, and cybernetic biomedical equipment. The actual industrial manufacturing plants are disbursed around the globe, with most of the Night City facilities located in the industrial parks on the outskirts of town and across the bay.There is a small manufacturing area in the upper floors of the building, to complement the large R&D section. The building itself is a mirrored, 70 story structure with a split level, divided circle architecture. (See map.) There are AV-4 pads and heliports on the upper roof. The lower roof contains a small, landscaped park for employees. There is no giant logo on the building, only a modest sign over the main entrance. All elevators and stairwells are internal. There is a subterranean parking lot, but the loading docks are open air, under a fenced off, cantilevered section of the back of the building.

The RMC building contains no public facilities as such, although the bottom several floors are leased as office space to four other small cybernetic and technology companies, most of which do contract work for RMC itself. These companies are Klein Cyberoptics, Interface Engineering, Inc., Advanced Cyberpolymer Research Inc., and Logan Engineering, Inc. Company facilities include a general cafeteria, a surgery-capable infirmary, a company-owned general store, and sleeping quarters.

The common areas of the leased floors are public, although most of the small companies control access to their own areas. Access to all other sections of the building except the parking lot is strictly controlled. All areas are patrolled 24 hours a day.

Security Level: 4

B2#32 Microtech Center:
This building is the regional headquarters for Microtech Intemational, makers of fine mainframe and specialized computer Microtech is a young, up and coming corporation, and the Center is a relatively recent addition to the Plaza. The tower is ninety-four stories tall, with typical architecture, surfaced in black glass and white synthetic marble. The company logo and name are prominently displayed in large, backlit. red letters on the two widest exterior walls of the top several stories. There is a heliport and AV-4 pad on the roof, and a restricted subterranean parking garage and loading dock All elevators and stairwells are internal.

The lower ten floors of the building are open to the public. There are showrooms and demo areas for Microtech products, a cafeteria, a regular restaurant. a "history of computing" museum, a small emergency medical center, a boutique and a gift shop. The businesses are all owned and operated by Microtech, and a high-tech theme runs throughout. Building facilities closed to the public include a cafeteria, gymnasium, surgery-capable trauma center, and recreation center.

Access to the parking area, loading dock, and all the floors above the tenth is tightly controlled. Keyed express elevators run from the vehicle areas to the eleventh floor and above, with no intermediary stops. The roof and parking areas are continuously monitored. Company security patrols all areas 24 hours a day.

Security Level: 3

B3#13 Arasaka Plaza and Tower:
This is the main office of the Arasaka America division of the Arasaka Corporation, replacing the previous building destroyed in 2013. At 130 stories, it is the tallest building in Night City, and is clearly visible from most areas in clear weather. It is almost two separate buildings, with the twin towers being structurally connected only below the 20th floor. Above that, the narrow (20m) gap between the towers bridged regularly by closed tunnels with exposed walkways on top. Above the 90th floor, the tunnels have no exposed walkways or windows. The towers are featureless surfaced in black glass and steel, imparting a rather sinister look. The logo and name are on a black marble plaque that stands by the walkway to the main entrance. There are heliports and AV-4 pads on both tower roofs, and a restricted subterranean parking and loading area. Each tower has its own internal elevators and stairways.

Only the ground floor reception area of the Arasaka tower is open to the public. There are no public facilities in the building. Private company facilities include general and executive cafeterias, a surgical/trauma center, a company store and equipment center, a recreation center and sleeping quarters and barracks.

All building access is tightly controlled. Armed security troops patrol the roof, grounds, parking area, and building interiors 24 hours a day. No unauthorized vehicles are permitted on the roof, or in the subterranean areas. Authorization can be given only if one has an appointment, appears on a traffic/ commercial manifest or schedule, or is cleared by someone within the company. Similar conditions apply to persons who wish to proceed beyond the reception area. The Arasaka Plaza, a small park surrounding the building, is open to the public, but company security patrols at all times.

Security Level: 4

B2#33 Euro Business Machines, International:
This building is the main office for the U.S. division of the powerful and renowned Hamburg-based EBM corporation. EBM manufactures all manner of computer systems and high-tech hardware, and is the largest of the high-tech corporations. The architecture is striking, with the cross section of the building resembling a jagged sided square with truncated comers. The exterior is equally interesting, with a latticework of black, tubular girders crossing over the recessed, mirrored windows. At either side of all four flattened comers, glasswalled exterior elevators travel in the first groove formed by the angular walls. There are also interior elevators and stairways. The white EBM logo is prominently displayed on the top stories of all four of the walls formed by the flattened corners.

There is a combination heliport/AV-4 pad on the roof. There is a subterranean parking lot and loading area and ten underground manufacturing levels below that. (The underground levels are in addition to the 112 aboveground stories.)

EBM prides itself on its public relations and paternal image, and consequently, there are many public service areas in the building. There is a grand reception area on the ground floor, in the center of a mall-like indoor pavilion. From there, with proper authorization, one may use the interior elevators, which go to the corporate floors and subterranean levels. The exterior glass elevators service only the first eight pavilion floors, the 9th through 15th floor (which are subcontracted out as office space to other businesses), and the rooftop restaurant and observation deck on the 112th floor. They will stop at the intervening EBM floors only if one has the appropriate cardkey. The pavilion itself is composed of wide walkways circling the insides of the first eight floors. The fourth side of this enormous, open space is dominated by a huge marble-walled cylinder, encasing the interior elevators, stairwells, building service ducts, and the structural core.

Security Level: 4

B3#14 Petrochem international:
As Night City isn't a big oil port or refining area, Petrochem maintains only a relatively small 50-story office here. It primarily services the petroleum by-products, high-tech, and advanced polymer research divisions of the company. The building itself is squat and unremarkable, surfaced in black glass and grey stone. The roof has an AV-4 pad and a heliport. There is a subterranean parking lot and loading dock. All elevator shafts and stairwells are internal.

The reception area of the Petrochem building is open to the public but there are no public services in the building other than a small museum and gift shop/public relations department. The company facilities, including a cafeteria, small gymnasium and company store are generally off limits to the public.

All access beyond the first floor is controlled, and all areas are patrolled 24 hours a day. Because of the sensitive nature of Petrochem's R&D, armed staff security is quite high in the building, and computer security is third only to that of Arasaka and Infocomp. There is a detachment of corporate troops on call at all times.

Security Level: 3

B2#34 Network News 54, Night City:
Forty-three stories of canned heat, the Net 54 office building is always visible, despite its relatively stunted size. Searchlights on each of the four rooftop corners help this, as does the continuous air traffic to and from the building, the mirrored walls, and the scintillating, red neon "54" plastered in fifty-foot digits near the top of each side of the building. The roof is entirely covered with AV-4 pads and heliports for the roving news teams. There is a subterranean parking lot and loading dock. All the stairways and elevators are internal.

The reception area of the Net 54 building is open to the public, and there are several facilities for public use, including a huge gift shop and boutique, screening rooms, an infirmary, a restaurant, and a cafeteria. The cafeteria actually tends to be more popular than the restaurant because Net 54's stars sometimes eat there during filming breaks. This draws large numbers of tourists. Since many of Net 54's shows are taped live before studio audiences, several of the sound stages are open to the public. Tickets are usually required for admittance to these areas, and security is always heavy. There are also guided tours of non-proprietary recording and production facilities. Facilities off-limits to the public include a surgery/ trauma center, a rec-center, a second cafeteria, the vehicular areas, several lounges, and housing for news teams.

Access to non-public areas is tightly controlled; security patrols and monitors all areas 24 hours a day. All persons who leave the reception/hospitality area will be asked to produce a show ticket or valid guest pass. Persons who stray from the well-designated audience areas are subject to arrest.

Security Level: 3

B3#15 Plaza Business Tower:
Ninety-six stories of assorted businesses, the Plaza Business Tower is the corporate answer to the suburban mall. Spiralling downtown land prices forced developers to go vertical, and this building is the result. A testament to modem merchandising this building is as glitzy and eye catching as they come. The exterior is of mirrored glass, polished white marble and stainless steel. There are internal elevators and stairs, but exterior glass elevators also travel in herds up and down both sides. The entire affair is capped on the top of the walls of each side with huge black letters reading "The Plaza." At night these are backlit in red. There is a rotating restaurant on the roof, overlooking the numerous heliports and AV-4 pads on other buildings. The enormous underground parking lot and loading area also serves the West City Tower next door.

The Plaza Business Tower is, by nature, one giant public facility. It contains hundreds of businesses and outlets,including restaurants, clothing stores, fitness centers, computer stores, high-tech stores, arms merchants, architects, flight schools, out-patient cyberclinics, body-shops, and even an auto dealership. A complete list of the businesses in the tower would be impractical here, but if you need a particular type of merchant or contractor, chances are there is one in the Plaza Business Tower. Including a public emergency medical center. There are a few facilities reserved for employees of businesses in the tower, and employees of the tower's ownership company itself, but they are by far the exception,not the rule.

Access to most of the Plaza Business Tower is, of course, unlimited. All common areas are accessible 24 hours a day,though most of the businesses are closed at night. Service areas are secured against unauthorized personnel, and the loading dock and roof landing area are off-limits without clearance. The businesses in the tower maintain their own security measures, and several of them are quite well protected. There are some areas of the tower that are privately leased and off limits to the public, but these areas are well patrolled and secured, and generally not accessible from the common areas without authorization or a key. As a rule, the tower is more exclusive and secure at the upper levels, where the higher end services, businesses and offices are located. There is a security center on the ground floor, and the entire tower is patrolled 24 hours a day by contracted security. City police can also usually be found in the building.

Security Level: 2

B3#16 West City Tower:
The West City Tower is similar in many ways to the Plaza Business Tower. It tends more toward office space, and less toward consumer-oriented businesses, but it has a good number of retail outlets, public services and public contractors.It is a slightly older building than the Plaza Business Tower, and not quite so slick. The exterior is grey granite and black glass with no large logo or sign. All elevators and stairwells are internal, and there are the standard heliport and AV-4 pad on the roof. The West City Tower shares an enormous subterranean parking lot and loading area with the adjacent Plaza Business Tower.

Like its larger neighbor, the West City Tower is largely offices. It contains much the same composition of businesses as the Plaza Tower, although proportionately more of the building is occupied by private office space for contractors, security services, investment/financial firms and so on. Like the Plaza Tower, there is a general medical facility. Unlike the Plaza tower, there is also a private tenants-only cafeteria and recreational facility. Access to the West City Tower is, again, almost the same as its neighbor. The only difference is that, with the relative increase in office space and decrease in retail space, proportionately more of West City is restricted to the public. The bulk of the building is, however, freely accessible 24 hours a day.

Security Level: 2

B2#35 The Infocomp Building:
Infocomp is a think-tank, analysis, fact finding, and detective firm. Subtlety and restraint are its trademarks. Con-sequently, it is not surprising that the Infocomp building, while large in the absolute sense at 40 stories, is the smallest and least imposing of the Corporate Plaza towers. The exterior is a muted, elegant, grey synthetic marble with smoked windows.There is no logo on the building, only a small sign by the main entrance. There are several AV-4 pads and heliports on the roof, and the usual subterranean parking lot beneath the building. The loading area is below ground with the parking lot, but it is relatively small as little bulk material other than office supplies goes in or out of the Infocomp building. All elevators and stairwells are internal.

The only public facility in the Infocomp building is a huge research library on computer memory. Much of the information contained in it is sensitive, and not accessible through normal computer information nets. An appointment is necessary to access their computer library, as it can only be done from on-site terminals. The charge for library time fluctuates from 100 to 5000 eurobucks per hour depending on the information to be accessed, and the equipment needed. No copying or removal of sensitive material is allowed, other than in handwritten notes. Security is tight, and all users are monitored. Persons wishing access to especially sensitive information are subject to background check. Employee facilities include a surgical/trauma center, cafeteria, gymnasium and rec center.

Access is tightly controlled throughout the Infocomp building. Only the main reception area is open to the general public, as library use requires an appointment. All areas are patrolled 24 hours a day. Computer security and ICE is especially prevalent around their system, with only Arasaka being a tougher computer nut to crack.

Security Level: 4

B3#17 World News Service, Night City:
The WNS building, like Infocomp, is largely functional and restrained in design. WNS does not need to advertise itself through gaudiness, and maintains a certain amount of pride in its Old-World conservative air. The WNS tower is 63 stories tall, and surfaced in white stone with black windows. A windowless section circling the center floors of the building encompasses the recording and video studio floors. There is a relatively small, white-lit WNS logo on the upper left comer of each exterior wall. There are the usual AV-4 pads and heliports on the roof, plus parking and loading areas underground. All elevators and stairs are internal.

There are no public facilities in the WNS building except a small news-stand and company shop, where the latest news faxes and newsdeck downloads can be purchased with a morning cup of coffee. Employee facilities include screening rooms, a rec center, cafeteria, studios that can be checked out for personal use, and a surgical/trauma center.

Access to the WNS building is tightly controlled. Only the reception area and news-shop are open to the general public. There are guided tours of the non-sensitive areas, but they are escorted by security as well as tour guides. All areas are patrolled 24 hours a day.

Security Level: 3

B3#18 Orbital Air, Night City:
The Orbital Air tower is the regional office for this mighty aerospace transport and development corporation. In keeping with its cutting edge image, the OA tower is a sight to behold. It is composed of four linked lobes, all surfaced in gleaming, mirrored glass. The OA logo glows in letters of shifting, neon colors from the top of each lobe's outward facing wall. There are AV-4 pads and heliports on top of each lobe, and the usual subterranean parking lot and loading facility. The loading facility is rather small, as there is little bulk transport to or from the building, other than office, computer and cafeteria supplies. There are both external glass elevators and regular internal ones. All stairwells are internal.

Public facilities in the OA tower include an aerospace technology and history museum, a restaurant with an aerospace theme, and a ticketing agency. Employee facilities include a rec center, surgical/trauma center, cafeteria, and rooming facilities for OA aircraft crews who spend time in the city between flights.

Access to the non-public areas of the building is fairly tightly controlled, but staff security is only noticeably severe around the tower's R&D department and computer rooms. The OA hangars and buildings near the airport, where most of the hands-on tech work and all of the aircraft are located, are a more likely infiltration target.

Security Level: 3

B3#19 Merrill, Asukaga & Finch, Night City:
As befits a corporation whose sole reason for existence is the handling and application of large sums of money, the MA&F tower is a masterpiece of subdued majesty. At only 55 floors (and a relatively small cross section), it is one of the smaller buildings in the Corporate Plaza, but it is also one of the most eye-catching and elegant. The building is surfaced with glass overlying a steel frame. The interior floors of the building are built as open, plant-festooned terraces within the glass walls, giving the effect of an enormous greenhouse. There is a good amount of open space between the floor terraces and the exterior walls, with contact made only through steel structural supports.Only at the lobby and top floors do the walls and interior floors structurally merge. The exterior walls are transparent from both inside and outside the building. There is no logo on the building, and no aircraft facility on the roof. There is a subterranean loading dock and parking area. The elevators and stairs are external, and located in a glass-sheathed shaft at one end of the building.

The MA&F building has several public facilities in the lower three floors. There are bank offices, boutiques, a bar, restaurant and a small indoor park which occupies the entire third floor. There is also the public reception area for MA&F itself. Private employee facilities include a cafeteria, non-surgical infirmary and a rec center.

Access to the MA&F tower is restricted only above the third floor. Security is fairly tight throughout most of the building, but heavy only in the executive office areas, computer areas and the vault level, all of which are on the upper floors. The glass exterior walls will withstand hits from most small arms. The parking lot is public, but the executive section and the loading area are controlled. All areas are patrolled 24 hours a day.

Security Level: 3

Notable People
This is a list of a lot of the notable people in the Corporate Center.
 * Yoru Tomobiki
 * Dr. Jasmine Lai Ket
 * William Joseph Brentwood
 * Michiko Arasaka
 * Fiona Hayes
 * Sergei Mosiusnik
 * Yamiko Kuramoto
 * Franklin M‘bolu
 * Willie Maxwell
 * Nolan Tagglia
 * Clive Richards
 * Omar Khadabhi
 * Lisa Parker
 * Masters Hanson
 * Mina Steward