Hess Tower
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General information
TypeOffice
Location1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′16″N 95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°W / 29.7544; -95.3602
Construction startedMarch 2008
OwnerH&R REIT
Technical details
Floor count29
Floor area844,763 sq ft (78,481.1 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gensler [2]
DeveloperTrammell Crow
Main contractorGilbane Building Company

Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas.[3] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009.[3]

The global architectural firm Gensler designed the building.[2] The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm.[4]

The building was originally designed to house a number of wind turbines, but the turbines were removed in December 2010.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hess Tower | H&R Reit". Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ^ a b "Marshall Strabala Gives New Meaning to Supertall". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. ^ Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  5. ^ "Pieces of Wind Turbine Fall Onto Street from Top of Hess Tower Downtown; Blades on "Lockdown" - Swamplot". 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-17.

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