Hess Tower

Hess Tower
Hess Tower
General information
Type Office
Location 1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°45′14″N 95°21′38″W / 29.7540°N 95.3605°W / 29.7540; -95.3605Coordinates: 29°45′14″N 95°21′38″W / 29.7540°N 95.3605°W / 29.7540; -95.3605
Construction started March 2008
Technical details
Floor count 29
Design and construction
Architect Gensler [1]
Developer Trammell Crow

Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas.[2] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009.[2]

Gensler was the architectural firm credited with designing the building. [1]The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Houston Business Journal, “Marshall Strabala Gives New Meaning to Supertall,” accessed June 9 2011, http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/09/27/newscolumn2.html
  2. ^ a b Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/realestate/6219953.html. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
  3. ^ Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/10/20/story1.html?b=1224475200%5E1717803. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 

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