Heritage Plaza
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Heritage Plaza
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| Location | 1111 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas, United States[1] |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1987 |
| Use | Office, Restaurant |
| Height | |
| Roof | 762 ft (232 m) |
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| Floor count | 53 |
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| Architect | M. Nasr & Partners[2] |
| Developer | Clarion Realty Services[2] |
Heritage Plaza is a skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas. Standing at 762 feet (232 meters),[1] the tower is the 5th-tallest building in Houston, the 8th-tallest in Texas, the 59th-tallest in the United States, and the 183rd-tallest in the world. The building, designed by Houston-based M. Nasr & Partners P.C., was completed in 1987, with 53 floors.[1]
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[edit] History
Heritage Plaza completed construction in early 1987. It was the last major office building completed in downtown Houston prior to the collapse of the Texas real estate, banking, and oil industries in the 1980s. The building stood as the most recently completed major skyscraper in Houston for over 10 years, until the completion of 1500 Louisiana Street in 2002.[1]
The building has 1,150,000 square feet (107,000 m²) of lease-able space, of which a vast majority sat vacant until Texaco leased 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²) in 1989. The building went on to serve as the world headquarters of Texaco for 12 years. In 2001, Heritage Plaza became the world headquarters of the ChevronTexaco corporation.[2] However, in 2004, ChevronTexaco moved out of the building when its lease expired.
[edit] Design
Heritage Plaza is well known because of its central location in the central business district skyline, and for the stepped granite feature located on the top of the building that resembles a Mayan pyramid. This feature was inspired by the architect's visit to the Mexican Yucatán. The crown of the building is also said to resemble an image of a Bald Eagle spreading its wings.[2]
The interior lobby of Heritage Plaza was also designed with Mexican influences. The lower levels of the building, which contain a large food court, contain a distinctive multi-level marble waterfall that falls from the lobby.[2]
Heritage Plaza is one of the few skyscrapers in downtown Houston that is not directly connected to the extensive Houston tunnel network. It is, however, connected to the DoubleTree Hotel Houston-Allen Center through a skyway.[2]
