| BG Group Place | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed facade |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 811 Main Street, Downtown Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Estimated completion | May 2011 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 Total |
| Floor area | 940,000 sq ft (87,000 m2) |
| Elevator count | 18 in building, 3 in garage. |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Harvey Builders |
| Architect | Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton Architects & Kendall/Heaton Associates |
| Developer | Hines |
BG Group Place (formerly MainPlace) is a 630 ft (192 m) tall skyscraper in Downtown Houston, Texas. It was completed in 2010 and has 46 floors. It has been pre-certified Platinum [1]LEED. When it was completed, BG Group Place became the 15th tallest building in Houston and features a skygarden on the 39th floor.[2] It is the tallest building built in Houston in 23 years, after the Heritage Plaza was completed in 1987. According to the building's website, MainPlace will be ready for occupancy by February 2011.[3] The naming was done when BG Group Plc became an anchor tenant and leased 164,000sq ft of space.[4]
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Features included in the building is a 39th-floor skygarden, and a fully gardened top floor of the parking garage, that soak up rainwater. Water that condenses in the building's air-conditioning system is used to irrigate the plants.[1]
Glass fins act as sunshades reduce the building's need for air-conditioning. The 10-foot ceilings (a foot higher than the modern standard) allow in more sunlight, cutting the need for electric lights.[1]
Travel to and from this location can be accessed by onsite and nearby parking, Taxi, Metro, and a Houston METRORail train stop will be located just outside of the lobby and main entrance upon completion of the line.
Each floor is on average 27,000 square feet (2,500 m2) and can hold up to 8 full corner offices.[5]