Reliant Energy Plaza

Reliant Energy Plaza
General information
Location 1000 Main Street, Houston, Texas
Coordinates
Construction started 2001
Completed 2003
Height
Roof 518 ft (158 m)
Technical details
Floor count 36
Floor area 130,063 m2 (1,399,990 sq ft)
Elevator count 20
Design and construction
Architect Gensler Associates Ltd.

Reliant Energy Plaza is a 518 ft (158m) tall skyscraper in Downtown Houston, Texas. It has the headquarters of Reliant Energy.[1] The building has around 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of space.[2]

It was constructed from 2001 to 2003 and has 36 floors. It is the 25th tallest building in Houston. It is made out of glass, steel, and concrete. Lights atop the building and on the main street side flash in patterns of various colors at night. The Lamar Hotel was demolished to make way for this building. A two-level trading floor with 30 ft high ceilings is located on the 10th and 11th floors. It is squeezed between the garage and the office tower. Century development built the Reliant Energy Plaza. In 2003 Reliant Energy occupied more than 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of space in the building. During the same year two subsidiaries of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Marsh USA and Mercer Human Resource Consulting, had a combined 105,000 square feet (9,800 m2) of space in the building. The Reliant Energy Plaza was 86% leased in 2003.[2]

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See also

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References

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Reliant Energy. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Bivins, Ralph. "SURVIVAL OF THE NEWEST / OCCUPANCY DOWNTOWN TUMBLING, BUT THREE TOWERS DEFY TREND." Houston Chronicle. Sunday July 27, 2003. Business 1. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.

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