San Felipe Plaza is a 46-story tower located west of the Uptown Houston district in Houston, Texas, United States.[1] Designed by noted architect Richard Keating, the building was constructed in 1984 and contains 959,466 square feet (89,137.3 m2) of leasing space. The building is the fifteenth tallest in the city and is the second-tallest building outside of downtown.[2] It is in proximity to the Houston Galleria.[3]
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In 1993 Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas leased an additional 21,828 square feet (2,027.9 m2) of space in the building. During that year other tenants included BHP Petroleum (the U.S. subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary Co.), Maxxam, and Texas Commerce Bank-Tanglewood.[3] The building had served as the U.S. headquarters of BHP. Later in 1993 BHP announced that it was moving its U.S. headquarters, including 200 clerical and professional employees, from San Felipe Plaza to the Cigna Tower, one building in Four Oaks Place.[4] The Consulate of Canada in Houston opened in the building in 2003.[5]
The Consulate of Canada in Houston is located in Suite 1700.[6]
Westmont Development Inc., a subsidiary of Westmont Hospitality Group,[7] is located in suite 4650. The building houses the company's United States headquarters.[8]