Hess Tower
| Hess Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45′16″N 95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°WCoordinates: 29°45′16″N 95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°W |
| 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]
The global architectural firm Gensler designed the building.[1] The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm.[3]
The building was originally designed to house a number of wind turbines, but the turbines were removed in December 2010.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ↑ Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ↑ http://swamplot.com/pieces-of-wind-turbine-fall-onto-street-from-top-of-hess-tower-downtown-blades-on-lockdown/2011-01-13/