Hess Tower

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Hess Tower
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General information
TypeOffice
Location1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas
Construction startedMarch 2008
Technical details
Floor count29
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gensler [1]
DeveloperTrammell 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  3. ^ Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. ^ http://swamplot.com/pieces-of-wind-turbine-fall-onto-street-from-top-of-hess-tower-downtown-blades-on-lockdown/2011-01-13/

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