Hess Tower | |
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | 1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29°45′16″N 95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°W |
Construction started | March 2008 |
Owner | H&R REIT |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 29 |
Floor area | 844,763 sq ft (78,481.1 m2) [1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gensler [2] |
Developer | Trammell Crow |
Main contractor | Gilbane Building Company |
Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas. [3] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009. [3]
The global architectural firm Gensler designed the building. [2] The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm. [4]
The building was originally designed to house a number of wind turbines, but the turbines were removed in December 2010. [5]