CenterPoint Energy Plaza
| CenterPoint Energy Tower | |
|---|---|
Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°45′26″N 95°22′05″W / 29.757214°N 95.367962°W |
| Construction started | 1973 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Opening | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Floor area | 1,399,986 sq ft (130,063.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. |
CenterPoint Energy Tower (formerly Houston Industries Plaza) is a 741 feet (226 m) tall building in
Historically the building housed the headquarters of Houston Industries (HI) and subsidiary
Reliant Energy Plaza in 2003, the company left over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of space vacant.[5]
Around 1995 the building owners added a circle-shaped canopy that is five stories tall, due to a business competitor down the street having a building taller than theirs. Clifford Pugh of the Houston Chronicle wrote that "It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."[6]
Gallery
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Entrance to CenterPoint Energy Tower -
Damage to windows from Hurricane Ike
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Houston
- List of tallest buildings in Texas
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
References
- ^ "Contact Information." CenterPoint Energy. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- ^ "CenterPoint Energy Tower Archived 2012-07-05 at the Wayback Machine." Berger Iron Works. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Houston Industries Incorporated and Houston Lighting & Power Company Houston Industries Plaza 1111 Louisiana, 47th Floor Houston, TX 77002-5231"
- Houston Business Journal. February 2, 1999. Retrieved on April 14, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pugh, Clifford. "Unique tops give skyscrapers an aesthetic boost." Houston Chronicle. June 6, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Sometimes, a building's owner remakes a top to attract more attention. Ten years ago, owners of the Houston Industries building added a five-story canopy resting on four pillars to the top of the aging 47-story skyscraper. The addition created a dramatic circle that floats atop the building. It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."