First City Tower

Coordinates: 29°45′21″N 95°21′50″W / 29.75579°N 95.36384°W / 29.75579; -95.36384
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1001 Fannin
Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′21″N 95°21′50″W / 29.75579°N 95.36384°W / 29.75579; -95.36384
Completed1981
OwnerFirst City Liquidating Trust, JMB Realty
Height
Roof662 ft (202 m)
Technical details
Floor count49
Floor area1,428,365 sq ft (132,699.5 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Morris Architects (formerly Morris-Aubry)
DeveloperVinson & Elkins
Main contractorW. S. Bellows Construction Corporation
References
[2]

First City Tower, located at 1001 Fannin, is a

Waste Management, Inc,[3] and the headquarters of Vinson & Elkins.[4][5] It also houses the U.S. headquarters of Campus Living Villages.[6]

The building, with

aluminum and green-tinted glass.[8] These designs were designed to represent the letter "F" for the building's developer and first major tenant, First City Bank,[8] which was itself founded by attorneys of the international law firm Vinson & Elkins.[3] First City Tower was constructed in a diagonal rotation away from Houston's main north–south street grid, which gives the impression that the structure has a larger footprint than it actually does.[8]

History

Morris Architects designed First City Tower, which opened in 1981.[9] JMB Realty owned one third of First City Tower since the late 1980s.[7]

In 2002,

Waste Management, Inc., and Vinson & Elkins, and Ocean Energy Inc. were the major tenants and Insignia/ESG, the managing agent, was also a tenant.[10] In October 2002, the building became the first in Houston to implement an in-house courier intercept center in order to provide a central collection point for all inbound and outbound deliveries serving its several tenants.[10]

In 2003, JMB Realty bought the First City Tower and a 10-story parking garage, which houses the Houston Club, for an amount reported by the

Houston Business Journal as $114 million.[7] As of 2003, the largest tenant is Vinson & Elkins, which by that year had renewed its lease until 2020.[7]

By 2004, Ocean Energy, after being acquired by

CB Richard Ellis, the property manager, oversaw the construction management. Granite pavers and landscaped planters were placed in the north and south plazas. The entrance columns were re-clad in stainless steel. A limestone monument, displaying the address and tenants of the First City Tower, was erected at the intersection of Fannin and Lamar. A private garden, used by tenants to host performances and receptions, was added.[9]

In November 2010, SSY Chemicals leased space in the building.[11]

By January 2011, Black Stone Minerals renewed its lease for its headquarters in the First City Tower and expanded its space by 13,119 square feet (1,218.8 m2), giving it a total of 55,082 square feet (5,117.3 m2).[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1001 Fannin | Energy Star".
  2. ^ a b "First City Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "First City Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ "Houston." Vinson & Elkins. Retrieved on May 5, 2010. "First City Tower 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77002-6760"
  5. Austin Business Journal
    . Thursday September 22, 2005. Retrieved on May 5, 2010. "At Vinson & Elkins LLP, the Austin office is accommodating evacuated attorneys from the Houston headquarters as well as some clients, says Don Wood, administrative partner."
  6. ^ "Contact Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." Campus Living Villages. Retrieved on 5 October 2011. "Campus Living Villages US 1001 Fannin, Suite 1350 Houston, Texas 77002"
  7. ^
    Houston Business Journal
    . Tuesday July 8, 2003. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "First City Tower". Atrefaqs. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  9. ^
    Houston Business Journal
    . Monday February 23, 2004. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "First City Tower implements in-house courier service". Houston Business Journal. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  11. ^ "Real estate transactions." Houston Chronicle. November 7, 2010. Retrieved on November 12, 2010.
  12. ^ "Real estate transactions." Houston Chronicle. January 2, 2010. Retrieved on January 3, 2010.

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