Renaissance Tower (Dallas)
Renaissance Tower | |
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Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum HKS, Inc. | |
Main contractor | The Beck Group |
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http://www.renaissancetower.com | |
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Renaissance Tower is a 886 ft (270 m), 56-story
History
At the time of completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in Dallas at 710 ft (220 m) and was originally known as the First International Bancshares Tower (First International Bancshares, Inc. was the new holding company parent of First National Bank in Dallas). In 1985, it was surpassed by Bank of America Plaza, which became Dallas's tallest building by far. It was also clear that Renaissance Tower would be overtaken by Comerica Bank Tower and Chase Tower then under construction. Therefore, in order to regain some status, the building underwent a major renovation in 1986 that included a re-glazed exterior and removal of the lighting on its sides. In 1986, James T. Chiles was brought in by the owner, the Prudential Insurance Company of America to design the broadcast center and towers on top the building, one of which was 176 ft (54 m). This brought the structural height of the building up to 886 ft (270 m), securing its place as the second-tallest building in Dallas. Excluding antennas and spires, the Renaissance Tower is the fifth-tallest.[citation needed]
In 1986,
In 1996,
In 2014, Westhan Global Logistics moved from its company's registered address to Renaissance Tower. Occupying a space on the seventh floor.
At the base of the building, there is a glass-pyramid structure that houses a two-story underground food court and cafeteria. The food court connects to other nearby structures with tunnels via the Dallas Pedestrian Network.
In May 2022, the building was sold to Gray Street Partners, a San Antonio, Texas real estate investment firm.
Tenants
Nationally recognized law firm Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC occupy Suite 3400.
- Previously Trizec Properties had its Dallas offices in Suite 3838.[12]
- Westhan Global Logistics currently occupies Suite 2964*
In popular culture
The building lobby and exteriors were used for on location filming and for establishing shots for the home of the fictional
A room on the 54th floor was used as the OCP boardroom set in the movie RoboCop.[14]
The building, like most of downtown Dallas, was featured in the music video "Robo Sapien" by German industrial band Die Krupps.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Dallas
- List of tallest buildings in Texas
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
References
- ^ "Renaissance Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 118427". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Renaissance Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Renaissance Tower at Structurae
- ^ "Winstead reshapes real estate practice group". The Dallas Business Journal. July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Offices". Winstead PC. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Dan Goodwin Building Climbs". SkyscraperDefense. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ a b Steve Brown (August 12, 2008). "Law firm Winstead may move from Renaissance Tower to Dallas' Uptown". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ Steve Brown (22 November 1996). "Commercial real estate sales up 43% in 3rd quarter". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Blockbuster sets meeting on move Video rental chain preparing possible relocation to Dallas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1 November 1996. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Blockbuster headquarters will move out of Renaissance Tower into its McKinney distribution center". DallasNews.com. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ "Contact Us" (). Trizec Properties. April 11, 2003. Retrieved on March 8, 2014. "Trizec Properties, Inc. - Dallas Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street, Suite 3838 Dallas, Texas 75270"
- ^ "Dallas locations - buildings used in the series". Ultimate Dallas. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "RoboCop Versus Reality: Looking at Dallas Locations of the Film's Scenes".