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]
hess, tower, story, building, located, adjacent, discovery, green, park, downtown, houston, texas, formerly, called, discovery, tower, until, hess, corporation, leased, entire, tower, january, 2009, general, informationtypeofficelocation1501, mckinney, houston. 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 Hess TowerGeneral informationTypeOfficeLocation1501 McKinney St Houston TexasCoordinates29 45 16 N 95 21 37 W 29 7544 N 95 3602 W 29 7544 95 3602Construction startedMarch 2008OwnerH amp R REITTechnical detailsFloor count29Floor area844 763 sq ft 78 481 1 m2 1 Design and constructionArchitect s Gensler 2 DeveloperTrammell CrowMain contractorGilbane Building CompanyThe 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 References Edit Hess Tower H amp R Reit a b Marshall Strabala Gives New Meaning to Supertall Houston Business Journal Retrieved June 9 2011 a b Sarnoff Nancy January 19 2009 Hess will lease entire downtown tower Houston Chronicle Retrieved 2011 06 08 Dawson Jennifer October 20 2008 Hess Explores Discovery Tower Houston Business Journal Retrieved 2011 06 08 Pieces of Wind Turbine Fall Onto Street from Top of Hess Tower Downtown Blades on Lockdown Swamplot 13 January 2011 External links Edit Texas portalOfficial website This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Houston related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hess Tower amp oldid 1155200294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
