Hess Tower

Hess Tower
General information
Type	Office
Location	1501 McKinney St, Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′14″N 95°21′38″W / 29.7540°N 95.3605°W / 29.7540; -95.3605Coordinates: 29°45′14″N 95°21′38″W / 29.7540°N 95.3605°W / 29.7540; -95.3605
Construction started	March 2008
Technical details
Floor count	29
Design and construction
Architect	Gensler [1]
Developer	Trammell Crow

Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas.^[2] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009.^[2]

Gensler was the architectural firm credited with designing the building. ^[1]The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Houston Business Journal, “Marshall Strabala Gives New Meaning to Supertall,” accessed June 9 2011, http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/09/27/newscolumn2.html
2. ^ ^{a b} Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/realestate/6219953.html. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
3. ^ Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/10/20/story1.html?b=1224475200%5E1717803. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 

External links

• Official website

Houston portal