1400 Smith Street

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location = 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas
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roof = 691ft (211m)
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1400 Smith Street is a 691ft (211m) tall postmodern skyscraper located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building has 50 floors and is the 11th tallest building in the city. Designed by architectural firm Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates, the building was completed in 1983. [Cite web
title = Brookfield Properties - 1400 Smith Street
accessdate = 2008-04-06
url = http://www.brookfieldproperties.com/building/detail.cfm?BID=264] The 1.2 million square foot office tower is situated on Houston's six-mile pedestrian and retail tunnel system that links many of the city's downtown towers. [Cite web
title = Brookfield Properties - 1400 Smith Street
accessdate = 2008-04-06
url = http://www.brookfieldproperties.com/building/detail.cfm?BID=264] The tower is currently leased by Chevron as a major tenant. [Cite web
title = Emporis, 1400 Smith Street, Houston
accessdate = 2008-04-06
url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1400smithstreet-houston-tx-usa]

The building was the former headquarters of Enron, America's largest natural gas company during the 1990s and infamous for its financial scandal in 2001. 1400 Smith Street was originally known as Four Allen Center prior to Enron relocating to Houston in 1985. [Cite web
title = 1400 Smith, Houston, TX - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com
accessdate = 2008-04-06
url = http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMZQZ] Enron constructed a second, matching building across the street that is connected by circular skywalk prior to the bankruptcy. [Cite web
title = 1400 Smith, Houston, TX - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com
accessdate = 2008-04-06
url = http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMZQZ] The building's white crown was lit during the evening for several years, but it has not been lit on a regular basis since 2002.

See also

* Architecture of Houston
* List of tallest buildings in Houston
* List of tallest buildings in Texas
* Enron

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References

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1400smithstreet-houston-tx-usa Emporis]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2141 Skyscraperpage]

External links

* [http://www.brookfieldproperties.com/building/detail.cfm?BID=264 1400 Smith Street website]