One Park Place

This article is about the building in Houston, Texas. For One Park Place in Kansas City, Missouri, see BMA Tower.

One Park Place
General information
Type	Residential
Location	1500 McKinney Street, Downtown Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′15″N 95°21′40″W / 29.7542°N 95.3611°W / 29.7542; -95.3611Coordinates: 29°45′15″N 95°21′40″W / 29.7542°N 95.3611°W / 29.7542; -95.3611
Construction started	2007
Completed	2009
Opening	May 2009
Height
Roof	518 ft (158 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Floor area	62,500 sq ft (5,810 m2)
Elevator count	6
Design and construction
Architect	Jackson & Ryan Architects
References
Finger Properties

One Park Place is a 518 ft (158 m) tall apartment building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas. Completed in May 2009, the building has 340 units on 30 floors with a total height of 501 feet (153 m) and 37 floors.^[1][2]

The building has 346 apartment units. The ground floor has retail shops and restaurants, while the six floors immediately above the ground floor have secure parking.^[3]

Grocery store

Phoenicia Specialty Foods opened a grocery store location in 28,000 square feet (2,600 m²) of space on the ground floor of One Park Place.^[4] The Downtown location focuses on serving residents in the Downtown area by stocking staples such as bread, eggs, and milk in addition to the signature products of Phoenicia Specialty Foods. In addition the store will have a Wine Bar, a cafe, and a delicatessen to attract area workers. Katharine Schilcutt of the Houston Press said prior to the store's opening that Phoenicia will become the first major grocery store in Downtown.^[5] Zohrab "Bob" Tcholakian, the owner of Phoenicia Deli, designed the venting system, located beneath the garage and residential units at One Park Place, that allows the store to bake its own bread on-site. Tcholakian has a background of being an architect, allowing him to design the system. Shilcutt said that the facility has "ample parking" that would "surely" attract residents of the Houston Heights and Montrose to the store. The MKT Bar is located inside of the grocery store.^[6]

Before the announcement by Phoenicia occurred, rumors spread stating that Whole Foods Markets wanted to lease space in One Park Place to establish a store there.^[5] Originally the opening was scheduled for December 2010. It was moved to May 2011, but due to issues with the design of the electrical and plumbing lines, the opening was moved to July 15.^[7] By November the store opened.^[6]

School zoning

The building is within the Houston Independent School District boundary. As of 2009 the building is assigned to Bruce Elementary School,^[8] Gregory Lincoln Education Center (Grades 6-8),^[9] and Davis High School.^[10]

By Spring 2011 Atherton Elementary School and E.O. Smith Education Center were be consolidated with a new K-5 campus in the Atherton site.^[11] As a result the building was rezoned from Smith to Gregory Lincoln.^[9][12]

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  Construction as May 17, 2008

See also

	Houston portal
	Architecture portal

• List of tallest buildings in Houston

References

1. ^ One Park Place by the numbers
2. ^ "Award Winning Landscape Architecture Firm Creates 'High-Rise Oasis' in Downtown Houston". Architect Online. 2009-07-14. http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1012&articleID=1016153. Retrieved 2009-08-07. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Welcome to One Park Place." One Park Place. Retrieved on May 3, 2010.
4. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "Downtown bags grocery store." Houston Chronicle. April 30, 2010. Retrieved on May 3, 2010.
5. ^ ^{a b} Shilcutt, Katharine. "Phoenicia To Give Downtown A New Place To Grocery Shop." Houston Press. Tuesday May 4, 2010. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.
6. ^ ^{a b} Shilcutt, Katharine. "Lebanese Queso and More at the Fabulous New Phoenicia Downtown." Houston Press. Thursday November 17, 2011. Retrieved on November 19, 2011.
7. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "One Park Place hopes to open Phoenicia store in May." Houston Chronicle. March 4, 2011. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
8. ^ "Bruce Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.
9. ^ ^{a b} "Gregory Lincoln Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on July 26, 2011.
10. ^ "Davis High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.
11. ^ "Board Approves School Closings and Consolidations." Houston Independent School District. November 14, 2008.
12. ^ "E. O. Smith Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.

External links

• Skyscraperpage
• Official Site