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Hess Tower

Coordinates : 29°45′16″N 95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°W / 29.7544; -95.3602 {{cite web | url=https://www.hr-reit.com/project/hess-tower/ | title=Hess Tower | H&R Reit | a...

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Coordinates: 29°45′16″N95°21′37″W / 29.7544°N 95.3602°W / 29.7544; -95.3602

Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtownHouston, Texas.[3] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009.[3]

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]

References

  1. ↑"Hess Tower | H&R Reit". Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. 12"Marshall Strabala Gives New Meaning to Supertall". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. 12Sarnoff, Nancy (January 19, 2009). "Hess will lease entire downtown tower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. ↑Dawson, Jennifer (October 20, 2008). "Hess Explores Discovery Tower". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  5. ↑"Pieces of Wind Turbine Fall Onto Street from Top of Hess Tower Downtown; Blades on "Lockdown" - Swamplot". 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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