Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston)
| Wells Fargo Plaza | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1000 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°45′30″N 95°22′06″W / 29.7584396°N 95.3682630°WCoordinates: 29°45′30″N 95°22′06″W / 29.7584396°N 95.3682630°W |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Opening | 1983 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 302.4 m (992 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 71 |
| Floor area | 170,362 m2 (1,833,760 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Richard Keating of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, also Lloyd Jones Brewer & Associates |
| Developer | Century Development Management |
| References | |
The Wells Fargo Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas in the United States.
This building is currently the 16th-tallest Building in the United States, the second tallest building in Texas and Houston, after Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower, and the tallest all-glass building in the Western Hemisphere. It is the tallest building named for Wells Fargo.
From street level, the building is 302.4 meters (992 ft) tall and contains 71 floors. It extends four more stories below street level. Only the Wells Fargo Plaza offers direct access from the street to the Houston tunnel system (a series of underground walkways connecting many of downtown Houston's office towers); otherwise, entry points are from street-level stairs, escalators, and elevators located inside buildings that are connected to the tunnel.
Wells Fargo Plaza features a wide variety of fine amenities for its tenants including The Houstonian Lite Health Club located on the 14th floor.
Sky lobbies on the 34/35th and 58/59th floors are not publicly accessible and offer views of Downtown Houston. These sky lobbies are served by double-decker elevators and primarily serve as transfer floors to local elevators.
It was designed by Richard Keating, FAIA while a partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. In 1983 the building lost a large number of windows during Hurricane Alicia. Originally named the Allied Bank Plaza, it was renamed to the First Interstate Bank Plaza in 1988.
In 1993, the Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Houston leased 9,707 square feet (901.8 m2) in the First Interstate Plaza. In 1995 Koll Real Estate lost the management contract for the First Interstate Plaza. In 1996 NGC Corp. (now Dynegy) leased 260,000 square feet (24,000 m2) in the First Interstate Plaza. The company moved over 700 jobs from a suburban office building along U.S. Route 290 (Northwest Freeway) to the Wells Fargo Plaza. In 2012, the company moved out of the building as part of downsizing initiatives while undergoing bankruptcy procedures.
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