Built: 2000-2002 Cost: $115,000,000.00 Designed by: John Hesseler and Tom Holt of HKS Type: Skyscraper Stories: 27 Maximum Height: 376 feet / 115 meters Location: 1400 McKinney Street, Houston, United States
Building Rating 70% of readers like the 5 Houston Center.
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T his addition to the Houston Center cluster breaks from the black-glass-and-stripes mold of its elder, and taller, siblings. Number five is a more 1990's design, emphasizing light open spaces and an more upscale image. One way the developer, Crescent, accomplishes this feat is through taller than normal ceilings. Fortunately, 5 Houston Center will connect to the downtown tunnel system via a skybridge to Chevron Tower. Too often these days, downtown's new skyscrapers are forgetting to link to this network which is a vital way for people to move about the city no matter what the weather or construction obstacles on the surface.
November, 2000 - Construction begins.
March 7, 2002 - Topping our ceremony. Houston Architecture Info was not invited to the event, but that doesn't mean we didn't have a representative there.
December 21, 2005 - This building is sold to Wells Real Estate Investment Trust for $166,000,000.00.
