609 Main at Texas
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609 Main at Texas (also referred to as Hines North Tower, Block 69)[2] is a skyscraper in Houston, Texas.
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609 Main at Texas | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office tower |
Location | 609 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77002 |
Coordinates | 29.7594°N 95.3624°W / 29.7594; -95.3624 |
Construction started | 2014 |
Completed | February 2017 |
Opening | May 2017 |
Height | |
Height | 752 ft (229 m)[1] |
Top floor | 48 |
Technical details | |
Size | 1,087,090 sq ft (100,994 m2)[1] |
Floor count | 50 (2 underground) |
Lifts/elevators | 23 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. Design architect: Pickard Chilton |
Developer | Hines |
Structural engineer | Cardno Haynes Whaley, Inc. |
Main contractor | Harvey Builders |
The 48-story skyscraper was designed by the Connecticut-based architecture firm Pickard Chilton.[3][4] The building listed United Airlines as its anchor tenant, which occupied the spaces in 2018.[5][6] The distinct launch feature of the building was its emphasis on sustainability: the tower received a platinum certification under the USGBC's LEED rating system, making it one of the most sustainable buildings in Houston in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impacts at the time. Notably, the tower has also featured garden rooftops as a beginning to future trend in Houston skyline.[6]