Total Plaza
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Total Plaza (formerly the Entex Building, Louisiana Place, and United Gas Building) is a tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, one block from the Allen Center complex.[4] The building, managed by Brookfield Properties, opened in 1971. The 35-story building, designed by the architect Lloyd, Morgan & Jones, was renovated in 1981 and 1996, and features a mirror-finished reflective glass on its exterior.[5] Each floor has about 24,000 sq ft (2,200 m2), with a total of 847,200 sq ft (78,710 m2).[6] The building is named after its major tenant, Total Petrochemicals USA, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE.[7] The complex was formerly the headquarters of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).
Total Plaza | |
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Former names | Entex Building Louisiana Place United Gas Building |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office |
Location | 1201 Louisiana Street, Downtown Houston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29.7565°N 95.3685°W / 29.7565; -95.3685 |
Completed | 1971 |
Owner | 1201 Louisiana Co LP |
Management | Brookfield Properties |
Height | |
Roof | 158 m (518 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 35 |
Floor area | 847,200 sq ft (78,710 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 18 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lloyd Morgan and Jones |
Structural engineer | I.A. Naman & Associates Walter P. Moore |
Main contractor | Miner Dedrick Co. |
References | |
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The building is connected to the Downtown Houston tunnel system.[8]