609 Main at Texas

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609 Main at Texas
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Completed structure in August 2021
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Location within Texas
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice tower
Location609 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77002
Coordinates 29°45′34″N95°21′45″W / 29.7594°N 95.3624°W / 29.7594; -95.3624
Construction started2014
CompletedFebruary 2017
OpeningMay 2017
Height
Height752 ft (229 m) [1]
Top floor48
Technical details
Size1,087,090 sq ft (100,994 m2) [1]
Floor count50 (2 underground)
Lifts/elevators23
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.
Design architect: Pickard Chilton
Developer Hines
Structural engineerCardno Haynes Whaley, Inc.
Main contractorHarvey Builders

609 Main at Texas (also referred to as Hines North Tower, Block 69) [2] is a skyscraper in Houston, Texas.

Contents

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]

Construction

609 Main at Texas first came into public attention in 2011, with its estimated completion date set to be in 2013. [7] Eventually, the construction for the building began in 2014, and was completed and opened in 2017 by the Hines Development Group. [1]

Modern status

The skyscraper is being actively occupied for the use between retail and office spaces. Out of the advertised total floor plate of 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2), the tower was 95 percent leased as of December 2020. The notable tenant companies included Kirkland & Ellis LLP, White & Case, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, EnVen Energy, Royal Bank of Canada, and Hogan Lovells, among others. [8] The 609 Main ended up as one of the 31 projects which by now have defined Houston's skyline, constructed by the Hines' group over the last 50 years. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "609 Main At Texas". 609 Main At Texas: Building Highlights. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  2. ↑ "609 Main, Houston - 329359 - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pickard Chilton Contact". Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ↑ "609 Main - Pickard Chilton". www.pickardchilton.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. ↑ "609 Main: A different skyscraper - HoustonChronicle.com". www.houstonchronicle.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 "How Houston's skyline has changed over 65 years, and why one real estate firm is at the center of it". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  7. ↑ Bivins, Ralph. "Skyscrapers buck the recession: Hines plans another new office tower for downtown Houston". Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. ↑ Report, Realty News (2020-12-15). "Lease Lifts Hines Tower to 95 Percent Occupancy". Realty News Report. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ↑ Baldwin, Chris (2023-01-16). "Downtown Houston to be Forever Changed by New Hines District — These Connected Towers Aren't a Marketing Gimmick But a Real Sea Shift". PaperCity Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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