2 Houston Center
| Two Houston Center | |
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2 Houston Center |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 909 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45′23″N 95°21′48″W / 29.7564°N 95.3632°W / 29.7564; -95.3632Coordinates: 29°45′23″N 95°21′48″W / 29.7564°N 95.3632°W / 29.7564; -95.3632 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 579 ft (176 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Lifts/elevators | 29, including 6 shuttle and 2 freight |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pierce Goodwin Flanagan |
Opened in 1974, this building has 40 floors with Class A office space It is the 19th tallest building in the city. It was planned to be the center of a master-planned "city within a city" that would have included a tram system that would have tied in with U.S. Highway 59 and run into the tower itself, and a four-story 40,000 car parking garage. It currently has six levels of parking for 495 cars. Several levels of this building extend across Fannin Street and connect to 1 Houston Center. They include a x bracing where the tramway would have been and a patio. It sits on top of Houston's six-mile (10 km) tunnel system.
In 1999 former Mayor of Houston Bob Lanier moved the office of his real estate company to 2 Houston Center. Landar Corporation, Lanier's company, leased 9,700 square feet (900 m2) in 2 Houston Center. In July 2007, a fire was set in the northeast corner of the 16th floor of the building. In 2008 Crescent and the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund worked together for 10 weeks to cost-effectively upgrade 2 Houston Center. As a result, Crescent will install new lighting, mechanical, and office equipment systems that will reduce the building's total electricity usage by 11%. The new systems may save Crescent and the tenants of 2 Houston Center $400,000 combined each year, and carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by over 1,300 tons per year. Crescent plans to reduce 2 Houston Center's electricity usage by 20% over a 10 year period beginning in 2008. The company anticipates that the reduction will save the company $700,000 per year. In 2009 McJunkin Red Man Corporation expanded its lease in 2 Houston Center to 13,865 square feet (1,288.1 m2) of space.
The United States Postal Service operates a center in 2 Houston Center. In July 2011 the USPS announced that the post office may close.
The Houston Downtown Management District is headquartered in Suite 1650. The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston is located in Suite 3000.
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