Williams Tower
| Williams Tower | |
|---|---|
Williams Tower viewed from the street | |
| Former names | Transco Tower (1982–1998) |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office tower |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Address | 2800 Post Oak Boulevard |
| Town or city | Houston, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 29°44′14″N 95°27′41″W / 29.73722°N 95.46139°W |
| Elevation | up |
| Current tenants | Williams Companies Quanta Services Valaris Limited Cadence Bancorp Hines Interests Limited Partnership Consulate General of Denmark, Houston |
| Groundbreaking | August 1981 |
| Completed | Between December 1982 and January 1983 |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Cost | U.S. $300 million |
| Owner | Invesco Advisers Inc. |
| Landlord | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Height | |
| Roof | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 64 |
| Floor area | 1,483,308 sq ft (137,803.8 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 49 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson and Morris-Aubry Architects |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers Inc. |
| Main contractor | J.A. Jones Construction Co. |
| Awards and prizes | Award for Architectural Excellence (AISC) |
| Website | |
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| References | |
The Williams Tower (originally named the Transco Tower) is a 64-story, 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m2) class A postmodern office tower located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. The building was designed by New York–based John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects (now known as Morris Architects). Construction began in August 1981, and the building was opened in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings as the 4th-tallest in Texas, and the 51st-tallest in the United States. The Williams Tower is the tallest building in Houston outside of Downtown Houston, and is the tallest skyscraper in the United States outside of a city's central business district.