Bank of America Center (Houston)

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Bank of America Center
Bank of America Center
Basic data
Place: Houston , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Construction time : 1981-1983
Status : Built
Architect : Johnson / Burgee Architects
Use / legal
Usage : offices
Owner : Bank of America
Client : Hines Development
Technical specifications
Height : 238 m
Height to the top: 238 m
Rank (height) : 4th place (Houston)
Floors : 56
Elevators : 32
Usable area : 130,000 m²
Building material : Structure: steel ;
Facade: glass , stone

Bank of America Center is the name of a skyscraper in the American city of Houston that was built between 1981 and 1983. Its height is 238 meters, making it the fourth tallest building in the city after the JPMorgan Chase Tower , Wells Fargo Plaza and the Williams Tower . The office high-rise has 56 floors above the ground which provide a usable area of ​​130,000 square meters. The brown high-rise stands out in the skyline due to its stepped-back roof and several narrowing of the base area.

The building was originally built by Hines Development, but has since been bought by Bank of America and renamed from Republic Bank Center to Bank of America Center. The address is 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX .

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Commons : Bank of America Center  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 29 ° 45 ′ 37.9 "  N , 95 ° 21 ′ 59.6"  W.