Status Complete Construction started 2008 Owner Invesco Floors 46 | Type Office Completed Feb 2011 Height 193 m, 195 m to tip Phone +1 832-390-3450 | |
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Location 811 Main Street, Downtown Houston, Texas Address 811 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday(Texas Independence Day)8AM–5PMHours might differFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosed Similar Hess Tower, Calpine Center, One City Centre, Total Plaza, One Shell Plaza | ||
Bg group place 2014 uli houston award winner
BG Group Place (formerly MainPlace) is a 630 ft (192 m) tall skyscraper in Downtown Houston, Texas. It was completed in February 2011 and has 46 floors. It is LEED Platinum Certified. When it was completed, BG Group Place became the 15th tallest building in Houston and features a skygarden on the 39th floor. It is the tallest building built in Houston in 23 years, after the Heritage Plaza was completed in 1987. The naming was done when BG Group Plc became an anchor tenant and leased 164,000sq ft of space.
The primary monument & all core signage for the facility was built by Ad Display Sign Systems.
Current major tenants include:
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- Bg group place 2014 uli houston award winner
- Thyssenkrupp traction garage elevators at bg group place tower in downtown houston tx
- Environmental features
- Layout
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Environmental features
Features included in the building is a 39th-floor skygarden and a fully gardened top floor of the parking garage, that soaks up rainwater. Water that condenses in the building's air-conditioning system is used to irrigate the plants.
Glass fins that act as sunshades reduce the building's need for air-conditioning. The 10-foot ceilings (a foot higher than the modern standard) allow in more sunlight, cutting the need for electric lights.
Layout
Each floor is on average 27,000 square feet (2,500 m2) and can hold up to 8 full corner offices.