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Benson Tower (New Orleans)

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Type
  
Office

Owner
  
Zelia LLC

Floor count
  
26

Floors
  
26

Floor area
  
5 ha

Completed
  
1989

Roof
  
406 feet (124 m)

Height
  
124 m

Opened
  
1989

Architecture firm
  
HOK

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Location
  
1450 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA United States

Similar
  
1250 Poydras Plaza, New Orleans Centre, First Bank and Trust Tower, Orleans Tower, 400 Poydras Tower

Benson Tower (formerly Dominion Tower and the CNG Tower), located at 1450 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 26-story, 406 feet (124 m)-tall skyscraper. The building was purchased by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson on September 15, 2009 and renamed the Benson Tower. In 2012, Ochsner Health System moved executives and as many as 750 administrative employees to the top four floors as well as the 2nd and 3rd floor space with balconies overlooking Champions Square and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome; second floor space is utilized for Benson's television station, Fox affiliate WVUE (Channel 8) for the station's morning newscast, sporting events and by lease for other parties. According to Corporate Realty, which leases the 487,760-square foot building, as of August 2012, Benson Tower is more than 97.6% leased.

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Map of Benson Tower, New Orleans, LA 70113, USA

Location

1450 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA

It is part of a complex of connected buildings which includes the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1250 Poydras Plaza, Entergy Tower, and the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

References

Benson Tower (New Orleans) Wikipedia