Type Office Roof 410 ft (125 m) Architect Robert O Biering Floors 27 | Completed 1968 Floor count 27 Height 125 m Opened 1968 | |
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Similar El Paso Energy Building, Texas Company Annex, Sweeney - Coombs - and Fred, The Mercer West Tower, KBR Tower | ||
Bob Lanier Public Works Building is a 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier who served between 1992 and 1998.
Contents
- Map of Bob Lanier Public Works Building 611 Walker St Houston TX 77002 USA
- History
- Departments
- References
Map of Bob Lanier Public Works Building, 611 Walker St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
The building is located one block from Houston City Hall and Hermann Square. It is bounded by Louisiana, Rusk, Smith, and Walker Streets.
History
The Rice Hotel Family Laundry formerly stood where the Lanier building is today.
This building was previously the Houston Lighting & Power office building. In 1999 the City of Houston, which had acquired the building, renovated it for $43 million to house city government offices. It was previously known as the Electric Building.
The renovation occurred under the direction of Mayor Lanier.
Departments
The main office of the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering (PW&E) Department is in the Lanier Building. Divisions of the PW&E with headquarters in the Lanier Building include the Right-of-Way and Fleet Maintenance Division (ROWFM) and the Traffic and Transportation Division (TTD). Divisions of the Mayor's Office at the Lanier Building include 3-1-1 (5th Floor) and Office of Business Opportunity (7th Floor).