Empire West Phase II Development
2,200,000 SF of Class A industrial real estate
BG Group Place
1,500,000 SF Class A high-rise and parking garage
- Project Location:
- Houston, TX
- Market Sector:
- Corporate Office, Garage
- Office Location:
- Houston
- Owner:
- Hines
- Architect:
- Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.; Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.
- LEED:
- Platinum
- Awards:
- ABC Greater Houston Excellence in Construction ICE Award
The new 46-level tower is a cast-in-place high-rise office tower in Downtown Houston. 36-levels of office tower sit atop 10-levels of parking, two of which are below grade. The tower includes a curtainwall skin with horizontal sunshades and vertical fins. An outdoor sky garden is located on the 39th Level and is recessed into thebuilding's structure. The project duration was four months of demolition followed by 33 months of construction.
