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Identification
Name
Williams Tower
Alternative name
Transco Tower
Emporis Building ID
117714
Location
Main address
2800 Post Oak Boulevard
Virtual address
5001 West Alabama Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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Zone
Galleria District
Neighborhood
Greater Uptown
District
West Side
City
Houston
State
Texas
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
274.63 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
64
Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Usable floor area
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Facade material
glass
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
modernism
Official website
http://www.williamstower.com
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Williams Tower functions as two 32-floor towers stacked on top of each other, complete with separate lobbies, elevators, and garages.
South of the building is a 3-acre park with a large fountain called the "Waterwall" (aka Transco Fountain), designed by the building's architects with Richard Fitzgerald & Partners. The fountain is a stunning work of hydraulic engineering.
This is the tallest building in Houston outside of downtown. By some standards it is the tallest building in the world not in a central business district.
The top of the building features a beacon that sweeps the night sky over the Galleria area.
Construction took only 16 months, a remarkably short time for a tower of such height.
This building was at the center of a 1985 April Fools' Day joke from the former Houston Post newspaper featuring a doctored photo of a giant ape climbing the side of the building.
The revolving beacon at the top uses a 7,000 watt bulb.
News
- Man jumps to his death from Houston skyscraper
Companies involved in this building

architect: Johnson/Burgee Architects, Morris-Aubry

Other companies:
Hines Interests LP, CBM Engineers, J.A. Jones, Inc., Hines Interests LP, Hines Interests LP, Northstar Fire Protection, Claude R. Engle, Lighting Consultant, D.E. Harvey Builders, Dee Brown, Inc., Peterson Brothers Steel Erection Company, Hines Interests LP, Transco Companies, Inc.
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