1501 McKinney Street

Hess Tower

Situated on one of the most high-profile sites in Houston, the future project will be located in the heart of Houston’s Entertainment District and overlooking the new $93 million, 12-acre downtown park, Discovery Green. The site is also in close proximity to Houston Center, Four Seasons Hotel, Hilton Americas Hotel, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, George R. Brown Convention Center, and One Park Place, a high-rise residential development under construction.

-Exterior skin is a mix of high performance glass curtain wall and architectural precast concrete spandrel panels
-Class A office finishes including granite floors, stainless steel/glass entry, and wood paneling
-Two separate banks of passenger elevators, all with custom designed cab finishes, serving the Low Rise and High Rise zones and three parking garage elevators that overlook Discovery Green park
-Loading area and service entrances through parking garage with direct access to dedicated service elevator.
-Full nine-foot ceilings and approximately 45’x30′ foot bay depths
-Central chilled water HVAC system
-Fully sprinklered building, pressurized stairwells, and emergency generator power to all life safety systems
-Computerized card-key security system at all building floor exterior doors.

In 2008, this building was awarded pre-certification under the LEED for Core and Shell rating system by the U.S. Green Building Council.

In 2011, this building was awarded LEED certification at the Platinum level by the U.S. Green Building Council.

This building was awarded an Energy Star Label in 2012 and 2013 for its operating efficiency.