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CenterPoint Energy Plaza

Skyscraper in Houston, Texas

Field	Value
name	CenterPoint Energy Tower
image	Centerpoint energy plaza.jpg
image_size	200px
location	1111 Louisiana St.
Houston, Texas, United States
coordinates
status	Complete
start_date
completion_date
opening
building_type	Office
roof	741 ft
floor_count	47
floor_area	1,399,986 ft2
architect	Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.

Houston, Texas, United States CenterPoint Energy Tower (formerly Houston Industries Plaza) is a 741 ft tall building in downtown Houston. The original building, finished in 1974, stood at 651 ft, but a 90 ft extension was added as part of a 1996 renovation. Designed by Richard Keating, this renovation dramatically changed the building, the Houston Skyline and the downtown. Keating was also the designer of the nearby Wells Fargo Tower. It has the headquarters of CenterPoint Energy.

Historically the building housed the headquarters of Houston Industries (HI) and subsidiary Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P). In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy. When Reliant Energy moved out of the building and moved into the new Reliant Energy Plaza in 2003, the company left over 400000 sqft of space vacant.

Around 1995 the building owners added a circle-shaped canopy that is five stories tall, due to a business competitor down the street having a building taller than theirs. Clifford Pugh of the Houston Chronicle wrote that "It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."

Gallery

File:CenterPointEnergyHQHouston.JPG|Entrance to CenterPoint Energy Tower File:CenterPoint Energy Plaza damaged by Hurricane Ike.jpg|Damage to windows from Hurricane Ike in 2008 File:Houston derecho high rise building damage.jpg|Damage to windows from the 2024 Houston derecho

References

Baldwin, Chris. (April 14, 2025). "The Tower Whisperer — Skyline Shaper Richard Keating Returns To Dallas With 2811 Maple, Pushing Things Higher In Texas".
"[http://www.centerpointenergy.com/about/contact/ Contact Information]." [[CenterPoint Energy]]. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
"[http://www.bergeriw.com/Gallery/FeaturedProjects/CenterPointEnergyTower.htm CenterPoint Energy Tower] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-07-05 ." Berger Iron Works. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.)
"[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/containers/fix041/202131/0000950129-97-001088.txt 0000950129-97-001088.txt : 19970320]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140415074157/http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/containers/fix041/202131/0000950129-97-001088.txt Archive]). [[Securities and Exchange Commission]]. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Houston Industries Incorporated and Houston Lighting & Power Company Houston Industries Plaza 1111 Louisiana, 47th Floor Houston, TX 77002-5231"
"[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1999/02/01/daily3.html Houston Industries takes new name]." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. February 2, 1999. Retrieved on April 14, 2014.
Bivins, Ralph. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2003_3675101 SURVIVAL OF THE NEWEST / OCCUPANCY DOWNTOWN TUMBLING, BUT THREE TOWERS DEFY TREND]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday July 27, 2003. Business 1. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
Pugh, Clifford. "[http://www.chron.com/life/article/Unique-tops-give-skyscrapers-an-aesthetic-boost-1935656.php Unique tops give skyscrapers an aesthetic boost]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. June 6, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Sometimes, a building's owner remakes a top to attract more attention. Ten years ago, owners of the Houston Industries building added a five-story canopy resting on four pillars to the top of the aging 47-story skyscraper. The addition created a dramatic circle that floats atop the building. It was meant to resemble a lantern, but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship."

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