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1 Allen Center, 500 Dallas Avenue, Houston 1 Allen Center
Designed by: Wilson, Morris, Crane and Anderson
Construction Completed: 1972
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Another one of Houston's workhorse office blocks, this building commands little attention, and gets it. Built on the concrete grid pattern used by so many buildings around the world, One Allen Ce...read more >>
   
1 City Centre, 1021 Main Street, Houston 1 City Centre
Designed by: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Construction Completed: 1961
Area: Downtown Houston
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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1 Greenway Plaza, 1 Greenway Plaza, Houston 1 Greenway Plaza
Area: Greenway Plaza
Post Code: 77046
City: Houston, Texas
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1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Houston 1 Houston Center
Designed by: S.I. Morris Associates; Caudill Rowlett Scott; and 3D/International
Construction Completed: 1978
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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1 Park Place (Houston), 1500 McKinney Street, Houston 1 Park Place (Houston)
Designed by: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Construction Completed: 2009
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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1 Shell Plaza, 910 Louisiana Street, Houston 1 Shell Plaza
Designed by: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson
Construction Completed: 1971
Area: Downtown Houston
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Deceptively simple in appearance, One Shell Plaza has a number of surprises upon closer examination. Outwardly, it looks like any other boring concrete block. But it is the only one in downtown Housto...read more >>
   
1001 McKinney, 1001 McKinney, Houston 1001 McKinney
Designed by: Albert C. Finn
Construction Completed: 1947
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 It's amazing that such a massive building becomes so easily lost in Houston's downtown. Barely visible in any skyline shot, the City National Bank Building boasts broad shoulders and vertica...read more >>
   
1010 Lamar, 1010 Lamar Street, Houston 1010 Lamar
Construction Completed: 1981
Area: Downtown Houston
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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11 Greenway Plaza, 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston 11 Greenway Plaza
Area: Greenway Plaza
Post Code: 77046
City: Houston, Texas
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1177 West Loop South, 1177 West Loop South, Houston 1177 West Loop South
Construction Completed: 1979
Area: West Loop
Post Code: 77027
City: Houston, Texas
 A great curve of glass buffets the office workers from the harsh motoring experience just yards from their front door. The West Loop (Interstate 610) buzzes past without much care for this modest-size...read more >>
   
12 Greenway Plaza, 12 Greenway Plaza, Houston 12 Greenway Plaza
Area: Greenway Plaza
Post Code: 77046
City: Houston, Texas
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1200 Post Oak Boulevard, 1200 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston 1200 Post Oak Boulevard
Construction Completed: 2003
Area: West Loop
Post Code: 77056
City: Houston, Texas
 Broad shouldered, and tall this apartment block was one of a series that showed Houston that yes, people do want to live in the Galleria area. While there was some limited, low-rise residential in the...read more >>
   
1400 Smith Street, 1400 Smith Street, Houston 1400 Smith Street
Designed by: Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates
Construction Completed: 1983
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 The textbook glass-and-steel American skyscraper slab takes a simple, yet elegant twist with this blue glass and white aluminum tower. At its heart it is another boring block, but with its leading and...read more >>
   
1500 Louisiana, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston 1500 Louisiana
Designed by: Cesar Pelli & Associates and Kendall/Heaton Associates
Construction Completed: 2002
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 This building became the symbol of all that was right and all that was wrong with Enron. It was in the middle of building this gleaming tower when the company collapsed into bankruptcy, lawsuits, and ...read more >>
   
1801 Main, 1801 Main, Houston 1801 Main
Construction Completed: 1965
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Another great example of how an old, sad looking building can become something new with just a little T.L.C. For years, 1801 existed as a dusty black block on the neglected southern end of downtown. I...read more >>
   
2 Greenway Plaza, 2 Greenway Plaza, Houston 2 Greenway Plaza
Area: Greenway Plaza
Post Code: 77046
City: Houston, Texas
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2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Houston 2 Houston Center
Construction Completed: 1974
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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2 Shell Plaza, 777 Walker Street, Houston 2 Shell Plaza
Designed by: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson
Construction Completed: 1972
Area: Downtown Houston
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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2016 Main, 2016 Main Street, Houston 2016 Main
Construction Completed: 1965
Area: Midtown Houston
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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2700 Post Oak Boulevard, 2700 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston 2700 Post Oak Boulevard
Construction Completed: 1973
Area: West Loop
Post Code: 77056
City: Houston, Texas
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