El Paso Energy Building (Houston, Texas)
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N 29° 45.480 W 095° 22.047
15R E 271079 N 3294318
The Kinder Morgan Building -- formerly known as the "El Paso Energy Building" -- is a 33-story, 502 ft (153 m) tall office tower in downtown Houston, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMH0MY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2013
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The Kinder Morgan Building -- formerly known as the "El Paso Energy Building" up until 2012, and as the "Tenneco Building" prior to El Paso Corporation's purchase of Tenneco in 1996 -- is a 33-story, 502 ft (153 m) tall office tower in downtown Houston, Texas. Originally built in 1963 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it underwent an extensive renovation project from 2008 to 2012. Just like several other "older" skyscrapers in Houston's downtown business district, the office tower features recessed windows to minimize heat and glare from the relentless Texas sun.
Below is a brief history of the building, per Wikipedia: (
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"Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the architects of the building, were recognized with an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in 1969. An elevator or an escalator were required to get to the main lobby of the building because it was raised above the street level. The first 5 floors of the building opened to make a huge glass-enclosed space.
A number of drive-through bank kiosks along Louisiana Street were replaced with fountains in 1984. In 2001 the fountains were refurbished. A very long stock ticker was installed to deliver messages and add to the visual appeal in 1996 when the El Paso Corporation bought Tenneco for 4 billion dollars. When Tenneco owned the building the letters T-E-N-N-E-C-O outlined the top of the building on each of the four sides.
In 2008 Gilbain Construction started a complete remodel of the building completed in 2012. The main lobby is now located on Level 1 with entrances on Louisiana street and Travis Street. Level 2 contains conference rooms. Levels 3 through 29 are office space and Levels 30, 31 and 32 are the Executive offices. The Exec offices boast a three story grand stairway, boardroom, many conference rooms and spacious offices and meeting areas.
Kinder Morgan purchased the building with its acquisition of El Paso Corporation in 2012. Kinder Morgan moved its headquarters to this building. EP Energy (formerly El Paso E&P Company) leases floors 18-27 from Kinder Morgan."