Format
Full
City
Houston
State/Province
TX
Country
USA
Metro Area
Houston
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Office
Retail
Keywords
Glass curtain wall
Green building
Green roof
High-rise building
LEED Platinum certified
Redevelopment
Sky garden
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Site Size
1.26
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2011
BG Group Place is a 960,000-square-foot, 46-story office building on a 1.26-acre redevelopment site in the center of downtown Houston. The building has been certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and incorporates numerous green features, including sunshades on the facade to reduce heat loads in summer. The building of BG Group Place involved the redevelopment of a blighted block, located at the intersection of Houston’s two new light-rail lines, and has had a regenerative effect on the immediate neighborhood and the central part of downtown Houston. The building is known for its striking architecture and the sky garden near the top, which gives the structure a unique profile on the Houston skyline. Construction began in March 2008 and the building was completed in January 2011. As of February 2015, the building is 98 percent leased.
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Format
Full
City
Houston
State/Province
TX
Country
USA
Metro Area
Houston
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Office
Retail
Keywords
Glass curtain wall
Green building
Green roof
High-rise building
LEED Platinum certified
Redevelopment
Sky garden
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Site Size
1.26
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2011
Websites
www.bggroupplace.com
www.mainplacehouston.com
Videos
www.youtube.com/user/ULITV
mainplacehouston.com/
Videos.html
vimeopro.com/user4869809/2014-awards-of-distinction
Project address
811 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Developer
Hines
811 Main Street
Suite 4100
Houston, Texas 77002
www.hines.com
Development investor/owner
Hines CalPERS Green Development Fund
Current investor/owner
Invesco (BG Holdco LLC)
Dallas, Texas
www.invesco.com
Design architect
Pickard Chilton
New Haven, Connecticut
www.pickardchilton.com
Architect of record
Kendall Heaton
Houston, Texas
www.kendallheaton.com
Landscape architect
Office of James Burnett
www.ojb.com
General contractor
Harvey Builders
www.harvey-cleary.com
Structural engineer
Ingenium (now part of HOK)
www.hok.com
Mechanical, electrical,
and plumbing engineer
Wylie & Associates
www.wylieassociates.com
Civil engineer
Walter P. Moore
www.walterpmoore.com
Interviewees
Mark Cover, CEO,
Southwest region, Hines
John Mooz,
senior managing director, Hines
Philip Croker,
managing director, Hines
Jon Pickard,
co–founding principal, Pickard Chilton