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.

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