{{Short description|Skyscraper in Houston, Texas}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox building |name = CenterPoint Energy Tower |image = Centerpoint energy plaza.jpg |image_size = 200px |location = 1111 Louisiana St.<br />Houston, Texas, United States |coordinates = {{coord|29.757214|-95.367962|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} |status = Complete |construction_start_date = {{Start date and age|1973}} |completion_date = {{Start date and age|1974}} |opening_date = {{Start date and age|1974}} |building_type = Office |antenna_spire = |roof = {{convert|741|ft|m|abbr=on}} |top_floor = |floor_count = 47 |floor_area = {{convert|1,399,986|ft2|m2|abbr=on}} |architect = Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. |main_contractor = |developer = |owner = }} '''CenterPoint Energy Tower''' (formerly '''Houston Industries Plaza''') is a {{convert|741|ft|m}} tall building in downtown Houston. The original building, finished in 1974, stood at {{convert|651|ft}}, but a {{convert|90|ft|adj=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite magazine | first = Chris | last = Baldwin | title = The Tower Whisperer — Skyline Shaper Richard Keating Returns To Dallas With 2811 Maple, Pushing Things Higher In Texas | magazine = PaperCity | date = April 14, 2025 | access-date = November 19, 2025 | url = https://www.papercitymag.com/real-estate/richard-keating-high-rise-architect-2811-maple-dallas-skyline-houston/ | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20251119052614/https://www.papercitymag.com/real-estate/richard-keating-high-rise-architect-2811-maple-dallas-skyline-houston/ | archive-date = November 19, 2025 }}</ref> It has the headquarters of CenterPoint Energy.<ref>"[http://www.centerpointenergy.com/about/contact/ Contact Information]." CenterPoint Energy. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.bergeriw.com/Gallery/FeaturedProjects/CenterPointEnergyTower.htm CenterPoint Energy Tower] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705031531/http://www.bergeriw.com/Gallery/FeaturedProjects/CenterPointEnergyTower.htm |date=2012-07-05 }}." Berger Iron Works. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.</ref>
Historically the building housed the headquarters of Houston Industries (HI) and subsidiary Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P).<ref>"[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"</ref> In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy.<ref>"[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.</ref> When Reliant Energy moved out of the building and moved into the new Reliant Energy Plaza in 2003, the company left over {{convert|400000|sqft|sqm}} of space vacant.<ref>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.</ref>
Around 1995<!--10 years from 2005--> 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."<ref>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."</ref>
==Gallery== <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 </gallery>
== See also == {{Portal|Texas}} * List of tallest buildings in Houston * List of tallest buildings in Texas * List of tallest buildings in the United States
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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211055314/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centerpointenergyplaza-houston-tx-usa]}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109111307/http://www.dmjmhn.aecom.com/MarketsAndServices/39/36/index.jsp DMJM H&N Architects website] {{Downtown Houston}} {{Houston skyscrapers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:CenterPoint Energy Tower}} Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Houston Category:Office buildings completed in 1974