1400 Smith Street

1400 Smith Street
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General information
Location	1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29.75554°N 95.37182°W / 29.75554; -95.37182{{#coordinates:29.75554|-95.37182|region:US-TX_type:landmark|||||| |primary |name= }}
Completed	1983
Height
Roof	691 ft (211 m)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Design and construction
Architect	Lloyd Brewer

1400 Smith Street is a 691 ft (211m) tall postmodern skyscraper located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building has 50 floors and is the 11th tallest building in the city. Designed by architectural firm Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates, the building was completed in 1983. The 1,200,000-square-foot (110,000 m²) office tower is situated on Houston's six-mile (10 km) pedestrian and retail tunnel system that links many of the city's downtown towers. The tower is currently leased by Chevron as a major tenant.

The building was the former headquarters of Enron, America's largest natural gas company during the 1990s and later infamous for its financial scandal in 2001. 1400 Smith Street was originally known as Four Allen Center prior to Enron relocating to Houston in 1985. Before Enron's collapse, the energy giant constructed a second, similar building across the street, connected to 1400 Smith Street by a circular skywalk. The building's white crown was illuminated during the evening for several years, but it has not been lit on a regular basis since 2002.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Architecture of Houston
• List of tallest buildings in Houston
• List of tallest buildings in Texas
• Enron

References

• Emporis
• Skyscraperpage

External links

• 1400 Smith Street website