NotR Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 Around the same time the Transco Tower went up, a friend showed me a tall, thin building that I remember as being round and made of pink granite, with two darker red veins running up the length of it. I would have said it was in the same area because we were on our way to the Galleria. Could it have been this hexagonal thing that I find in the aerial photos at Google Maps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 not sure but it could be this building: san felipe tower. built around the same time as transco (1983) the hexagonal building is a shortish black building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotR Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 That looks like a winner! Where's it located?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 It's in the Galleria area, but when you get to the Galleria area It further back. I think like going to Tanglewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 It's in the Galleria area, but when you get to the Galleria area It further back. I think like going to Tanglewood.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotR Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 Bingo! Thanks!Still can't quite figure out what street we saw it from, but I suppose a lot of the streets in that area are new since then anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 I wonder why no one really pays attention to this building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR3985 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 That building is at the intersection of San Felipe and August Dr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hmm..pink, with red veins? perhaps that could be the 4 leaf towers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I wonder why no one really pays attention to this building?What kind of attention did you have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 What kind of attention did you have in mind?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well It seems like its lonley, and when I first started exploring Houston, I noticed it off in the back alone, and wondered why I had never seen it before. But the name sound familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Yeah, when I drive from church on the North Loop merging onto 290. you see that building kinda hanging out on the horizon. It's a very cool looking one, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Was this building called Farb Tower? Farb built a tall building named for himself sometime before Carolyn divorced him and took all his money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 San Felipe Plaza, Headquarter's for Kaiser Alluminum Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Here's another web page with a picture of San Felipe Plaza.Richard Keating (the same guy who did Wells Fargo downtown, CenterPoint Energy Tower, and the El Paso Energy Building) designed this when he was working for SOM. Last summer he told me it was one of his favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Here's another web page with a picture of San Felipe Plaza.Richard Keating (the same guy who did Wells Fargo downtown, CenterPoint Energy Tower, and the El Paso Energy Building) designed this when he was working for SOM. Last summer he told me it was one of his favorites.It's meant as an homage to two other Skidmore towers -- the similarly sheathed one on Louisiana St. (I can't remember the name of it, but it has the DuBuffet sculpture in front and is adjacent to Wells Fargo) and the Bank of America Plaza in San Francisco. Together with Marathon Tower, it is one of those uniquely Houston skyscrapers, considering it rises out of a neighborhood of single family homes, small retail and churches. Marathon is, to me, the more dramatic and beautiful tower. This one is nice, too, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Here's another web page with a picture of San Felipe Plaza.Richard Keating (the same guy who did Wells Fargo downtown, CenterPoint Energy Tower, and the El Paso Energy Building) designed this when he was working for SOM. Last summer he told me it was one of his favorites.He did the El Paso building? Wasn't that one from like the late 50's/early 60's? It's meant as an homage to two other Skidmore towers -- the similarly sheathed one on Louisiana St. (I can't remember the name of it, but it has the DuBuffet sculpture in front and is adjacent to Wells Fargo) and the Bank of America Plaza in San Francisco. Together with Marathon Tower, it is one of those uniquely Houston skyscrapers, considering it rises out of a neighborhood of single family homes, small retail and churches. Marathon is, to me, the more dramatic and beautiful tower. This one is nice, too, though.I always thought it seemed a bit chunky, despite its height. Both of these towers seem like a waste to me, since they don't add anything to our skylines. Most people don't even know they exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Marathon is, to me, the more dramatic and beautiful tower.I agree. I love the look to Marathon Tower. It is a great building. Together with San Felipe Plaza they do stand out in that area, but I drive by them daily and I enjoy both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Both of these towers seem like a waste to me, since they don't add anything to our skylines. Most people don't even know they exist.I wouldn't call them a waste, I think they add great character to the Uptown Skyline. When viewed from the Observation deck, they look like the center of a dense skyline with the Four Leaf Condo Towers and other buildings close by. (But that of corse is an illusion) Its also nice to have something that tall besides the Williams Tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I wouldn't call them a waste, I think they add great character to the Uptown Skyline. When viewed from the Observation deck, they look like the center of a dense skyline with the Four Leaf Condo Towers and other buildings close by. (But that of corse is an illusion) Its also nice to have something that tall besides the Williams Tower.Call me crazy but I always liked the buildings that stick out in weird places. It adds a freaky charm to our no zoned city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 San Felipe Plaza, Sunset, originally uploaded by zoomanderson1.San Felipe Plaza bids adieu to another day in Houston. The architect, Richard Keating, once told HAIF that it was one of his favorites. Shame about the location, though. It so often gets overlooked. A little closer to Uptown or downtown would have done wonders.Thanks to zoomanderson1 for the photo from the HAIF Flickr group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 pinemikey has added a photo to the pool: Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 pinemikey has added a photo to the pool: Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 pinemikey has added a photo to the pool: Mist from the Ventilation mixes with the cool drizzle falling on Houston Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I really like playing around with the tools on Instagram. So if you're viewing this on a desktop I apologize if it looks crap. Looks good from my phone! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I like this church's approach to Sunday school - high rise classrooms Joking aside, it looks good on my 27" monitor, especially the similar colors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The Raymond James & Associates wealth management firm has leased 60,219 SF in San Felipe Plaza, a skyscraper in Houston’s Tanglewood area. Raymond James leased three full-floors in the 980,000-SF building, located at the corner of San Felipe Street and Augusta Drive. Raymond James has been a tenant of the recently renovated 46-story building for nearly 30 years. Raymond James was represented in the transaction by Todd Brandon, David Guion, Joe Rambin and Grant Goodwiller of Cushman & Wakefield; Rima Soroka and Eric Siegrist led efforts on behalf of Parkway Property Investments, the owner of the tower. https://realtynewsreport.com/major-lease-signed-in-san-felipe-plaza/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/03/30/san-felipe-plaza-sells-ny-investor.html "Orlando-based Parkway Property Investments has sold off a prominent Uptown office tower, taking a significant loss compared to when the building last traded hands. New York-based Sovereign Partners paid $82.8 million to buy San Felipe Plaza at 5847 San Felipe St., according to data compiled by Reonomy, an online real estate data platform. Sovereign Partners confirmed the company is the new owner of the property. However, Sovereign Partners did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the details of the transaction. The amount Sovereign Partners paid is a little more than half what Los Angeles-based Thomas Properties Group Inc. paid for the 46-story office tower in 2005, according to Reonomy. At the time, Thomas Properties Group paid $156.5 million, Reonomy said. The latest purchase price is also significantly less than the tower's appraised value of $219 million, according to Harris Central Appraisal District records." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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