2fatcats Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I am trying to find out who the original architects of the Park Towers office buildings were. They are located at 1233 and 1333 West Loop South. Orignially they were a brick type facade with arched windows but some time ago the buildings were gutted and totally remodeled into the glass towers you see today. I would like to find the original architect's identity as I have heard stories it was designed by a friend's father who passed away just as the buildings were being completed and so far I have reached a dead end on the research. Inquiries I made to Kirksey Co. who did the remodel went unanswered. Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 the leasing agent for the park towers is steve bryant of moody rambin interests. i've emailed him to see if he has additional information on the property. i will post his response when/if received. good luck with your research. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Does anyone happen to have a copy of the 1971 AIA guide to Houston architecture? I don't remember if the Park Towers are listed in there, but that is the first place I would check to find the architects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Does anyone happen to have a copy of the 1971 AIA guide to Houston architecture? I don't remember if the Park Towers are listed in there, but that is the first place I would check to find the architects.doesn't appear to be in there - or any others 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fatcats Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 the leasing agent for the park towers is steve bryant of moody rambin interests. i've emailed him to see if he has additional information on the property. i will post his response when/if received. good luck with your research.Thanks to all of you who kindly replied. I will keep searching and eventually something will turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) as of yet, i have not received a response from steve bryant. you might try the hines school of architecture at the university of houston or the rice design alliance. Edited December 8, 2006 by bachanon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldoggy Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Actually, I work inside the renovated towers and remember the old towers that sat vacant for years. I do recall seeing a National Geographic with a spread on the Westinghouse facility that was located on 610 and post oak in 1969 or so. I may be wrong, but I recall these two buildings being the center point of the complex. I do know there was an asbestos problem with the original buildings and that is why they sat vacant for years and needed to be gutted to the concrete slabs. Nothing original exists in the buildings today, except for the concrete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 New cafe will take out the greenspace in the back. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Flags spotted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Cadence Bank Leaving Williams Tower to Move to West Loop https://realtynewsreport.com/cadence-bank-leaving-williams-tower-to-move-to-west-loop/ HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Cadence Bank is leaving Williams Tower and has signed a long-term, 82,215-SF lease at the Park Towers office building on the West Loop, according to Transwestern. Park Towers has two 18-story office towers that each contain 273,000 rentable SF. The total rentable square feet for both towers is about 545,000 SF. A massive $16 million redo of the buildings, planned by Ziegler Cooper Architects, was completed a few years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Fencing up for the retail in the back by Scott + Reid. Glad to see retail going forward during COVID. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Building permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 This will be a Starbucks buildout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Starbucks construction update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Apparently the Starbucks behind is open. Perfect location for employees of this office complex! Photo I took today of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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