Allen Center

The area that became the Allen Center was originally considered to be an eastern portion of the Fourth Ward. The opening of Interstate 45 in the 1950s separated the eastern portion from the rest of the Fourth Ward; that portion became the Allen Center and is now considered to be a part of Downtown Houston."[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/planning_studies/ludem/pdf/chap5_area11.pdf Study Area 11] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530201304/http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/planning_studies/ludem/pdf/chap5_area11.pdf |date=May 30, 2010 }}." City of Houston. Accessed October 21, 2008."[http://www.houstonpress.com/bestof/2000/award/best-event-that-no-one-thought-would-ever-happen-30296/ Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen]." Houston Press. Accessed October 23, 2008

TrizecHahn Properties acquired the Allen Center in 1996.Carlsen, Peter S. and Dale E. Smith. "[http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/02/24/focus1.html Houston's CBD resurgence is theme of Legacy Awards]." Houston Business Journal. Friday February 21, 1997. Retrieved on December 1, 2009. Trizec defeated 16 other real estate companies so it could purchase the center for an amount reported by Tanya Rutledge of the Houston Business Journal as $270 million.Rutledge, Tanya. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1996/10/07/story3.html Canadian company buying Allen Center]." Houston Business Journal. Friday October 4, 1996. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.

When Trizec acquired the Allen Center in November 1996, the complex had a 76 percent occupancy rate. By 1997, Trizec had convinced several tenants of the Cullen Center, also owned by Trizec, to relocate to the Allen Center. Paul Layne, a vice president of the office division of Trizec, said that the shifting of tenants would lead to Allen Center having an occupancy rate of 92 percent in 1998.

In 2001, when Enron collapsed, it vacated {{convert|800000|sqft|m2}} of space in the Allen Center and Cullen Center complexes in Downtown Houston.Bivins, Ralph. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617054050/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.

In 2010 Devon Energy was trying to sublease about {{convert|125000|sqft|m2}} of space that it occupied in the Allen Center complex. Hess Corporation announced it would vacate approximately {{convert|500000|sqft|m2}} of space in the complex when a new office tower in the east side of Downtown Houston opened.Sarnoff, Nancy. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/sarnoff/6995910.html Tenant has a ticket to fly]." Houston Chronicle. May 8, 2010. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.

Major renovations to the property were completed in March 2021; these included new lobbies, bike storage, and a suite of rooms designated for breastfeeding mothers.Schuetz, R.A.. "[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/allen-center-renovations-downtown-houston-15994197.php Renovations finished to Allen Center in downtown Houston]." Houston Chronicle. March 2, 2020. Retrieved on April 10, 2022.

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One Allen Center is a 452 ft (138m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1972 and has 34 floors. It is the 31st tallest building in the city. One Allen Center employs a composite stub-girder steel frame floor system, originally developed in part by Joseph Colaco then of Ellisor Engineers Inc., currently of CBM Engineers, Inc.Colaco, Joseph P. "[http://www.solutionsforstructuralsteel.org/assets/0/544/546/670/7312ab97-c1c9-464b-bb9d-b0406f7120fc.pdf A Stub-Girder System for High-Rise Buildings]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Technical paper presented at the AISC National Engineering Conference, New York. May 1972. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.

Macquarie Bank houses its Houston representative office in Suite 3100 of the building."[http://www.macquarie.com/us/contacts_directory.htm Contact directory United States] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220100432/http://www.macquarie.com/us/contacts_directory.htm |date=2011-02-20 }}." Macquarie Bank. Retrieved on February 24, 2011. "One Allen Center 500 Dallas, Suite 3100 Houston, TX 77002" and "Suite 4550, 333 Clay Street

Houston, TX 77002"

Houston Public Library (HPL) maintains its Booklink facility there.{{cite web|url=https://houstonlibrary.org/location/booklink-one-allen-center|title=Booklink|publisher=Houston Public Library|access-date=2020-10-27|archive-date=2020-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027121215/https://houstonlibrary.org/location/booklink-one-allen-center|url-status=dead}}

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Two Allen Center was previously known as the Citicorp Building.

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Three Allen Center is a 685-foot (209 m) tall skyscraper completed in 1983 with 50 floors. It is the 12th-tallest building in the city.

• Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. has an office in Suite 4200.
• Oil States International ({{New York Stock Exchange|OIS}}) has an office in Suite 4620.[https://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=OIS Yahoo! Finance: Oil States International][http://quotes.wsj.com/OIS/company-people Company Overview: Oil States International], The Wall Street Journal

One Allen Center

• Don Patron Bar and Grill - Lobby
• Operated a sit-down restaurant and a breakfast and lunch taco bar.Hall, Nicholas L. "[http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/mexican-breakfast-at-don-patron-bar-and-grill-6410226 Mexican Breakfast at Don Patron Bar and Grill]." Houston Press. Wednedsday February 2, 2011. Retrieved on February 29, 2016. The restaurant was active for around 20 years, servicing local office workers and catering corporate office parties. Phaedra Cook of the Houston Press wrote that Don Patron "hasn't been a critical darling of food writers in a long time" but that "it has been an important part of work life for thousands of people who work in" the complex and that "it's been treasured for good Tex-Mex plates and as a convenient spot for business lunches[...]and was great for indulging in an after-work margarita or two, also."Cook, Phaedra. "[http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/tex-mex-stalwart-in-allen-center-is-closing-on-friday-8203785 Tex-Mex Stalwart In Allen Center Is Closing On Friday]." Houston Press. Monday February 29, 2016. Retrieved on February 29, 2016. In 2016 the management revealed plans to remodel the lobby area of One Allen Center; Don Patron's dining hall was closed by February 29, 2016, and the taco stand is scheduled to close on Friday March 5, 2016. The owners of Don Patron will continue to operate Tejas Grill & Sports Bar.
• Coastal Water Authority - Suite 2800"[http://www.coastalwaterauthority.org/Default.aspx About CWA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118193932/http://www.coastalwaterauthority.org/Default.aspx |date=2008-11-18 }}." Coastal Water Authority. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.

Two Allen Center

• Qatar Airways, Suite 1600"[http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/offices/contactus_unitedstates_houston.html Houston]." Qatar Airways. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka law firm in Suite 1400 on the 13th and 14th floors.

Three Allen Center

• The headquarters of Plains All American Pipeline, Suite 1600"[http://www.paalp.com/fw/main/Home-1.html Welcome to Plains All American Pipeline!]" Plains All American Pipeline. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
• EOG Resources had space in Allen Center; in 2006 it announced that it was moving to the Heritage Plaza. It planned to move 400 employees there by early 2007. When it occupied portions of Three Allen Center, EOG had {{convert|165000|sqft|m2}} of space occupied scattered throughout Three Allen Center.Staff. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/03/13/daily14.html EOG Resources to relocate, expand downtown office]." Houston Business Journal. Tuesday March 14, 2006. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.

At one point the Consulate-General of Switzerland in Houston resided in Suite 1040 of Two Allen Center;"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040905173649/http://www.eda.admin.ch/houston_cg/e/home/houston.html Visa Desk]." Consulate-General of Switzerland in Houston. September 5, 2004. Retrieved on February 9, 2009. the mission closed in 2006.Hodge, Shelby. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080340/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4139981 MIXERS , ELIXIRS AND IMAX SUMMER SOCIALS / Party animals drink with the dinosaurs]." Houston Chronicle. Star 3. June 22, 2006. Retrieved on January 10, 2009. See "Fond farewell" section below.

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