Benson Tower (New Orleans)

{{short description|Skyscraper in New Orleans, LA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox building

|name = Benson Tower

|image = Benson Tower Sept 2009 NOLA.JPG

|completion_date = 1989

|building_type = Office

|location = 1450 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA
United States

|coordinates = {{coord|29.951336|-90.078035|region:US-LA|display=inline,title}}

|roof = {{convert|406|ft|m|0}}

|top_floor =

|floor_count = 26

|owner = Zelia LLC

|floor_area = Office: {{convert|486692|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|elevator_count =

|architect = Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum-1989 Renovation by Woodward Design Group of Woodward Design+Build

|main_contractor = Woodward Design+Build

}}

Benson Tower (formerly Dominion Tower and the CNG Tower), located at 1450 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 26-story, {{convert|406|ft|m|0}}-tall skyscraper. The building was purchased by late New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson on September 15, 2009 and renamed the Benson Tower.{{cite web |first= Rebecca|last= Mowbray|title= Benson family buys property around the Superdome, will rename building Benson Tower|url= http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/09/benson_family_buys_property_ar.html|publisher= New Orleans Times Picayune|date= 15 September 2009|accessdate=15 September 2009}} In 2012, Ochsner Health System moved executives and as many as 750 administrative employees to the top four floors {{cite web |first= Rebecca|last= Mowbray|title= Ochsner to relocate 500 jobs to Benson Tower|url= http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2011/09/ochsner_to_relocate_500_jobs_t.html|publisher= New Orleans Times Picayune|date= 23 September 2011|accessdate= 23 September 2011}} as well as the 2nd and 3rd floor space with balconies overlooking Champions Square and the Caesars Superdome; second floor space is utilized for Benson's television station, Fox affiliate WVUE (Channel 8) for the station's morning newscast, sporting events and by lease for other parties.{{cite web|url=http://www.woodwarddesignbuild.com/projects/wvue-fox-8-at-benson-tower/|title=WVUE Fox 8 at Benson Tower|work=Woodward Design+Build|accessdate=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105152628/http://www.woodwarddesignbuild.com/projects/wvue-fox-8-at-benson-tower/|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/State-of-the-Art-Production-Studio-Opening-Adjacent-To-The-Mercedes-Benz-Superdome/5af6a92c-fcff-4af0-be2e-b4a3e1fd8be8|title=State-of-the-Art Production Studio Opening Adjacent To The Mercedes-Benz Superdome|date=16 August 2012|publisher=New Orleans Saints|accessdate=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105152741/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/State-of-the-Art-Production-Studio-Opening-Adjacent-To-The-Mercedes-Benz-Superdome/5af6a92c-fcff-4af0-be2e-b4a3e1fd8be8|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}} According to Corporate Realty, which leases the {{convert|487760|sqft|abbr=on}} building, as of August 2012, Benson Tower is more than 97.6% leased.