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One Shell Square 
General information Type Commercial offices Location 701 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LouisianaCoordinates 29°57′01″N 90°04′16″W / 29.9502°N 90.0711°WCoordinates: 29°57′01″N 90°04′16″W / 29.9502°N 90.0711°W Completed 1972 Height Roof 212.45 m (697.0 ft) Technical details Floor count 51 Floor area Office: 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2)
Retail: 32,700 sq ft (3,040 m2)Design and construction Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Developer Hines Interests Limited Partnership References [1][2][3] One Shell Square is a 51-story, 212.45 m (697.0 ft) skyscraper designed in the International style by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, located at 701 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the tallest building in both the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. The building is primarily used for leaseable office space, with some retail space on the ground level. The design of the building is very similar to Houston's One Shell Plaza, also built by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Hines Interest is the developer of One Shell Square and Lincoln Property Company. Shell Oil Company is the building's largest tenant. Current occupancy of the building is approximately 90 percent.
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Construction and design
One Shell Square was built using a double tube system, with a steel core and a concrete perimeter, and opened for business in 1972. The exterior of the building is clad in Italian travertine (limestone) and bronze glass. There has been concern over the years regarding the limestone's integrity during severe weather such as tropical systems. Fortunately, these fears did not play out during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the building weathered the storm with minimal damage, such as blown out windows and rain damage. The building reopened to tenants in December 2005.
At the time of its completion in 1972, One Shell Square was the tallest building in the Southeast, surpassing the Wachovia Bank of Georgia Building in Atlanta. It held the title of the Southeast's tallest building until 1976, when the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta surpassed it. It was the first skyscraper in the South to surpass the 200 meter mark.
A heliport—the One Shell Square Emergency Heliport—is located on the roof of the tower.
Location
One Shell Square is bounded by Poydras Street to the south, Carondelet Street to the west, Perdido Street to the north, and St. Charles Avenue to the east.
One Shell Square has its own zipcode, 70139 surrounded by 70130.
See also
References
- ^ One Shell Square at Emporis
- ^ One Shell Square at SkyscraperPage
- ^ One Shell Square at Structurae
External links
- One Shell Square official Website
- One Shell Square at Hines Interests Limited Partnership
- Lincoln Property Company
Preceded by
Plaza TowerTallest building in Louisiana
1972–presentSucceeded by
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Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1972
- Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters
- Skyscrapers in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Royal Dutch Shell buildings and structures
- Skidmore, Owings and Merrill buildings
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