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If by "central" Houston you mean "downtown" then the answer is no. This site is about 5 to 6 miles Southwest of downtown and about 2 miles East of Uptown/Galleria.

It's closest highrise neighbors will be the towers in the Greenway Plaza area, although the immediate neighbors will include a 15 story AT&T Building and a 12 story tower that used to be the home of Baker Hughes Corp.

However, it's a GREAT location for residential. River Oaks is just a few blocks to the North, Upper Kirby just a few to the East, and Linn Park/Highland Village just to the West. There are a ton of brand new apartments in the area (midrise) as well.

The site used to house several buildings but most came down in the early 80s speculative period. The one remaining building housed the Black Angus restaurant for a very long time. The restaurant had a large sign with letters that lit up at night and it was a VERY common scene to have the "G" go missing.