HOUSTON | BHP Billiton Tower | 477 FT / 145 M | 30 FLOORS | U/C - Page 2

tayser · #21 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 3:50 AM**

BHP Billiton are very active with the accomodation globally at the moment.

They've just completed and moved into their new Perth office:

They're moving the HQ in Melbourne http://171collins.com.au/171-collins/tower/

And now this Houston building... that's of cash floating about.

BHP's registered office for the ASX listed entity (BHP Billiton Ltd) is in Melbourne but the office which really is only head-office functions like Finance, Marketing and the CEO's office pales in comparison to the size of the offices in Perth & Brisbane where they're closer to all the mines.

They're heavily decentralised with a lot of their technology work done out of Singapore - Pretroleum in Houston and of course the LSE Entity (BHP Billiton Plc) office in London.

toxteth o'grady · #22 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by tayser

BHP Billiton are very active with the accomodation globally at the moment.

And now this Houston building... that's of cash floating about.

As long as they're not too dependent on the price of gold...

Urbannizer · #23 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 4:45 PM**

From the latest Pickard Chilton book:

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Originally Posted by Pickard Chilton

Complementing and completing the adjacent Four Oaks Place, owned by TIAA-CREF and designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, 1500 Post Oak Boulevard creates a new focal point for the development and defines a fresh southern edge along the complex's central garden. The office tower also serves as the main entry for the development and welcomes visitors with a spacious, naturally lit lobby. At night, the prismatic crown atop the building reveals the building's presence in the Houston Skyline.

Seven levels of parking serve the building's Class-A office space. The efficient floor plates conserve resources and lend themselves to convenient planning and office space management by tenants. The tower design includes numerous sustainable features, and is expected to achieve LEED-CS Gold certification. For example, a glass curtain wall clads the tower, articulated by a delicate screen of sunshades that reduce heat gain from the Texas sun, while bringing a more intimate scale to the building.

Urbannizer · #24 Posted **Sep 24, 2013, 3:11 AM**

Site now fenced off w/ a dumpster nearby. Gym Center to be demolished soon.

Urbannizer · #25 Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 2:45 PM**

9/28

link

Urbannizer · #26 Posted **Oct 7, 2013, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by HBJ

Developer breaks ground on BHP Billiton Petroleum skyscraper

Construction begins Monday on BHP Billiton Tower, a 600,000-square-foot Class A office tower that will change the skyline within the Uptown District.

The 30-story structure is being built on 2.72 acres within the Four Oaks Place office complex — better known to some as the site of the old 24-Hour fitness on Post Oak Boulevard.

The development is 100 percent preleased to BHP Billiton, a major global diversified resources company.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...nd-on-bhp.html

Urbannizer · #27 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 2:04 PM**

From Transwestern Houston's twitter page:

cloud713 · #28 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 7:15 PM**

does this need to be moved to U/C, or when does that happen?

Urbannizer · #29 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 7:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by cloud713

does this need to be moved to U/C, or when does that happen?

Here are the SSP guidelines required for a building to be moved to the u/c section of the forum. It'll be a few months for this one to be moved.

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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K

If a proposal starts construction but goes unnoticed by the moderation team, feel free to post in here to request it be moved.

Site preparation or merely just digging the foundation doesn't count as contruction starting, since digging a hole is just that, digging a hole. And plus any construction taking place within a foundation that pertains only to the excavation doesn't count either, since that's not construction for the actual building itself.