2000 St. James Place is a 12-story,[1] 335,000 square foot (31,100 m2) office building in Houston, Texas. It formerly housed the headquarters of Minute Maid.[2] The building is located on a 6 acre site,[1] and is in proximity to The Galleria.[3]
History
2000 St. James Place was built in 1978.[1] In 1985, The Coca-Cola Company purchased the property from Bechtel Corporation, to be used as the headquarters of Minute Maid, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola. Minute Maid moved into 2000 St. James Place in 1986.[4] In 2006, the building underwent an $11.8 million renovation. In 2007, Coca-Cola sold the building to Cameron Management, Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo), and a group of local investors for an undisclosed amount. Coca-Cola then leased 150000 sqft of space in the building to continue housing the Minute Maid headquarters until the headquarters were moved to Sugar Land Town Square in Sugar Land, Texas.[5] Anticipating the departure of Minute Maid, Cameron Management planned to market the building as having the largest block of contiguous office space in the
Design
Nearly one third of the building's site is landscaped to reduce heat island effects and storm water drainage. The property has high efficiency chillers installed, an automation control system managed through a Web-based user interface, and to save energy, designers coated the roof with special material.[1] The building has a cafeteria, a fitness center, and 1,230 parking spaces.[5]
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References
- Dawson, Jennifer. "2000 St. James Place office building first in Texas with stringent LEED rating." Houston Business Journal. Tuesday August 18, 2009. Modified on Wednesday August 19, 2009. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.^
- Dawson, Jennifer. "Foreclosure squeezes 2000 St. James Place building." Houston Business Journal. Friday May 14, 2010. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.^