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One Shell Square
701 Poydras Street
New Orleans LA United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1972 | | Floor Count | 51 | | Floor Area | 190,658 m² |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - landing pad | | Architectural Style | | - international | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - stone | | - concrete |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 697 ft | | Russell Marchand | | | Property Manager | | | | | Main roof | | 679 ft | | Russell Marchand | | | Property Manager | | |
Description
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer: Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Tenant: Ernst & Young
• This is New Orlean's tallest and largest building.
• The facade is made of tavertine stone, with bronzed glass windows.
• One Shell Square has a similar design to Houston's One Shell Plaza completed one year earlier, and was also designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Houston's One Shell Plaza is just five meters taller.
• Was the tallest building the Southeastern United States from 1972 to 1976 when the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta surpassed it.
• One Shell Square was the first southern skyscraper to surpass the 200 meter mark.
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