The American General Center is a complex of several office buildings in Neartown
Houston
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,
Texas
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located along
Allen Parkway
Allen Parkway is an arterial road west of Downtown Houston, Texas. It has a distance of approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km), running from Interstate 45 west to Shepherd Drive, where it becomes Kirby Drive. Originally known as Buffalo Parkway, ...
.Neartown Super Neighborhood the Neartown Association now shows the super neighborhood boundarie as of 06/04/2019 and previously had its ow boundaries circa 2008 to 2018 (Retrieved October 20, 2008)Cook, Lynn. " '' Houston Business Journal''. Friday February 19, 1999. Retrieved on August 22, 2009. It is the global headquarters for
Corebridge Financial
Corebridge Financial is an American multinational financial services company. It provides annuities, life insurance, asset management, retirement solutions, and other services. Corebridge was formed after AIG performed a spin-off on the comp ...
, formerly ''American General''.
The America Tower is a 590 ft (180m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1983 and has 42 floors. It is the 19th tallest building in the city. It serves as the headquarters of
Baker Hughes
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. It served as the former headquarters of
Continental Airlines
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Continental started o ...
; it now houses AIG American General and BDO USA, LLP. The other buildings include the Life Building, the Wortham Tower, the Woodson Tower (a.k.a. the Liberty Tower), and the Riviana Building.American General Center " Drillinginfo. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
History
On July 1, 1983
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers.
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's headquarters were located at the America Tower, and would remain there until relocation to Downtown Houston in 1998 and 1999. Stephen M. Wolf, the president of Continental said that the company moved its headquarters because Houston became the largest hub for Continental. During the existence of
Texas Air Corporation
Texas Air Corporation, also known as Texas Air, was an airline holding company, incorporated in June 1980 by airline investor Frank Lorenzo to hold and invest in airlines. The company had its headquarters in the America Tower in the American Ge ...
in the 1980s, its headquarters were in the America Tower. In September 1997, Continental announced that it would move its headquarters to
Continental Center I
1600 Smith Street (previously named Continental Center I and also known as Cullen Center Plaza) is a 51-story, office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It served as the headquarters of Continental Airlines prior to its merger with ...
. Continental had occupied approximately in space in the America Tower before its lease expired in July 1998.
In 1998 Andersen Consulting, now
Accenture
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, announced that it would consolidate its existing Downtown Houston and suburban workforces into in the America Tower, with more than 1,100 employees based in the space. Lynn Cook of the '' Houston Business Journal'' described this as "an astonishing number for the size of Andersen Consulting's lease." In 1999, realty firm Cushman & Wakefield moved its Houston office into the America Tower from the Wells Fargo Tower of
Four Oaks Place
Four Oaks Place is a complex of skyscrapers in Uptown Houston, Texas, United States. Managed by CBRE, the complex includes the 420 ft (128 m) 1330 Post Oak Boulevard (sometimes referred to as the Aon Building), the 25-story 351 ft (1 ...
in Uptown Houston. As of 1999 the building was 99% leased.
Tenants
American General Life Companies has offices in the America Tower.
American General Life Insurance Company
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is headquartered in the Life Building.
Ebro Foods North America Riviana & New World Pasta is in the Riviana Building. The
Consulate-General of Norway in Houston
The Consulate-General of Norway in Houston is Norway's diplomatic mission in Houston, Texas, United States. It is located in the Neartown area.Welcome to the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Houston. ''Consulate-General of Norway in Houston''. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009. It has since relocated in another building in Neartown. " Norway in the United States. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
Gallery
File:AmericanGeneralComplex4Towers.JPG, Four of the towers of the American General Center