Energy Plaza is a

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in the City Center District of

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, north of

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at 1601 Bryan Street. Designed by

I.M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
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and Partners, the building is and 49 stories, making it the ninth-tallest building in Dallas. The building itself is based on a design using three triangles. The communications tower at the top of the building is a small version of the

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broadcast tower line from

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, which went bankrupt after its owner and chief design engineer died from a heart attack in 2002. Construction on the building began in May 1980 and the building opened in August 1983 for the

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to be used as their regional headquarters. The structure's original name was the ARCO Tower.

Energy Future Holdings Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an electric utility company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The majority of the company's power generation is through coal and nuclear power plants. From 1998 to 2007 ...

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, and FuelcoLLC.com, are the primary tenants. Other notable tenants include Civitas Capital Management LLC. The building is connected to the

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and the Bullington Truck Terminal.

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Dallas Skyscrapers: Energy Plaza
{{BP ARCO BP buildings and structures Downtown Dallas I. M. Pei buildings Office buildings completed in 1983 Skyscraper office buildings in Dallas

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