Four Oaks Place is a complex of skyscrapers in Uptown Houston,
Texas
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,
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. Managed by CBRE, the complex includes the 420 ft (128 m) 1330 Post Oak Boulevard (sometimes referred to as the
Aon
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Building), the 25-story 351 ft (107m) BHP Billiton Tower (1360 Post Oak Boulevard), Wells Fargo Tower (1300 Post Oak Boulevard), and the Interfin Building (1400 Post Oak Boulevard). The buildings were designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects.
History
In 1993 BHP Petroleum, the US subsidiary of
BHP
BHP Group Limited (formerly known as BHP Billiton) is an Australian multinational mining, metals, natural gas petroleum public company that is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was founded ...
, announced that its U.S. headquarters was moving from
San Felipe Plaza
San Felipe Plaza is a 46-story tower west of the Uptown Houston district in Houston, Texas, United States. Designed by architect Richard Keating, the building was constructed in 1984 by Linbeck Construction Corporation and contains of leaseable ...
to the
Cigna
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Tower (1360 Post Oak Blvd.). Two hundred clerical and professional employees moved into the building.
In the 1990s Weatherford Enterra (now
Weatherford International
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) had its corporate headquarters in 1360 Post Oak. By 2000 Weatherford moved to a new location in Houston.
In 1999 Cushman & Wakefield, a realty firm, moved its Houston office from the Wells Fargo Tower into the America Tower in the
American General Center
The American General Center is a complex of several office buildings in Neartown Houston, Texas located along Allen Parkway.Neartown. By 2008 and as of 2009 Cushman & Wakefield's Houston office is now in the 1330 Post Oak building.
As of 2007 the owner of Four Oaks Place is considering plans to develop a fifth tower for the complex.
As of Feb 22, 2014, the foundation was poured for Five Oaks Place. The foundation consists of 2.5 million pounds of reinforcing steel and over 8,000 cu. yards of concrete.
Tenants
The BHP Billiton Tower houses
BHP
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The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was founded ...
's Houston Marketing Office.
The complex has two consulates in the Wells Fargo Tower: those of
Chile
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and
Italy
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