Four Leaf Towers Explained

Four Leaf Towers
Location:5100 San Felipe, Houston, Texas
Coordinates:29.751°N -95.464°W
Status:Completed
Opening:1982
Building Type:Residential
Floor Count:40
Architect:Cesar Pelli

Four Leaf Towers is a high-rise residential complex located in Houston, Texas, United States, on San Felipe Street adjacent to the Uptown Houston district.[1] [2] They were designed by architect Cesar Pelli.

Description and history

Designed by architect Cesar Pelli and constructed in 1982, the two towers in the complex each contain 200 condominium units.[3] The 40-story condominium towers are situated in park-like setting. The outdoor sculpture, "Polygenesis" by Beverly Pepper is located at the front of the complex.[4]

At 4:15 AM on October 13, 2001,[5] a fire occurred in a fifth floor unit in the west tower.[6] Houston Fire Department firefighter Captain Jay Jahnke died while fighting the fire. Resident, Charles Harrison Dill, also died. Over 175 firefighters extinguished the fire. It is believed under staffing and mistakes led to the deaths. [5]

Zoned schools

The Four Leaf Towers are within the Houston Independent School District.

Residents are zoned to Briargrove Elementary School,[7] Tanglewood Middle School (formerly Grady Middle School),[8] and Wisdom High School (formerly Lee High School) with Lamar and Westside high schools as options.[9] [10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four-Leaf Towers :: 5100 San Felipe, Houston, Texas, United States :: Glass Steel and Stone. 2008-04-05.
  2. "Uptown District Map ." Uptown Houston District. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
  3. Web site: Four Leaf Towers, Houston. 2008-04-05. https://archive.today/20120906094026/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=4leaftowers-houston. dead. September 6, 2012.
  4. Web site: Interfin, Four Leaf Towers . 2008-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080112223624/http://www.interfin.com/projects/fourleaf.html . 2008-01-12 . dead .
  5. Dyer, Nicole. "Towering inferno: from a 40-story apartment building in Houston to the World Trade Center in New York City, firefighters wield high-tech tools to battle monster flames." Science World. January 21, 2002. 1. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
  6. Suval, John. "Riding Short." Houston Press. Thursday January 10, 2002. 1. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
  7. "Briargrove Elementary Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.
  8. "Grady Middle Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20050509100740/http://hs.houstonisd.org/leehs/home2.htm Home Page
  10. "Lamar High School Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.

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