| San Felipe Plaza | |
| Location: | 5847 San Felipe Street, Houston, TX 77057 |
| Status: | complete |
| Owner: | Sovereign Partners |
| Architect: | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Height: | 625feet |
| Floor Area: | 959466square feet |
| Floor Count: | 45 |
| Architectural Style: | Modernism |
| Structural System: | Curtain wall |
| Elevator Count: | 32 |
| References: | [1] |
San Felipe Plaza is a 46-story tower west of the Uptown Houston district in Houston, Texas, United States.[2] Designed by architect Richard Keating, the building was constructed in 1984 by Linbeck Construction Corporation and contains 959466square feet of leaseable space. The building is the 16th tallest in the city and is the second-tallest building outside of Downtown Houston.[3] It is 2 miles from the Houston Galleria.
The building was completed in 1984.
In 1993, Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas leased an additional 21828square feet of space in the building. During that year other tenants included BHP Petroleum (the U.S. subsidiary of BHP), Maxxam, and Texas Commerce Bank-Tanglewood. The building had served as the U.S. headquarters of BHP. Later in 1993, BHP announced that it was moving its U.S. headquarters, including 200 clerical and professional employees, from San Felipe Plaza to the Cigna Tower in Four Oaks Place. The Consulate of Canada in Houston opened in the building in 2003.[4]
In 2014, AkinMears leased the entire 45th floor of the building.[5]
In 2016, Deutser signed a lease in the building.[6]
In 2018, Encino Energy signed a lease in the building for 76,048 square feet.[7]