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One Shell Square

One Shell Square
Building information
NameOne Shell Square
TypeCommercial offices
Location701 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
Completed1972
Size250px
Roof212.45 m
Floor count51
Floor areaOffice: 1700000 sqft (157935.2 m2)
Retail: 32700 sqft (3037.9 m2)
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings and Merrill

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One Shell Square is a 51-story, 212.45 m skyscraper designed in the international style by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, located at 701 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the tallest building in both the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. The building is primarily used for leaseable office space, with some retail space on the ground level. The design of the building is very similar to Houston's One Shell Plaza, also built by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Hines Interest is the developer of One Shell Square and Lincoln Property Company. Shell Oil Company is the building's largest tenant. Current occupancy of the building is approximately 90 percent.

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4.88 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Here is a video of New Orleans, Louisiana! Watch in HD and please subscribe! The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, is the site of 106 completed high-rises, 35 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in the city is One Shell Square, which rises 697 feet (212 m) in the New OrleansCentral Business District and was completed in 1972. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Louisiana. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is Place St. Charles, which rises 645 feet (197 m). Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Louisiana are located in New Orleans. The history of skyscrapers in New Orleans began with the construction of the Latter & Blum Building in 1895; this building, rising 158 feet (48 m), is often regarded as the first skyscraper in New Orleans. The 20-story Hibernia Bank Building, constructed in 1921 at a height of 211 feet (64 m), held the title of the tallest in New Orleans for 44 years. But, for most of the 20th century, the skyline of New Orleans consisted of only low and mid-rise structures. The soft soils of New Orleans are susceptible to subsidence, and there was doubt about the feasibility of constructing large high-rises in such an environment. This trend was broken with the construction of the World Trade Center in 1967. The Plaza Tower, completed in 1969, was the first building to exceed 500 feet (152 m). Shortly thereafter,One Shell Square took its place as the city's tallest building in 1972. The oil <b>...</b>
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Oil companies finalize pact to share tailings research - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--The new partnership is made up of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ-T., Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO-T, Royal Dutch -Shell- PLC RDS.BN, Suncor Energy Inc SU-T., ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:51:56 GMT+00:00
Shrine Bowl notes: Cold rules first day - Georgia Tech Football Tweet this news
Georgia Tech Football--Unfortunately -Shell- and Clowney didn't get to -square- off for South Carolina in practice as they were on opposite sides of the line of scrimmage with -Shell- ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:41:33 GMT+00:00
Bernie Ecclestone's daughter's $94m first home - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun--WHILE Victorian taxpayers now -shell- out $50 million a year for Melbourne's grand prix, the boss's daughter is buying a London mansion for $94.5 million. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:45:42 GMT+00:00
Sturgeon Bay council approves Martin Park band shell - Green Bay Press Gazette Tweet this news
Green Bay Press Gazette--The 540--square--foot pavilion, designed by Marc Isaksen, will reuse some of the old brick from the city's former high school. The cost of $65680 already was ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:16:56 GMT+00:00
New York Jets: 10 Things to Change to Get the Team Back on Track - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---One- week ago, the Jets and Patriots were set to -square- off in a showdown for the division. A blowout loss in New England and a lackluster 10-6 home loss to ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:36:52 GMT+00:00
Minerals Service Had a Mandate to Produce Results - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--From the top of Louisiana's tallest building (-One Shell Square-) to the bottom of its largest aquarium (with a sunken rig), oil saturated the state's culture ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:36:33 GMT+00:00
Bellevue Brewing Company -- a solid foundation for a brewery - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--An empty -shell- with endless potential (and three loading docks). "There comes a time when you look at what you've done in life and think about what it's ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:50:25 GMT+00:00
Harlem up in arms over new charter school planned near St. Nicholas Houses - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Yet the city is perfectly willing to -shell- out $60 million for this project, with Harlem Children's Zone financing the remaining $40 million privately. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:40:35 GMT+00:00
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Bike creaking solutions - velonews.competitor.com Tweet this news
velonews.competitor.com--Get the -shell- faced by a good bike shop and see if it doesn't go away. It sounds like you're using an old Dura-Ace -square--taper crank and loose-bearing ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:14:36 GMT+00:00
Greenwood, Gaffney renew rivalry of storied programs - Greenwood Index Journal Tweet this news
Greenwood Index Journal--Greenwood (1-0 overall) and Gaffney (1-1) will -square- off for the 17th time since 1960 and the first time since 1999 at 7:30 pm today at JW Babb Stadium in ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:22:23 GMT+00:00

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Plaza Tower		Tallest building in Louisiana
1972 - Present		Succeeded by
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