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I was wondering if it is possible to go to the observation deck at the chase tower? Do they let people in there?

More on the JPMorgan Chase Center here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/Building/2757/JPMorgan_Chase_Center.php http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/HAI/Images/Buildings/1/ChaseCenter-Jan08-002a.jpg TEXAS TOWER LIMITED ACQUIRES JPMORGAN CHASE CENTER IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON Hines Chosen to Manage and Lease Property (HOUSTON) – Texas Tower Limited, owner of the 75-story JPMorgan Chase Tower, announced today the acquisition of the adjacent JPMorgan Chase Center in downtown Houston from JPMorgan Chase. The 20-story building is located at 601 Travis on the block bounded by Capitol, Travis, Texas and Main streets. The purchase price was not disclosed. Hines and Clifford Chance US LLP of New York represented Texas Tower Limited in the transaction, while Mark Russell at Studley represented JPMorgan Chase. It was also announced that Hines has been hired to manage and lease the 1.1 million-square-foot property, which includes approximately 450,000 square feet of office and retail space. Paula Bruns and Liz Shaw of Hines will handle leasing. The Center, which was completed in 1982, was designed by I.M. Pei & Partners and developed by Hines. Over the years, JPMorgan Chase has used the location as a data processing and operations center. The bank is consolidating to 712 Main and 1111 Fannin, retaining just 26,000 square feet at the Center. Upon Chase’s departure, 250,000 square feet will be available for lease. In addition to JPMorgan Chase, The Bank of New York Mellon leases office space in the Center. Connected to the extensive downtown Houston tunnel system, JPMorgan Chase Center contains 12 levels of parking, six levels of office space, and on the ground level, an auditorium and retail space. An exercise facility is planned for the top floor of the building. The parking garage, which is leased by JPMorgan Chase Tower, is utilized by the tower’s tenants and by people visiting downtown Houston for various daytime, evening and weekend events. In Houston, Hines manages 26 properties totaling approximately 13 million square feet.

Good piece on the development and overall history of Fountain Place from DMN. One in a series of a few local landmark buildings. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/architecture/2023/10/25/how-the-dallas-skyline-got-its-magical-shape-shifting-masterpiece/ "Coming up on four decades after its completion, Fountain Place stands as the undisputed queen of the Dallas skyline, a critical and popular favorite. In 2011, it was given the 25-Year Award by the Texas Society of Architects, the highest honor that organization can bestow on a building. Earlier this month, the Dallas Architecture Forum awarded it one of three Landmark Awards (the others went to the Kimbell Art Museum and the Meyerson Symphony Center), affirming its status as the city’s most significant tower. Those honors are fully warranted. To stand in the building’s plaza, with Dan Kiley’s waters splashing and Harry Cobb’s infinite glass grid rising above, is to be transported from the city’s bustle into a magical place where the natural and the manmade stand in ethereal balance. I’ll meet you by the fountains."

Stage Stores is the corporate name, and the headquarters are here in Houston at 2425 West Loop South.

The property at 212 Milam St., presently occupied by the more-or-less abandoned Chase Motor Bank across the street to the north from Market Square Tower, has recently been listed for sale: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/212-Milam-St-Houston-TX/15558588/ Here's hoping for some nice redevelopment to extend the skyline further north.

Wish the Sterling Hotel was gracing downtown right now. Also, the Westin/Doubletree was built. That's the hotel on Post Oak Blvd that was a Hilton for a long time...