Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Second Woodlands Anadarko Tower: A Bit More Boxy and Taller Than the First

Note: Story updated and corrected below.

Anadarko Petroleum announced to its employees last week that the company is ready to begin constructing a second office tower just west of its existing headquarters building in The Woodlands Town Center, a source tells Swamplot. The new building will fit on the corner of Lake Robbins Dr. and Woodloch Forest Dr., just south of The Woodlands Mall, and like the current tower will be visible from miles south on I-45. At the announced 31 stories, the new structure would be one floor shorter taller.

According to the report, parking will account for the building’s first 10 floors, though the renderings included in the announcement (above) appear to show a garage a bit shorter than that. The remaining floors are planned to accommodate company growth. Construction is expected to be complete by the spring of 2014. Anadarko did not announce the building’s contractor or architect.

Update, 1:25 pm: Groundbreaking is expected in a few weeks, our source adds; workers are beginning to clear the lot this week.

Renderings: Swamplot inbox

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12 Comments

  1. 1
    From John:

    Great looking tower excited to see it go up ! ! ! !

    January 17, 2012 at 1:42 pm
  2. 2
    From doofus:

    I’ll make sure to look for it on my next trip to Dallas.

    January 17, 2012 at 3:03 pm
  3. 3
    From Ken Brand:

    Good news for The Woodlands Area economy, citizens and the real estate market. You sure know how to scoop things GUS. You da man.

    January 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm
  4. 4
    From shadyheightster:

    Kinda boring architecture, just a mirrored glass box.

    January 17, 2012 at 3:55 pm
  5. 5
    From Courtney Foster:

    Nice work! This is such good news. Between Anadarko and ExxonMobil, The Woodlands is becoming quite the hub!

    January 17, 2012 at 4:12 pm
  6. 6
    From Stating the Obvious:

    Between this and Exxon, I think it may justify a light rail line that connects the Woodlands to downtown… of course there still is that getting past Gunspoint part…

    January 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm
  7. 7
    From Lance Langenhoven:

    Nice! Maybe they have space for other tenants as well? Let’s lease it up! :)

    January 17, 2012 at 5:41 pm
  8. 8
    From movocelot:

    Yeah bring it! That fledgling urban grid in The Woodlands is good to see. I hope that, as it grows, many more kinds of normal city activites are allowed – such as hanging out after 11PM, skate-boarding, roller-blading.

    January 17, 2012 at 6:29 pm
  9. 9
    From Thomas Johnson:

    Heavy rail is what is needed to the Woodlands from Houston. Then it would only be a short spur to tie in to Dallas.

    January 17, 2012 at 9:05 pm
  10. 10
    From Mike:

    What’s great about this building is that it’s unique, and a little risky… well wait, actually it’s neither of those two things. Not sure what I was looking at…

    January 18, 2012 at 4:48 pm
  11. 11
    From movocelot:

    no, no, don’t do unique or risky in TW.

    January 18, 2012 at 5:48 pm
  12. 12
    From Cornelius:

    They started a little site work this past weekend.

    February 10, 2012 at 10:08 am

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