Four Leaf Towers

Four Leaf Towers
General information
Status Complete
Type Residential
Location 5100 San Felipe, Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°45′04″N 95°27′50″W / 29.751°N 95.464°W / 29.751; -95.464Coordinates: 29°45′04″N 95°27′50″W / 29.751°N 95.464°W / 29.751; -95.464
Opening 1982
Technical details
Floor count 40
Design and construction
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. Over 175 firefighters extinguished the fire.[5]

Zoned schools

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Four-Leaf Towers :: 5100 San Felipe, Houston, Texas, United States :: Glass Steel and Stone". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Uptown District Map." Uptown Houston District. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Four Leaf Towers, Houston". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Interfin, Four Leaf Towers". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  5. 1 2 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. ↑ Home Page. Lee High School. May 9, 2005. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.

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