2000 St. James Place
Encyclopedia
2000 St. James Place is a 12 story, 335000 square foot office building in Houston, Texas
. It formerly housed the headquarters of Minute Maid
. The building is located on a 6 acres (2.4 ha) site. The building is in proximity to The Galleria.
purchased 2000 St. James Place from Bechtel Corporation to use for Minute Maid
. Minute Maid moved in to the new office building the following year. The building housed the headquarters of Minute Maid
. In 2006 the building had a $11.8 million renovation. In 2007 Coca-Cola sold the building to Cameron Management, Wachovia Bank and a group of local investors for an undisclosed amount. Coca-Cola leased 150000 square foot of space to continue housing the Minute Maid headquarters until the headquarters were moved to Sugar Land Town Square
in Sugar Land, Texas
. Anticipating the departure of Minute Maid, Cameron planned to market the building as having the largest block of contiguous office space in the Uptown
area.
On Monday February 16, 2009 Minute Maid moved its headquarters from 2000 St. James Place to Sugar Land Town Square. In 2009 2000 St. James Place became the only office building in Texas and one of 49 buildings in the United States to receive the LEED-EB v2.0 Gold certification. In 2010 Wachovia Bank foreclosed the vacant building, taking it from owner Cameron Management Inc. The building was offered for sale on May 4, 2010 at the Harris County courthouse, but there were no buyers.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It formerly housed the headquarters of Minute Maid
Minute Maid
Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C...
. The building is located on a 6 acres (2.4 ha) site. The building is in proximity to The Galleria.
History
2000 St. James Place was built in 1978. In 1985, The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
purchased 2000 St. James Place from Bechtel Corporation to use for Minute Maid
Minute Maid
Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C...
. Minute Maid moved in to the new office building the following year. The building housed the headquarters of Minute Maid
Minute Maid
Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C...
. In 2006 the building had a $11.8 million renovation. In 2007 Coca-Cola sold the building to Cameron Management, Wachovia Bank and a group of local investors for an undisclosed amount. Coca-Cola leased 150000 square foot of space to continue housing the Minute Maid headquarters until the headquarters were moved to Sugar Land Town Square
Sugar Land Town Square
Sugar Land Town Square is a , office and shopping complex in Sugar Land, Texas, United States. The complex, developed by Planned Community Developers Ltd. , owned by Sugarland Properties Inc., and located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Texas State Highway 6, includes the corporate...
in Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
. Anticipating the departure of Minute Maid, Cameron planned to market the building as having the largest block of contiguous office space in the Uptown
Uptown Houston
The Uptown District of Houston is located 6.2 miles west of downtown and is centered along Post Oak Boulevard, Westheimer Road , and the Galleria...
area.
On Monday February 16, 2009 Minute Maid moved its headquarters from 2000 St. James Place to Sugar Land Town Square. In 2009 2000 St. James Place became the only office building in Texas and one of 49 buildings in the United States to receive the LEED-EB v2.0 Gold certification. In 2010 Wachovia Bank foreclosed the vacant building, taking it from owner Cameron Management Inc. The building was offered for sale on May 4, 2010 at the Harris County courthouse, but there were no buyers.
Design
Nearly one third of the building's site is landscaped to reduce heat island effects and stormwater drainage. To save energy, the designers coated the roof with a special material. In addition the property has high efficiency chillers. The building automation control system is managed through a Web-based user interface. The building has a cafeteria, a fitness center, and 1,230 parking spaces.External links
- http://www.cameronmanagement.com/userfiles/File/EP_-_San_Antonio/EP_Newsletter_Autumn_09%281%29.pdf Cameron Management’s 2000 St. James Place Building Currently the only office building in Texas to achieve LEED EB v2.0 Gold Certification - Cameron Management