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$70 Million Hotel and Apartment Tower Rising from Humble Beginnings

HOUSTON-A bit of Texas' oil history strikes a modern-day $70 million gusher in the form of a hotel and apartment tower. The historically significant Humble Oil headquarters is being converted into 362 hotel rooms, 82 luxury apartments and 6,000 sf of retail space.

By Connie Gore | Updated on August 14, 2000

A bit of Texas’ oil history strikes a modern-day $70 million gusher in the form of a hotel and apartment tower.

The 472,000-sf Humble Oil headquarters at 1212 Main St. will include a 191-room Courtyard by Marriott, a 171-room Residence Inn by Marriott, 82 luxury apartments and 6,000 sf of retail space. The building is being redeveloped by Historic Restoration Inc. of New Orleans and Housing Horizons. Housing Horizons is a subsidiary of Kimberly Clark Corp. Humble Oil is the predecessor of Exxon/Mobil.

Construction has just begun on the project, tentatively slated for completion in fourth quarter 2001. The original section was built at a cost of $1.2 million in 1921 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1932, the structure was the first one in Houston to be equipped with a central air conditioning system. The building underwent other modifications in 1936 and 1940. The edifice’s tallest portion, a 17-story tower, is being reserved for 82 apartments, ranging in size from 560 sf to 2,000 sf.

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