Calpine Center

The Calpine Center is a 453 ft tall postmodern skyscraper in , . The building has 33 floors of Class A office space. The building has the world headquarters of Calpine Corporation.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: skyscraper located in Houston Texas
  • Address: 717 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jones Hall and JPMorgan Chase Tower.

Theater building
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The Jesse H. for the Performing Arts is a performance venue in , , and the permanent home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Society for the Performing Arts. is situated 360 feet southwest of Calpine Center.

Building
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The , formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a 1,002-foot, 2,243,013-square-foot, 75-story skyscraper at 600 Travis Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. is situated 450 feet south of Calpine Center.

Theater building
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The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center located in , , . The Wortham Theater Center, designed by Eugene Aubry of Morris Architects, was built out of private funds totaling over $66 Million. is situated 780 feet northwest of Calpine Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston and Downtown Houston.

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is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

Calpine Center

Latitude
29.76159° or 29° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
-95.36426° or 95° 21′ 51″ west
Levels
34
Height
453 feet (138 metres)
Open location code
76X6QJ6P+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 260523422
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2818229
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Calpine Center” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز كالباين”
  • French: “717 Texas”
  • Polish: “Calpine Center”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Lancaster Hotel and Alley Theatre.

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