2100 Ross Avenue
2100 Ross Avenue (simply 2100 Ross,[4] formerly San Jacinto Tower[3]) is a 33-story postmodern skyscraper located at 2100 Ross Avenue[1]/2121 San Jacinto Street[2] in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas, in the United States. The structure stands at a height of 456 feet (139 m) and contains 844,000 square feet (78,400 m2) of office space.
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | 2100 Ross Avenue[1] or 2121 San Jacinto Street[2] Dallas, Texas United States |
Coordinates | 32.787521°N 96.797609°W |
Completed | 1982 |
Opening | 1982 |
Owner | Thomas Dundon (2015–2019) |
Height | |
Roof | 456 feet (139 m)[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 33[1] |
Floor area | 844,000 square feet (78,400 m2)[3] |
References | |
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In 2012, the building was bought for US$59 million by Cousins Properties, an Atlanta based real estate company.[8] In 2013, the company announced that they would renovate the building's interior.[9] The project includes lobby improvements, high-tech installations, and security upgrades. It was completed in 2014.[10]
The building was then owned by Thomas Dundon who purchased it in 2015 to house his financial firm Dundon Capital Partners.[11] He later sold the building in 2019 following the closure of the Alliance of American Football, a sports league in which he was heavily invested in.[1][12]
In 2020, law firm Thompson Coburn moved to the building, occupied 23,177 square feet (2,153.2 m2) of its total floor area.[13]
In Popular Culture
The San Jacinto Tower was used for establishing shots for fictional location of the Oil Barons Club In Season 7 of the original TV series Dallas.
See also
References
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- Perez, Christine (June 3, 2005). "San Jacinto Tower gets new name, look". Dallas Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "2100 Ross". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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- Couret, Jacques (August 8, 2012). "Atlanta firm buys 2100 Ross Ave. office tower of $59M". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Carlisle, Candace (May 22, 2013). "Cousins unveils big changes for 2100 Ross makeover". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Tarpley, Tory (June 12, 2014). "Photo Recap: A New Look for 2100 Ross". D Magazine. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Jacobson, Gary (September 11, 2015). "For Dallas' newest billionaire, early failure set stage for success". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- Brown, Steve (April 3, 2019). "Tom Dundon puts his 33-story downtown Dallas tower up for sale". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Brown, Steve (October 29, 2020). "Law firm moving from Uptown to downtown Dallas tower". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 30, 2021.