Burnett Plaza

Burnett Plaza is a building located in Fort Worth, Texas. At 567 feet (173 meters), it is the tallest building in Fort Worth.

Burnett Plaza
Burnett Plaza building, west side
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Architectural styleBrutalism
Address801 Cherry Street
Town or cityFort Worth, Texas
Construction started1981
Completed1983
Height567 ft (173 m)
Design and construction
ArchitectPreston M. Geren & Associates; Sikes, Jennings & Kelly
Structural engineerWalter P. Moore
Main contractorThe Beck Group
References
[1]

Overview

The building has 40 floors. It was completed in 1983. It is surrounded by Cherry Street, West 10th Street, and West 7th Street. It stands on the former site of the Medical Arts Building, which was demolished to make way for this building. A cluster of elevator shafts is exposed on the west facade, each shaft stopping at a different height. The building stands at the western end of a block-size plaza with extensive landscaping arranged in a dense pattern criss-crossed by diagonals. The north side of the plaza features the 50-foot "Man With a Briefcase" sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, an aluminum slab with the outline of a giant businessman cut out of the center.

The building is also Fort Worth's largest office tower. It is home to the headquarters of the Burnett Oil Company owned by Anne Windfohr Marion.[2] In March 1997, Haynes and Boone moved its headquarters and 1,000 employees out of Burnett Plaza.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Burnett Plaza". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. Burnett Oil Company: About Burnett Oil Co., Inc.
  3. "Haynes, Boone moving out of Burnett Plaza Fort Worth law firm leases floor at the Texas Commerce Tower." Fort Worth Star Telegram. March 1, 1997. 2 Business. Retrieved on January 17, 2010.
Records
Preceded by
Wells Fargo Tower		 Tallest building in Fort Worth
567 feet (173 m)
1983-current		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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