Weston Centre (San Antonio)

The Weston Centre is a 32-story modern-styled skyscraper in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Standing at a structural height of 444 feet (135 m), it is the third tallest skyscraper in San Antonio[3] and the city's tallest office building.[3]

Weston Centre
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location112 East Pecan St.
San Antonio, Texas
 United States
Coordinates29°25′43″N 98°29′32″W
Construction started1987[1]
Completed1988[1]
Opening1989[2]
Height
Roof444 ft (135 m)[3]
Technical details
Floor count32[3]
Floor area500,360 sq ft (46,485 m2)[1][4]
Design and construction
ArchitectCambridge Seven Associates, Inc., Lloyd Jones Fillpot & Associates[3]
Main contractorW.S. Bellows Construction Corp.

History

The building was originally called NBC Bank Plaza, and is faced with precast concrete containing Texas granite and limestone. The city's riverwalk passes directly to the east of the building. The building and adjacent garages were completed at a cost of $80.9 million, at the time, the most expensive commercial project San Antonio had ever seen.[1]

Film
  • The 1991 film Knight Rider 2000 shows the exterior of the building in a few shots and scenes were filmed inside the lobby.
Television
  • That '70s show season seven episode eight (titled "Angie") shows the Weston Centre and Downtown San Antonio out of a window despite the scene being set in Wisconsin.

References
  1. Weston Centre History. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
  2. Weston Centre – San Antonio – SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
  3. Weston Centre – San Antonio – emporis.com. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
  4. "Weston Centre". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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