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Ross Tower
Ross Tower
Ross Tower, from Elm Place
Former names Lincoln Plaza
General information
Architectural style Modern
Address 500 North Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Country United States
Coordinates 32°47′04″N 96°48′01″W / 32.7844°N 96.8003°W / 32.7844; -96.8003
Completed 1982
Cost US$72 million
Landlord HPI
Height 579 ft (176 m)
Technical details
Floor count 45
Floor area 1,113,575 sq ft (103,454.5 m2)
Lifts/elevators 26
Design and construction
Architecture firm HKS, Inc.
Other information
Parking 3000 spaces

Ross Tower is a 45-story high-rise in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Originally named Lincoln Plaza, the building was renamed to Ross Tower in September 2013. The building rises to a height of 579 feet (176 m) and was completed in 1982. Currently, it is the 14th-tallest building in the city.

Major tenants

At one time Halliburton had its headquarters in Lincoln Plaza. As of 2002 20 employees worked in the building. The company moved its headquarters from the Southland Life Building to 50,648 square feet (4,705.4 m2) of space in Lincoln Plaza in 1985. Halliburton planned to move its headquarters to Houston in 2002. Halliburton was scheduled to move to 5 Houston Center in Downtown Houston in 2003.

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