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Trammell Crow Center
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Alternative names Trammell Crow Tower
LTV Center
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°47′15″N 96°47′57″W / 32.78750°N 96.7992°W / 32.78750; -96.7992
Construction started 1982
Completed 1985
Owner Crescent Ross Avenue Realty Investors, L.P.
Management Stream Realty
Height
Roof 209 m (686 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 50 above ground
6 below ground
Floor area 1,128,327 sq ft (104,825.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators 30
Design and construction
Architect Richard Keating of SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Foster and Meier
Developer Trammell Crow
Structural engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The Trammell Crow Center is a very tall building, called a skyscraper, located in downtown Dallas, Texas. It has 50 floors above the ground. This building is known for its unique postmodern architecture style.

It stands at 2001 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of Dallas. The building is about 708 feet (216 meters) tall. This makes it one of the tallest buildings in Dallas and in the state of Texas.

The famous architecture company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the tower. Its outside walls, called the façade, are made of shiny granite stone. Inside, the building has about 1.2 million square feet of office space. It was first built to be the main office for a company called LTV.

Art and Culture at the Center

At the bottom of the Trammell Crow Center, you can find a special place. This is the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art. It is an art museum that shows amazing artworks. These artworks were collected by the Crow family over many years.

Modern Updates and Changes

The Trammell Crow Center has been updated to make it more modern. These big changes started in 2017. The goal was to make the building more appealing. They wanted to attract new companies and their workers.

The updates added more than 20,000 square feet of new shops. They also built a conference center. A gym was added on the first two floors. A company called Stream Realty is in charge of these renovations.

Who Works Here?

Many important companies have offices in the Trammell Crow Center. These companies use the large office spaces.

Major Companies in the Building

  • Goldman Sachs
  • Stream Realty Partners
  • Vinson and Elkins
  • Baker Botts
  • Citigroup
  • Invesco
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