Downtown Houston
The 1927 Petroleum Building is a Mayan influenced, 21 story office tower. It was conceived by prominent Houston oilman Joseph S. Cullinan as an opportunity to bring under a single roof a number of companies involved in the still new, burgeoning petroleum industry near the Texas coast. The building remains especially distinctive for its use of a Mayan motif.
Norman Alston Architects provided historic preservation consulting services to an effort to remake the building as primarily multi-family. Successful Parts 1 and Parts 2 were in place before the building was sold for alternative redevelopment as a hotel by a different design team.
2015
Historic Tax Credits