Bob Lanier Public Works Building
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Bob Lanier Public Works Building is a 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas
. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building
in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier
who served between 1992 and 1998.
The building is located one block from Houston City Hall
and Hermann Square. It is bounded by Louisiana, Rusk, Smith, and Walker Streets.
(5th Floor) and Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division (7th Floor).
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building
CBS Building
The CBS Building in New York City, also known as Black Rock, is the headquarters of CBS Corporation. The building, opened in 1965, was designed by Eero Saarinen. It is located at 51 West 52nd Street, at the corner of Sixth Avenue . The 38 story building is tall and measures approximately 872,000...
in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier
Bob Lanier (politician)
Bob Lanier is a businessman in the real estate industry who served as mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1992 to 1998...
who served between 1992 and 1998.
The building is located one block from Houston City Hall
Houston City Hall
The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston government. It was constructed in 1938-1939, and is located in Downtown Houston. It is surrounded by skyscrapers and very similar to dozens of other city halls built in the southwest United States during the same time...
and Hermann Square. It is bounded by Louisiana, Rusk, Smith, and Walker Streets.
Departments
The main office of the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering (PW&E) Department is in the Lanier Building. Divisions of the PW&E with headquarters in the Lanier Building include the Right-of-Way and Fleet Maintenance Division (ROWFM) and the Traffic and Transportation Division (TTD). Divisions of the Mayor's Office at the Lanier Building include 3-1-13-1-1
The non-emergency telephone number 3-1-1 is a special N-1-1 telephone number in many communities in Canada and the United States that provides quick, easy-to-remember access to non-emergency municipal services or a Citizen Service Center...
(5th Floor) and Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division (7th Floor).