Leading global development and construction firm Skanska has celebrated the topping out of its highly-anticipated Discovery Green office tower, 1550 on the Green. As the 28-story, 375,000-square-foot Class-A office building nears completion, the milestone event, featuring leaders from anchor tenant Norton Rose Fulbright, marked a significant step toward delivering the greenest new office development in the Houston market to date.Once complete, 1550 on the Green will feature 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space with extra-wide pedestrian zones under a canopy of trees that creates an initial connection with nature carried throughout the building. Above the retail space, office tenants will be greeted by a dramatic lobby equipped with touchless turnstiles, app-based guest registration and destination dispatch elevators that create seamless movements throughout the building. Tenants will also have access to a fully equipped fitness center and exclusive outdoor terraces on floors 12 and 20. On level 28, a stunning event space with an outdoor terrace will bring wide views atop the surrounding greenery.Located in the heart of Discovery Green, 1550 on the Green is part of a three-block master plan by Skanska, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group to achieve LEED® Platinum certification. 1550 marks BIG’s first office project in Texas and reflects Skanska’s tenant-first approach, incorporating sustainability and tenant wellness into design elements and features throughout the building.
Leading global development and construction firm Skanska has celebrated the topping out of its highly-anticipated Discovery Green office tower, 1550 on the Green. As the 28-story, 375,000-square-foot Class-A office building nears completion, the milestone event, featuring leaders from anchor tenant Norton Rose Fulbright, marked a significant step toward delivering the greenest new office development in the Houston market to date.Once complete, 1550 on the Green will feature 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space with extra-wide pedestrian zones under a canopy of trees that creates an initial connection with nature carried throughout the building. Above the retail space, office tenants will be greeted by a dramatic lobby equipped with touchless turnstiles, app-based guest registration and destination dispatch elevators that create seamless movements throughout the building. Tenants will also have access to a fully equipped fitness center and exclusive outdoor terraces on floors 12 and 20. On level 28, a stunning event space with an outdoor terrace will bring wide views atop the surrounding greenery.Located in the heart of Discovery Green, 1550 on the Green is part of a three-block master plan by Skanska, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group to achieve LEED® Platinum certification. 1550 marks BIG’s first office project in Texas and reflects Skanska’s tenant-first approach, incorporating sustainability and tenant wellness into design elements and features throughout the building.
