Weston Centre (San Antonio)

The Weston Centre is a 32-story modern-styled skyscraper in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Standing at a structural height of 444 feet (135 m), it is the third tallest skyscraper in San Antonio[3] and the city's tallest office building.[3]

Weston Centre
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	112 East Pecan St. San Antonio, Texas  United States
Coordinates	29°25′43″N 98°29′32″W
Construction started	1987[1]
Completed	1988[1]
Opening	1989[2]
Height
Roof	444 ft (135 m)[3]
Technical details
Floor count	32[3]
Floor area	500,360 sq ft (46,485 m^2)[1][4]
Design and construction
Architect	Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., Lloyd Jones Fillpot & Associates[3]
Main contractor	W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.

History

The building was originally called NBC Bank Plaza, and is faced with precast concrete containing Texas granite and limestone. The city's riverwalk passes directly to the east of the building. The building and adjacent garages were completed at a cost of $80.9 million, at the time, the most expensive commercial project San Antonio had ever seen.[1]

In popular culture

Film

• The 1991 film Knight Rider 2000 shows the exterior of the building in a few shots and scenes were filmed inside the lobby.

Television

• That '70s show season seven episode eight (titled "Angie") shows the Weston Centre and Downtown San Antonio out of a window despite the scene being set in Wisconsin.

References

1. Weston Centre History. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
2. Weston Centre – San Antonio – SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
3. Weston Centre – San Antonio – emporis.com. Retrieved on 04 February 2009.
4. "Weston Centre". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-21.

External links

• Weston Centre – San Antonio's Centerpiece