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The Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park, [1] formerly the Williams Waterwall and the Transco Waterwall, is a multi-story sculptural fountain that sits opposite the south face of Williams Tower in the Uptown District of Houston. The fountain and its surrounding park were built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent tower.
In a grass field adjacent to the Williams Tower is the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park. [3] Formerly privately owned in common with the tower, the waterwall and park has been owned by the Uptown Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, a non-profit local government corporation since 2008. Upward view of the Williams Tower during the day
Gerald Douglas Hines (August 15, 1925 – August 23, 2020) [1] was an American real estate developer based in Houston. He was the founder and chairman of Hines , a privately held real estate firm with its headquarters in that city.
The company “Hines” (first named Gerald D. Hines Interests) was founded in Houston in 1957 by Gerald D. Hines, an American real estate developer with a background in mechanical engineering. The company initially began as a side-business to an engineering partnership after Gerald D. Hines moved to Houston for work in 1948. [5]
Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park; L. Lillian Schnitzer Fountain; Littlefield Fountain; M. Mecom Fountain; S. Scanlan Fountain This page was last edited on 23 August ...
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In 1948, what is now Uptown was 3 miles (5 km) outside the city limits of Houston. A local reporter described the roads as "lonely, unlit, pockmarked booby trap for nocturnal animals and boozed up motorists." Development increased after Gerald D. Hines and other individuals began to develop properties in Uptown in the 1960s. [4]