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Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre (47,700 m 2) public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south.
A new 700-car parking garage was built under Discovery Green to replace two surface lots removed to make way for the park. The convention center is flanked by Toyota Center (home of the Houston Rockets) and Daikin Park (home of the Houston Astros). With the new improvements, the GRB is one of the 10 largest in the nation. [6]
Since its opening in 2008, Discovery Green has become one of Downtown's main attractions, hosting approximately 1.2 million visitors a year and serving as one of the city's premier public spaces. [149] Discovery Green's environs, formerly covered by surface parking lots, have seen over US$600 million in new development since the park's opening ...
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The most sustainable office development in Houston to date, the 28-story building is located at 1550 Lamar and overlooks Discovery Green, the 12-acre downtown park. Norton Rose Fulbright is the anchor tenant of the building, which was called 1550 on the Green during its development and construction.
Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas. [3] It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009. [3] The global architectural firm Gensler designed the building. [2]
Memorial Drive runs through the park, heading east to downtown Houston and west to the 610 Loop. A small portion of land west of the 610 Loop bordered by Woodway Drive and Buffalo Bayou is also part of the park. I-10/U.S. 90 borders the park to the north.
The convention was held at George R. Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas in 2007. [11] Anime Matsuris 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 were held at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, and Anime Matsuri 2011 was held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel near Reliant Park/Medical Center.