| 1200 Travis | |
|---|---|
 HPD headquarters in Downtown Houston | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1200 Travis Street, Downtown Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45.318′N 95°22.053′W / 29.755300°N 95.367550°W |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Owner | City of Houston |
| Management | Hines |
| Height | |
| Roof | 386 ft (118 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 16,500 sq ft (1,530 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Lloyd, Morgan & Jones |
| References | |
| [1] | |
The Edward A. Thomas Building,[2] or 1200 Travis, is a 28-story building in Downtown Houston, Texas that is currently occupied by the Houston Police Department as its current headquarters. At one time it was known as the Houston Natural Gas Building.[3] The building houses HPD's administrative and investigative offices.[4]
The building, with 575,000 square feet (53,400 m2) of rentable space, has a typical floor size of 16,500 square feet (1,530 m2). The police department's 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2), three-floor crime laboratory, a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) fitness center, a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) voice/data room, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) 24-hour emergency tactical command center,[5] and a fingerprinting laboratory are located in the building.[6]
- ^ "Houston Police Department Headquarters Renovation, Houston, TX : Hines Interests". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "hpd_beat_map.pdf" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
Edward A. Thomas Building 1200 Travis
- ^ "Display Ad 96 -- No Title Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine." Chicago Tribune. March 11, 1979. S20. Retrieved on April 9, 2010. "Houston Natural Gas Building. 1200 Travis. Houston, Texas 77002."
- ^ Apocada, Gene. "HPD to make major changes ." KTRK-TV. Friday February 8, 2008. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.
- ^ "Houston Police Department Headquarters Renovation Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine." Hines. Retrieved on April 28, 2010.
- ^ Mendoza, Moises. "HPD fingerprinting trouble not unique." Houston Chronicle. December 13, 2009. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.