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''. Tuesday August 18, 2009. Modified on Wednesday August 19, 2009. Retrieved on May 14, 2010. 335,000 square foot (31,100 m2) office building in

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. It formerly housed the headquarters of

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''. Friday May 14, 2010. Retrieved on May 14, 2010. The building is located on a site, and is in proximity to

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''. Monday October 29, 2007. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.

History

2000 St. James Place was built in 1978. In 1985,

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purchased the property from

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, to be used as the headquarters of

, a subsidiary of

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. Minute Maid moved into 2000 St. James Place in 1986.Dawson, Jennifer.
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''. Friday July 27, 2007. Retrieved on June 17, 2009. In 2006, the building underwent an $11.8 million renovation. In 2007, Coca-Cola sold the building to Cameron Management, Wachovia Bank (now

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), and a group of local investors for an undisclosed amount. Coca-Cola then leased of space in the building to continue housing the Minute Maid headquarters until the headquarters were moved to

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''. Friday November 2, 2007. Retrieved on May 14, 2010. Anticipating the departure of Minute Maid, Cameron Management planned to market the building as having the largest block of contiguous office space in the

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area.

Post Minute Maid

On February 16, 2009, Minute Maid moved its headquarters from 2000 St. James Place to Sugar Land Town Square.Dawson, Jennifer.
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''. Monday February 16, 2009. Retrieved on May 14, 2010. In 2009, 2000 St. James Place became the only office building in Texas—and one of only 49 buildings in the United States—to receive the LEED-EB v2.0 Gold certification. In 2010,

Wachovia Bank Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total asse ...

foreclosed the vacant building, taking it from owner Cameron Management Inc. The building was offered for sale on May 4, 2010 at the Harris County courthouse, but there were no buyers.

Weatherford

In late 2010,

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signed a lease agreement on the entire property. With the relocation of Weatherford to this

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Luby's Luby's, Inc. (formerly Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.) is a parent company that operates the Luby's chain of cafeteria-style restaurants. In the past, Luby's Inc. also owned the Fuddruckers, Koo Koo Roo, and Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chains. ...

Inc., particularly their Culinary Services Division, now serves as their cafeteria provider. A Salad Bar, Deli, Main Line, Global Bar, Juice Bar, and Grill is open every weekday from 7:00am–10:00am for breakfast and 11:00am–2:00pm for lunch.

Design

Nearly one third of the building's site is landscaped to reduce heat island effects and storm water drainage. The property has high efficiency chillers installed, an automation control system managed through a Web-based user interface, and to save energy, designers coated the roof with special material. The building has a cafeteria, a fitness center, and 1,230 parking spaces.

References

External links

2000 St. James Place

Weatherford International

Luby's Culinary Services
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