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Two Allen Center
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General information
Status Closed
Type Office
Location 1200 Smith Street, Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°45′25″N 95°22′15″W / 29.7570°N 95.3708°W / 29.7570; -95.3708
Completed 1978
Owner Brookfield Office Properties
Management Brookfield Office Properties
Height
Roof 521 ft (159 m)
Technical details
Floor count 36
Design and construction
Architect Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates

Two Allen Center, also known as Devon Energy Tower, is a 521 ft (159 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1978 and has 36 floors. It is the 24th tallest building in the city. The tower houses offices for Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation.

The building has travertine flooring and is Energy Star labelled. It is owned by Brookfield Properties.

It was known as the Citicorp Building in 1989. During that year Exxon had office space there.

Greater Houston Partnership has its offices in Suite 700, on the seventh floor.

Devon Energy had its Houston office there. In October 2012 Devon Energy announced that it was closing its office there, affecting 500 jobs.

Two Allen Center also hosts the headquarters of Houston-based national tax law firm Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

Previously Trizec Properties had its Houston offices in Suite 1100.

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