Look straight ahead for a tall, reddish-brown skyscraper with stacked, angular setbacks near the top-it almost looks like someone kept adding building blocks, but only on one side.
You’re looking up at Wedge International Tower-43 stories tall and sparkling with a bit of Houston attitude. Finished back in 1983, this was once called everything from Unitedbank Plaza to 1415 Louisiana, depending on who was signing the checks......but after WEDGE Commercial Properties bought it in the ‘90s for somewhere between $25 and $45 million, their name stuck. Now, here’s where it gets a bit flashy: since ‘95, the tower’s been outlined with neon green lights, inspired by the legendary Bank of America Plaza up in Dallas. Houston rivalry, anyone? By the way, the very top-floor 43-houses Strato 550, one of the highest bars in Houston. You can just about touch the clouds with your martini. One bit of drama in its history: a fire in ‘93 scorched some of the upper floors, but--thankfully, nobody was hurt. Just another chapter in this tower’s sky-high tale.
