Four Leaf Towers

Four Leaf Towers is a high-rise residential complex located in Houston, Texas, United States, on San Felipe Street adjacent to the Uptown Houston district."Uptown District Map ." Uptown Houston District. Retrieved on January 30, 2009. They were designed by architect Cesar Pelli.

Description and history Designed by architect Cesar Pelli and constructed in 1982, the two towers in the complex each contain 200 condominium units. The 40-story condominium towers are situated in park-like setting. The outdoor sculpture, "Polygenesis" by Beverly Pepper is located at the front of the complex.

At 4:15 AM on October 13, 2001, a fire occurred in a fifth floor unit in the west tower.Suval, John. "Riding Short." Houston Press. Thursday January 10, 2002. 1. Retrieved on May 22, 2010. Houston Fire Department firefighter Captain Jay Jahnke died while fighting the fire. Resident, Charles Harrison Dill, also died. Over 175 firefighters extinguished the fire. It is believed under staffing and mistakes led to the deaths.

Zoned schools The Four Leaf Towers are within the Houston Independent School District.

Residents are zoned to Briargrove Elementary School,"Briargrove Elementary Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009. Tanglewood Middle School (formerly Grady Middle School),"Grady Middle Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009. and Wisdom High School (formerly Lee High School) with Lamar and Westside high schools as options.Home Page. Lee High School. May 9, 2005. Retrieved on May 25, 2009."Lamar High School Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.

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