Anadarko prepping for new tower in Town Center

THE WOODLANDS, Texas –– The skyline near Town Center will change with a new addition within the next couple of years.

Anadarko, owner of the tallest building between Houston and Dallas, is beginning preliminary surveying and work for its next office tower near the current tower off Lake Robbins, a company spokesperson said.

“We looked at our expectations for growth and decided we’re going to need more space for the influx of employees we’ll have in the next few years,” said John Christiansen, an Anadarko spokesman.

The company isn’t saying how tall the building is, but reports have said it could be one floor taller than the current tower. The new building will “not have as much floor space,” though, Christiansen said. The first tower is 30 floors and stands about 439 feet tall.

The building is expected to be finished and ready for a move-in sometime early in 2014, he said, and will be off Woodloch Forest Drive and Lake Robbins Drive, west of the first tower.

While plans aren’t final, the building is tentatively set to only house Anadarko employees and not have office space leased to other businesses, Christiansen said.

Anadarko will make a more official announcement within the next couple of weeks, he said, with more concrete details on the size of the building.