HOUSTON – (By Ralph Bivins, Realty News Report) -The 24-story downtown tower that was the original home to Bank of the Southwest has been sold, opening the door for converting it from office to residential space.
The 542,919-SF building, 919 Milam, is located on a block bounded by Travis, Walker, McKinney and Milam – a block off of Main Street and about six blocks from Discovery Green.
The building, designed by architect Kenneth Franzheim, was completed in 1956, sporting an all-aluminum curtain-wall exterior in a mid-century design…