Ep#1 SCI Headquarters

Service Corp. International, the Houston-based funeral services giant, has begun construction on a $150 million headquarters after the Downtown Redevelopment Authority authorized as much as $13.8 million in reimbursements for flood mitigation work at the site.
SCI’s new tower, being developed by Hines, is planned for the former site of KHOU-TV studios, 1945 Allen Parkway, next to SCI’s current offices. The roughly 900 employees will continue to work at the existing tower - which has been flooded several times - until the new building is finished.
City leaders described the move as a way to keep the historic company in the heart of Houston while improving public infrastructure along Allen Parkway and without the city incurring any upfront costs or taking on more debt.