1250 Poydras Plaza, Office skyscraper in Central Business District, New Orleans, US
1250 Poydras Plaza is a 24-story, 342-foot (104 m) office tower on Poydras Street in New Orleans' Central Business District, built in the International Style. Its exterior is given over to a regular grid of windows and glass panels, with flat facades and straight edges rather than ornament. The building is also known as the Eni Building and was formerly the Mobil Building.
The building was completed in 1979 by architectural firm 3/D International as commercial development expanded in New Orleans. This tower represents a period when downtown businesses sought modern office space in the expanding Central Business District.
The tower's names track its corporate tenants: it opened as the Mobil Building, later became the Eni Building, and is now known by its address, 1250 Poydras Plaza. In June 2010 the Unified Command moved its Deepwater Horizon oil spill response headquarters here from the Shell conference center in Robert, Louisiana.
The tower sits in downtown New Orleans with direct connections to public transportation and the broader business district. Its position on Poydras Street makes it easy to locate and approach from surrounding streets.
During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident, the building served as the headquarters for the Unified Command response operations.
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