It is the tallest on the Gulf Coast of the United States outside Houston[2], although not counting the antenna spire the Hancock Whitney Center in New Orleans remains taller.

The building is named for the neighboring Battle House Hotel, which is now part of the tower complex.

The Battle House Hotel was restored and renovated as part of the tower project.

[2] The building began with foundation slab concrete being poured during the weekend of 7 November 2003.

[2] The spire, installed by a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter on Saturday, 16 September 2006, brought the building to its finished height of 745 feet (227 m).