[Houstonian in Iraq]

ChannelTwoNews, on Monday, August 25th, 2008 @ 3:19am, said:

This may be deserve it's own thread since it looks like they've kinda started. Through the netting, the lights inside were a bit easier to see since I guess the windows on those floors have been removed. Here's a photo from this afternoon.

Yeah looks like something is going down here, we might just need to start a new thread here.

The building's got potential, residential would be ideal. We shall see.

[Montrose1100]

Houstonian in Iraq, on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 @ 11:22am, said:

Yeah looks like something is going down here, we might just need to start a new thread here.

The building's got potential, residential would be ideal. We shall see.

I don't think its going to be residential? Is El Paso moving out?

[longcat]

Montrose1100, on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 @ 12:55pm, said:

I don't think its going to be residential? Is El Paso moving out?

They are just doing a major rehab of the building from what I've heard from my sources. It hasn't been touched since the 60's or 70's, so they are basically gutting it floor by floor and then rebuilding it out. I think they are going to redo the tunnel area as well as renovating the lobby area to make it more modern, which should be visible to the outside the way the building is. I don't think there are any other exterior changes planned, but I could be wrong. Definitely not converting to residential though.

[Montrose1100]

longcat, on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 @ 1:43pm, said:

They are just doing a major rehab of the building from what I've heard from my sources. It hasn't been touched since the 60's or 70's, so they are basically gutting it floor by floor and then rebuilding it out. I think they are going to redo the tunnel area as well as renovating the lobby area to make it more modern, which should be visible to the outside the way the building is. I don't think there are any other exterior changes planned, but I could be wrong. Definitely not converting to residential though.

I hope they are keeping the drive-thru fountain!

[PAC]

Thought you would be interested in a few dates:

1) Mat pour - starts tonight around midnight. ~1,000 trucks, 6-7 pumpers, 12,000+ CYs.

2) First tower crane - goes up next weekend

3) Second tower crane - goes up following weekend.

4) Third crane is later this year.

[wernicke]

PAC, on Friday, September 5th, 2008 @ 9:43am, said:

Thought you would be interested in a few dates:

1) Mat pour - starts tonight around midnight. ~1,000 trucks, 6-7 pumpers, 12,000+ CYs.

2) First tower crane - goes up next weekend

3) Second tower crane - goes up following weekend.

4) Third crane is later this year.

Pretty exciting... it'll be nice to have some more cranes downtown. Although, it will never compare to the medical center... where I counted at least 12 cranes last week.

[ricco67]

PAC, on Friday, September 5th, 2008 @ 9:43am, said:

Thought you would be interested in a few dates:

1) Mat pour - starts tonight around midnight. ~1,000 trucks, 6-7 pumpers, 12,000+ CYs.

What? No Stadium seating?

That sucks.

[UrbaNerd]

And no free donuts this time, either! .!

[swtsig]

i heard the pour would start around 10... or maybe that's when the trucks start arriving... either way it's tonight

[ricco67]

swtsig, on Friday, September 5th, 2008 @ 4:43pm, said:

i heard the pour would start around 10... or maybe that's when the trucks start arriving... either way it's tonight

And still no observation platform......or donuts.

[infinite_jim]

I'll catch some flix tonight
have a good weekend yall

[Jax]

From the webcam it looks like a crane is already at least partially up! It's hard to tell whether it is one of the tower cranes though.

[Jax]

I happened to be at the Flying Suacer the night they did the mat pour, and here are a couple photos I snapped...

[jc281]

fisheye ftw. love those pics

[marc]

ricco67, on Friday, September 5th, 2008 @ 11:45am, said:

What? No Stadium seating?

That sucks.

Haha. That's funny. BUT, exactly what i was thinking. When i came back to LA after my summer jaunt in H-town, i was asked by friends what all i did while there. One of the things i said was going DT to see all the rebar; to which they replied,
"You're a dork!" SIGH Not everyone shares our enthusiasm for such things. Oh well, more sidewalk space for us to watch development!

m.

[desirous]

[Subdude]

Thanks desirous for the photo updates.

[Houston19514]

They are putting the tower crane up today.

[HtownWxBoy]

Houston19514, on Saturday, September 20th, 2008 @ 5:01pm, said:

They are putting the tower crane up today.

Yay!

[totheskies]

Houston19514, on Saturday, September 20th, 2008 @ 6:01pm, said:

They are putting the tower crane up today.

According to McFadden and Whitehead, it's official...

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

[ChannelTwoNews]

Just before I left the ugly garage this afternoon, I managed to get these shots.

Laying rebar around the perimiter of the garage


Garage area


Overview of the building site from the west


Detail of the pit area


Crane rising above the site


Crane from Discovery Green

[Montrose1100]

Wow Channeltwo!!! Those pictures are amazing. Looks so picture perfect with the light rail and buildings surrounding the site.

[rsb320]

I saw that yellow crane this morning from my window, but that shattered up ole gray building is blocking my full view. I assumed it was MP.

Those pics reflect an absolutely immaculate construction site, especially following IKE.

[HtownWxBoy]

ChannelTwoNews, on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 @ 2:50pm, said:

Crane rising above the site

Just lovely!

[fatesdisastr]

man im so excited to see this thing go up since seeing those crane pictures

my heart jumped a little bit..whew haha

[marc]

^^^agree 100%. Yes, i like seeing the finished product, but i enjoy the construction phase just as much. In my temporary neck of the woods (North Hollywood, CA) they just put up a crane for yet another highrise. i watched them move it in during the early AM hours and watched as they assembled it the rest of the day. Pure joy. i can't wait to visit Houston this Thankgiving. How many floors do you think MainPlace will have by then? (provided all goes as planned) We should start a non monetary betting system on this forum regarding the floor count at certain times the next couple of years. What do you all think?

m.

[ChannelTwoNews]

I saw the second crane is now up. Must've installed it over the past few days.

[HtownWxBoy]

ChannelTwoNews, on Sunday, September 28th, 2008 @ 5:03pm, said:

I saw the second crane is now up. Must've installed it over the past few days.

2 cranes!?... ooo... double your pleasure! he he he he

This post has been edited by HtownWxBoy: Monday, September 29, 2008 at 5:43 AM

[Houston19514]

Construction is above ground.

MainPlace live webcam

[citizen4rmptown]

Fantastic, now all 3 of the downtown towers are above ground, even if OPP has topped out...

[HtownWxBoy]

Walked by today... nice to see MainPlace rising above street level!

[ChannelTwoNews]

From around midday today, moving onto the second floor...











Base for the third tower crane.

[HtownWxBoy]

Great Pics ChannelTwoNews!! I can't wait to see this building rise... going to be one of the nicest buildings in Downtown!

[ChannelTwoNews]

Third crane went up earlier this weekend. From the webcam...

[ChannelTwoNews]

Photos from today...






Probably the only pic I'll ever get of the site from this vantage point, but I shot this from the rooftop of the Chase Building (Old Gulf) during this morning's tours.

[photolitherland]

Some pictures from Saturday



Main Places cranes off in the distance.

This post has been edited by photolitherland: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 6:56 PM

[Montrose1100]

wonderful pictures! You can see the old facade of that 801 ... whatever building.

[ArchFan]

Yes, very nice pics, thanks!

I've always enjoyed the old Gulf Building, but from seeing ChannelTwoNews' pic from a window there, I hafta wonder how long it will be before chunks of mortar and/or masonry will be raining down on the sidewalks below! That stuff's been up for for, what, almost 80 years now?

[fatesdisastr]

is it just me and my laptop or is there something wrong with the harvey construction cam overlooking mainplace?

http://cameras.harve...ock93index.html

[LTAWACS]

It's broken alright...

[fatesdisastr]

LTAWACS, on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 @ 9:46am, said:

It's broken alright...

well that sucks. i hope they get that fixed in the next few weeks

[ChannelTwoNews]

fatesdisastr, on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 @ 7:29pm, said:

well that sucks. i hope they get that fixed in the next few weeks

It's happened to me before, and usually it's down for a few days to a week at most. Should be back in short order.

[ChannelTwoNews]

Whatever happened, it looks to be working again.

This post has been edited by ChannelTwoNews: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 6:56 PM

[fatesdisastr]

ChannelTwoNews, on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 @ 5:56pm, said:

Whatever happened, it looks to be working again.

yay! thats good to see =]

[ChannelTwoNews]

Some quick shots from yesterday, New Year's Eve. Looks like they're between the 3rd & 4th floors of the main tower and a portion of the garage is close to making street level.

[HtownWxBoy]

Thanks for the updated pics ChannelTwoNews!

[UrbaNerd]

I heart the waffle slab system they're using there!

[citizen4rmptown]

nice, all developments that are in construction in downtown are above street level

[photolitherland]

Photos from yesterday.

Its a shame that old building that now has the black and white stripes on it got recladded in the 50's, she was a beautiful tower back in the day. Now you hardly even notice it and when you do, you want to throw up just a little bit. Thanks urban renewal!

This post has been edited by photolitherland: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:31 AM

[fatesdisastr]

nice pictures

i soo cant wait to see this thing completed

you can definitely tell construction has picked up since new years at MP