lockmat Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 What do y'all think of it? I think it's pretty dang sweet http://www.53w53.com/architecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Why can't Hines do something spectacular like this in Houston? Instead we get 609 Main....which don't get me wrong, it's a nice building, but one step above 'm e h'. If it didn't have a slant roof, 609 could be placed anywhere in the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Yeah, that's just great. Meanwhile in Houston, we struggle to break the 150 meter mark, anything higher here is almost considered a "supertall" to us. Sigh, the rich get richer, this is just another 1,000 foot tall skyscraper that will be lost in the ocean of skyscrapers that is Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Skinny residential towers are in vogue right now in Manhattan, so that also adds to the height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Where else do you see these kind of projects in the US outside of NY and Chicago? For whatever reason, the economics work in those cities and nowhere else. Manhattan has no choice but to build up. Chicago tries to keep pace. Everyone else is a distant 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Where else do you see these kind of projects in the US outside of NY and Chicago? For whatever reason, the economics work in those cities and nowhere else. Manhattan has no choice but to build up. Chicago tries to keep pace. Everyone else is a distant 3rd. It's life. In reality, I think the only way you get this somewhere else is someone with a lot of money and doesn't mind over paying because they have local pride or just like the attention because they'll be losing money. On the other hand, I can't imagine that a residential/hotel/office like this couldn't work in Houston. But that probably just shows my CRE financial ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 It's life. In reality, I think the only way you get this somewhere else is someone with a lot of money and doesn't mind over paying because they have local pride or just like the attention because they'll be losing money. On the other hand, I can't imagine that a residential/hotel/office like this couldn't work in Houston. But that probably just shows my CRE financial ignorance.I mean, you did try to rope some of us into a Pyramid Scheme so I'm not surprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I mean, you did try to rope some of us into a Pyramid Scheme so I'm not surprised...I wish I could like this a 100x. Not enough ice in the poles for that burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I recall this project being in development for YEARS. I'm glad its getting off the ground. Good for NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I wish I could like this a 100x. Not enough ice in the poles for that burn. I just couldn't let a moment like this pass up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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