strickn Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 True, Purdueenginerd. Would it be any better if the parapets rose another two storeys in the middle of each side, like the other towers? Would the vacuum in place of each alternating face have more oomph then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) 24 Hour Fitness on 1550 Post Oak Blvd got a notification from their property owner that they will have to vacate within 45 days. Because of that, they will be closing this month. I think the date of closure is January 27, 2012.I have been going to this gym for years and will certainly miss it. Edited January 6, 2012 by blueskies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Must be getting ready for Five Oaks Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringShadows Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 BHP bought thier building. It wasn't by choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Nancy on the move.http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/01/goodbye-post-oak-health-club-hello-office-tower/The 24 Hour Fitness at 1550 Post Oak Blvd. is closing permanently on January 27, according to a club employee who referred our inquiry to the corporate office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) BHP bought thier building. It wasn't by choice.Unlikely. While the closure of 24 Hour Fitness was not 24 Hour Fitness's choice, it is unlikely that BHP bought the building. TIAA-CREF has owned the 24 Hour Fitness building for quite some time. They also own 4 Oaks Place, including the building known as BHP Billiton Tower. As discussed elsewhere, this is part of TIAA-CREF's plan to build another tower in the complex (perhaps a portion of which might be occupied by BHP, who knows?). Edited January 9, 2012 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 looks like our suspicions are confirmed somewhat:http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/01/goodbye-post-oak-health-club-hello-office-tower/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's the Devon tower in OKC but without the height or tapering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's the Devon tower in OKC but without the height or tapering.No, it's not. Not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringShadows Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I didn't just make it up. I was told by a good friend that works for BHP, she told me about a week before I found this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I didn't just make it up. I was told by a good friend that works for BHP, she told me about a week before I found this post.No one suggested you made it up. Only that it is unlikely to be correct. I maintain that judgment, even knowing that your source works for BHP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaylorGuy05 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I value Four Oaks every quarter for TIAA. Trust me, they did not sell the building to BHP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Edited January 10, 2012 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Two Words: Dynamic Blocks Same curtain wall vendor, same architect, same look; so I stand by my comment. Edited January 11, 2012 by infinite_jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Two Words: Dynamic BlocksSame curtain wall vendor, same architect, same look; so I stand by my comment.Well, if that's the standard, then, yes, the Four Oaks Place design (and no doubt any number of other Pickard Chilton designed skyscrapers) is essentially identical to the Devon tower, as you first suggested (without the height and the tapering).But of course, they are not identical (except for the height and tapering). Far from it. Most people are not going to think a square building (such as the Four Oaks Place design) is essentially identical to the Devon Tower (which is six-sided or triangular, or almost round-ish, depending on how you count the surfaces). Edited January 11, 2012 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The replat was approved on Jan 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The replat was approved on Jan 5thCool. Seems like we might see construction soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Amazing how this project came back from the dead. The more density on Post Oak, the better. I wonder if its the angle of the rendering makes it look taller then Aon, or about the same height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Amazing how this project came back from the dead. The more density on Post Oak, the better. I wonder if its the angle of the rendering makes it look taller then Aon, or about the same height.Which building are you referring to as Aon? Is that 1330 Post Oak Blvd? 1330 Post Oak Blvd is 30 stories and the Four Oaks Place presentation says the new building (1500 Post Oak Blvd) is also going to be 30 stories. I am guessing that will make it a little taller than 1330 Post Oak Blvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Which building are you referring to as Aon? Is that 1330 Post Oak Blvd? 1330 Post Oak Blvd is 30 stories and the Four Oaks Place presentation says the new building (1500 Post Oak Blvd) is also going to be 30 stories. I am guessing that will make it a little taller than 1330 Post Oak Blvd.Well I guess they took the Aon sign down after the economy tanked... Like AIG on America Tower... Whatever the middle triplet is formally named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Amazing how this project came back from the dead. The more density on Post Oak, the better. I wonder if its the angle of the rendering makes it look taller then Aon, or about the same height.The website I got the rendering from says it will be the tallest building among the ones in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringShadows Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I spoke to my friend about this again at lunch today. They said:"It's still not been announced yet."Which to me sounds alot like "It's a rumor." Maybe you guys are right. We'll see. She said they were going to move everyone downtown, demo the 24 hour fitness building and build a new tower in int's place. Then move everyone back. My question, which I didn't ask at the time, was why move people that aren't in the 24 hours fitness building anyway. I'll see if I can clarify that later. Edited January 13, 2012 by SpringShadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I spoke to my friend about this again at lunch today. They said:"It's still not been announced yet."Which to me sounds alot like "It's a rumor." Maybe you guys are right. We'll see. She said they were going to move everyone downtown, demo the 24 hour fitness building and build a new tower in int's place. Then move everyone back. My question, which I didn't ask at the time, was why move people that aren't in the 24 hours fitness building anyway. I'll see if I can clarify that later.With respect, I think your friend is not a good source. The idea that BHP would move everyone downtown for 2 years or so, so that they can build a building next to the buildings they currently occupy is, well, ridiculous. They have a lease on their current space unit 2021. Even if they wanted to make such a nonsensical move, I'm not sure they could find that large of a block of space to lease in downtown Houston right now. But more to the point... What possible reason would there be for doing such a thing? I am very confident in saying: Not Happening. Edited January 13, 2012 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 IIRC, the Aon sign on 1330 Post Oak Blvd. was removed not long after part of it fell 30 stories to the ground (during Ike, I think).I'm guessing that construction at the 1550 location might start fairly soon. Demo of the health club could start soon after it closes (on Jan. 27, according to Nancy S.'s blog). Also, there won't be any pre-leasing requirements that could delay financing, since TIAA-CREF plans to self-finance (assuming that the info in the 2008 HBJ article on this project is still valid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringShadows Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) ...just to clarify, I didn't mean that they were abandoning the current towers, they are expanding. Thus, some departments are moving in preperation for the new building. The current BHP buildings are going to stay BHP. Edited January 16, 2012 by SpringShadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 ...just to clarify, I didn't mean that they were abandoning the current towers, they are expanding. Thus, some departments are moving in preperation for the new building. The current BHP buildings are going to stay BHP.Still makes absolutely no sense. Why would anyone have to move out of the current buildings? It is not as though BHP has people working in the 24 Hour Fitness Building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Did BHP spin off a division? I know a few folks that now work downtown in the new tower on Main that looks like a lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Did BHP spin off a division? I know a few folks that now work downtown in the new tower on Main that looks like a lighter.Any chance they work for BG Group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Ah, yes. Was confusing BG with BHP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Ah, yes. Was confusing BG with BHP.I thought that might be the case. As you suggested, BG Group relocated from Uptown to Downtown last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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