cloud713 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 i saw this building when i was driving down westpark today on my way home from waco. i agree with most everyone else, it does look pretty good in person and is surprisingly easy to spot in the uptown skyline with the big lettering on the building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) 446-unit mixed-use tower by Gables Residential. Manhattan Construction is the GC; construction expected to begin early next year. I'm guessing this is the 2nd phase to BBVA Compass Plaza, but I'm not entirely sure. I don't remember Gables ever being a part of that development team. I counted 36-floors. Edited November 9, 2013 by Urbannizer 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 That site plan is definetely at BBVA Compass Plaza. it looks great, who is the architect? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 So, is this going on the site next to the bbva Compass tower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 It looks to be about 37 or 38 stories. Is that close? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 I dig it. Would this not be by far our biggest resi highrise in terms of units? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Looks like the bbva compass tower twin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Awesome! If this is office, then we're looking at yet another building topping 500' in Houston! I would add that I am cautiously optimistic because that is prolly the cheapest rendering I've seen since the Chevron tower. Looks tacky. Do big companies not believe in decent renderings any more? Edited November 9, 2013 by wxman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 That site plan is definetely at BBVA Compass Plaza. it looks great, who is the architect? I believe HKS is the architect. Awesome! If this is office, then we're looking at yet another building topping 500' in Houston! I would add that I am cautiously optimistic because that is prolly the cheapest rendering I've seen since the Chevron tower. Looks tacky. Do big companies not believe in decent renderings any more? I'm sure we'll see better renderings when the project is announced officially by the developer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Awesome! If this is office, then we're looking at yet another building topping 500' in Houston! I would add that I am cautiously optimistic because that is prolly the cheapest rendering I've seen since the Chevron tower. Looks tacky. Do big companies not believe in decent renderings any more? It's mixed use and those are residential balconies. Seems residential and hotel. Edited November 9, 2013 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Omg yes! Uptown better hurry with that brt with all this new infill. I thought it was originally 30 floors? Or was the 30 just a guesstimate? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Wow Uptown is getting really dense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Wow that is a fantastic looking building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 ...quite ambitious. Uptown, is going to become quite the destination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Owl Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 what's "mixed use" about it? Is there a hotel? It looks like a similar design to the W in Dallas... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Urbannizer, Curious as to where the rendering came from. Looks a little fishy, although it wouldn't be the first time a subpar rendering came to fruition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Given his track record many are willing to give the benifit of the doubt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 And the fact that it looks like the bbva phase 2 tower, who's plans have been floating around for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Given his track record many are willing to give the benifit of the doubtIt wasn't directed at the hard work Urbannizer does. It was a simple statement that the rendering looked a little cartoonish. Further, I finished by saying that this forum has seen renderings like this come to fruition. Just curious as to where the rendering came from. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 No one was challeage you..just saying he is good about running these things down before posting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 OK guys let's get along here, mkay?I do agree that this tower does seem to match what's there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Fence is up not sure if it has anything with the construction or just for Christmas decorations 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Fence is up not sure if it has anything with the construction or just for Christmas decorationsChristmas decorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted November 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) There's also another project on page 69 that I think is for Houston, but I'm not fully sure. http://www.humphreys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MFEC_FutureDesigns_FINAL.pdf Edited November 30, 2013 by Urbannizer 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 I like it. Is that another tower behind it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 You could confuse that rendering for 5th ave... Pretty remarkable the amount of hi rise development in uptown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I like it. Is that another tower behind it? Seen that too, maybe another project :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 This is really nice, I hope there's some type of night lightning on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Seen that too, maybe another project :-)It's been pretty well established that there is a second office tower proposed in that project. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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