Nate99 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 32 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: If you think of food halls as just being high end food courts, I don't think they will fade. Food courts have not faded. American society is becoming more and more epicurean about what they eat, at an incredible pace, so food courts are becoming food halls. Twenty years ago, office workers wanted to choose between Sbarro, Jason's Deli, Wok N Roll, Ninfa's, and Burger King. Today they want to choose between brick oven pizza, charcuterie, banh mi, Peruvian wild boar tacos, and the kind of chef-made, $15 burger you used to mainly see in London. We're going to start seeing these everywhere you have an existing food court and high rent office space. So long, Sbarro. I was being a little snarky before about the nomenclature; every "food hall" seems to have "concepts" that are "chef driven". If it is a food court with better quality, bring 'em on. Whoever writes the ad copy seems to be grabbing buzzwords and it seems that a lot of these things will be (or are at least at some stage planned to be) hitting all at once. Poorly run restaurants and/or bad food won't last long anywhere and good food will always be popular. Seems like they set these things up to have the tenants come and go, so what works stays and what doesn't gets replaced, supposing they have enough chefs to step up and pay the rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) Rendering: https://ahprd3cdn.csgpimgs.com/si2/WzZKcdrlMcMI23yu6QeS8mzego-_PBm6R-yTTly2rt5RfxfbxaW28eLG2kHFhL0ot0Z3EPEobfh_DSpspksHAP8OAjAJ-K5-977ZupASeD6d2uD8F9ESYurrNtYrJyxz/1/image.jpg Edited August 9, 2018 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 They’re covering up the garage, I was worried they would leave it like it is. It’s looks just like the rest of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 From Thursday, some of the façade is finally going on the garage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) From a new Swamplot article, pictures of the curtain going up on the garage next to the tower: http://swamplot.com/skanskas-rusk-st-garage-is-getting-its-shine-on-to-match-the-capitol-tower-next-door/2018-08-14/ Edited November 23, 2018 by CaptainJilliams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 "wont serve booze" tells me all I need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 how can you sell mexican food and not booze??? that's bad for business. i know a lot of office buildings try to limit alcohol sales on premises but this is a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just now, swtsig said: how can you sell mexican food and not booze??? that's bad for business. i know a lot of office buildings try to limit alcohol sales on premises but this is a bad idea. Probably has to do with the fact that they're opening a cocktail bar, and want people to get drinks from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I thought that folks on this forum schooled me that “food halls” were different than “food courts” because “food halls” didn’t have chain restaurants but instead had more “curated” foods from local chefs...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Makes sense...but, then they better serve excellent margaritas and michiladas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Look at all those booze bottles over the booze bar. Looks like they will be serving booze in Solo cups. ;-) I know that it is just a rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 3 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: I thought that folks on this forum schooled me that “food halls” were different than “food courts” because “food halls” didn’t have chain restaurants but instead had more “curated” foods from local chefs...... Do you think that is not essentially true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I couldn't get a picture, but they're grafting some sort of structural design element onto the Rusk side of the lower floors. It appears to match up with some zigs and zags in the slabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 This is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Waste Management relocating into 284,000 SF at Capitol Tower. https://m.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Waste-Management-to-relocate-to-downtown-13384139.php?ipid=mobbiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, CREguy13 said: Waste Management relocating into 284,000 SF at Capitol Tower. https://m.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Waste-Management-to-relocate-to-downtown-13384139.php?ipid=mobbiz Nice. Of course they are relocating from 1001 Fannin, so it doesn't help downtown too much. I imagine they are also reducing their footprint through more shared/open workspaces, if recent downtown trends are any indication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Maybe it's not a huge factor, but across the street is that corner store and that block does not have a shortage of homeless people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Nice. Of course they are relocating from 1001 Fannin, so it doesn't help downtown too much. I imagine they are also reducing their footprint through more shared/open workspaces, if recent downtown trends are any indication. The Business Journal report on the lease says their lease at 1001 Fannin is 202,000 square feet. I wonder if they are consolidating some of their other spaces (for example, they have some significant space in One City Centre.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 hour ago, CREguy13 said: Waste Management relocating into 284,000 SF at Capitol Tower. https://m.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Waste-Management-to-relocate-to-downtown-13384139.php?ipid=mobbiz Waste Management and V&E are both moving out of 1001 Fannin. That building will be 2/3 empty when they leave if no other tenants take their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I am curious what will happen to many of the older high rises as they age and tenants move to newer ones. Employees, young ones even more so, have an expectation of what an office environment will be. Many of these are built into new structures. Some of these older ones will try to upgrade but at some point they won't be desirable. Rent can only be lowered so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thats when they get converted or torn down for new and larger buildings. If we have a need for more new space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Old skyscrapers can be gutted and remodeled periodically for centuries. I can't see something like 1001 Fannin ever being torn down. It might get a new curtain wall at some point in this century to add floor-to-ceiling windows and perhaps might even be barely recognizable after a significant renovation, but there's no real reason to tear it down. I don't believe the floor spacing is quite as high as the Capitol Tower, but it's close, and certainly not insufficient for a modern office. I can't see a point where that building will ever be undesirable, as long as it's upgraded and remodeled to meet changing needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcai Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Saw the crane on Milam lifting bulk bags of LiteTop growing media up to the Sky Garden this weekend. Edited November 12, 2018 by mcai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/12/19/law-firm-to-move-houston-office-to-capitol-tower.html Quote Law firm to move Houston office to Capitol Tower By Olivia Pulsinelli – Senior web editor, Houston Business Journal an hour ago Skanska has signed another tenant for its new skyscraper underway in downtown Houston. Winston & Strawn LLP signed a 15-year lease for about 62,430 square feet in Capitol Tower, at 800 Capitol St., according to a Dec. 19 press release. The Chicago-based law firm currently has its Houston office at 1111 Louisiana St. and plans to move into Capitol Tower in 2020. Earlier this year, Winston & Strawn ranked No. 25 on the Houston Business Journal’s 2018 Largest Houston-Area Law Firms List, based on its 51 local lawyers at the time. The firm also reported 88 local full-time employees. Winston & Strawn’s website now lists 54 professionals in its Houston office. This latest deal brings Capitol Tower’s office portion to 81 percent preleased. The 35-story, 750,000-square-foot Class A office tower is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2019. In addition to Winston & Strawn, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) and Houston-based Quantum Energy Partners will also be tenants in Capitol Tower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I'm surprised no one has purchased naming rights yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: I'm surprised no one has purchased naming rights yet. I think Bank of America did get the naming rights. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/06/22/bank-of-america-secures-naming-rights-at-capitol.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmitch94 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 So glad that this tower eventually got built and were not left with just that bare concrete parking garage. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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