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On ‎6‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 10:03 PM, mollusk said:

 

No, the picture is taken from Milam facing Rusk.  The tree mural is on Rusk at the Travis end; that area looks like it will be dedicated to "back of the house" functions. 

 

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I like that Bank of America opens to the street. That's one small step for BoA, one giant leap for downtown Houston.

 

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The crane is gone.

 

Before lunch it was still visible, but they had removed some height, after lunch, it was totally gone from my office view.

 

So that means that at some point this weekend or next, they'll be shutting down some streets and removing it entirely?

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On 7/2/2018 at 4:06 PM, Timoric said:

Great pic, really shows off the new buildings on the left thickening and extending the skyline

 

Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry.

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1 hour ago, AnTonY said:

 

Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry.

I hate that shot with a passion!!!!!!!

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29 minutes ago, kennyc05 said:

The shot from Buffalo Bayou the weakest shot of the skyline lol!!!!!!!

Again, looking in from the west or the north?

 

The northside bayou view isn't perfect yet, but it has some BIG TIME potential: natural frame along the waterfront, combined with clear visage of both historic buildings (allowing one to see the true age of this city) and cool modern buildings (Market Square Tower, 609 Main, etc). A few new buildings, and it will become the signature skyline shot (with the south view coming in at a close second). On the other hand, the west side bayou view puts too much focus on the ugly 80s boxes, which are spaced out in a way that makes the city look suburban.

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10 minutes ago, AnTonY said:

Again, looking in from the west or the north?

 

The northside bayou view isn't perfect yet, but it has some BIG TIME potential: natural frame along the waterfront, combined with clear visage of both historic buildings (allowing one to see the true age of this city) and cool modern buildings (Market Square Tower, 609 Main, etc). A few new buildings, and it will become the signature skyline shot (with the south view coming in at a close second). On the other hand, the west side bayou view puts too much focus on the ugly 80s boxes, which are spaced out in a way that makes the city look suburban.

Looking from the West. 

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On 7/11/2018 at 9:10 PM, AnTonY said:

 

Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry.

 

2 really good views of downtown:

 

- bike path on white oak bayou by UH downtown.

- jensen and clinton intersection (ignore the stacks of freeway, and be sure to check it out before they build the new freeway, stacks are going to be even higher).

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https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/06/capitol-tower-developer-reveals-food-hall-plans.html

 

New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development has revealed plans for the food hall in downtown Houston’s upcoming Capitol Tower. 



Dubbed Understory, the 35,000-square-foot project inside Capitol Tower's two-story atrium will house a full-service restaurant, seven chef-driven market concepts and a cocktail bar at 800 Capitol St., according to the press release. Plans also call for retail shopping and cultural programing. 

 

Designed by Austin-based Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Understory will feature open-cooking concepts with high-end finishes such as copper-clad kitchen hoods, wood butcher block countertops and white marble, per the release. Additionally, murals will don the walls. 

 

Skanska said Understory — named after the space between a forest canopy and the underbrush — will operate seven days a week from morning to night and offer other cultural programs, which is unlike many other tunnels markets in the downtown area, per the release. Houston Business Journal reached out for more information regarding restaurant and retail tenants and programs, but a spokesperson wasn’t immediately available. 

 

When finished in 2019, Understory will have five points of tunnel access as well as street access thanks to a 30-foot-wide staircase, called Great Steps, which will include a hanging art installation so large that it will be visible from three streets, per the release. Other features of Understory include WiFi, mobile device charging stations, games and a fitness center for the building's tenants.

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1 hour ago, Avossos said:

has anyone noticed the garage is still completely exposed? Are they supposed to put a skin on it? I am surprised it hasn't been done yet... 

 

Can anyone put this worry to rest?

 

They were putting some bracketry on the Milam street side just today. 

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1 hour ago, Avossos said:

has anyone noticed the garage is still completely exposed? Are they supposed to put a skin on it? I am surprised it hasn't been done yet... 

 

Can anyone put this worry to rest?

It would be very surprising if a tower of this caliber with Bank Of America as a major anchor having a cheap looking exposed parking garage.  I'm sure it will be covered in time.

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17 hours ago, Nate99 said:

Looks like we are going to need about three dozen chefs downtown to drive their concepts, we've got a hell of a food hall backlog building up. 

Agreed.

 

”Food Halls” are the current fad.  They will fade over time IMO, like other concepts that wax and wane.  Other than the fact that the current “food hall” concept is “chef driven”, there is little difference between a “food hall” a “food court” or a “lunch counter”.........

 

 

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2 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said:

Agreed.

 

”Food Halls” are the current fad.  They will fade over time IMO, like other concepts that wax and wane.  Other than the fact that the current “food hall” concept is “chef driven”, there is little difference between a “food hall” a “food court” or a “lunch counter”.........

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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