Naviguessor Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Wow, Houstonian. Restraint, and manners. Not often found in the anonymity of this forum. You have a date to the prom yet? Anyway...I think this building is entirely appropriate for this up-town location. It will compliment the other highrise residential buildings in the area. Several more buildings of this size and style would look great and show dignity. Widens the the tax base of the area too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 According to the ad in this month's Houstonia, this building is 50% sold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Whoa that was fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 From the initial link. Posting them here so we don't have to dig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 i think the tower looks kind of chic with the clean modern lines. they could have done better, but they could have done a lot, lot worse.. I think this building is entirely appropriate for this up-town location. It will compliment the other highrise residential buildings in the area. Several more buildings of this size and style would look great and show dignity. Widens the the tax base of the area too.agreed.. i enjoy seeing clusters of residential towers in the same area for some reason. it gives a cool urban, yet pedestrian feel to the area. the uptown skyline is going to be very different in the next 3 years (once these 5 or more towers are completed that are going up along Post Oak). especially the northern portion of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 the uptown skyline is going to be very different in the next 3 years (once these 5 or more towers are completed that are going up along Post Oak). especially the northern portion of it.So will be traffic on Post Oak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Breaking ground later this month. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Excellent news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Im confused on the exact location for this? Cross streets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Im confused on the exact location for this? Cross streets?It's not actually on post oak blvd, it's on post oak lane, northwest of post oak/four(five?) oaks plaza I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 south post oak lane and wynden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Just a couple blocks from BHP and Astoria, then. Another crane for the cluster, then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It is on the lot directly north of the 4 Oaks center (the three blue buildings) along S. Post Oak Lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hopefully the crane for this one will be up when I'm back on the spring. Wanting to get a shot of the cranes as part of the area skyline... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Another tower for the Houston skyline, and a beautiful tower at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The location: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 According to the ad in this month's Houstonia, this building is 50% sold. I'm always astounded at the level of demand for $1m condos. This, the Astoria, Cosmopolitan, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I can almost understand the $1M+ condo... it's the $4,500/month fee that blows me away (http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearchPrint.cfm?MLNUM=12651939&CLASS=6&sType=0&print=y&leadid=6&portalid=HAR) That's like another $1M mortgage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I can almost understand the $1M+ condo... it's the $4,500/month fee that blows me away (http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearchPrint.cfm?MLNUM=12651939&CLASS=6&sType=0&print=y&leadid=6&portalid=HAR) That's like another $1M mortgage. That is the reason that no matter how much money I have I would never want to own any condo. Its like you are still renting, you don't truley own it because you have to constanlty pay that much a month. Not for me! Its amazing that that many people can afford that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 2014 02 21: Fence up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 SkylineView - I didn't realize it would be jammed in there like that. What street is that? And do you have a helicopter for all your great shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It's S Wynden Drive at S Post Oak Ln (there's a great map a few posts up by BaderJF). :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 This and the uptown park towers will connect uptown's high rises with the ones on Woodway dr. And probably in the future there will be a long stretch of high rises from 59 to I10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 This and the uptown park towers will connect uptown's high rises with the ones on Woodway dr. And probably in the future there will be a long stretch of high rises from 59 to I10Yeah I always thought the ones on Woodway sat off by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Mar 3, 2014, 2:46pm CST Luxury Uptown condos sell out by over half before groundbreaking Luxury in Houston is about to get more spacious, causing buyers to quickly pull out their checkbooks. Houston-based Interfin Cos. broke ground last week on its joint venture, a luxury high-rise condominium in Uptown, which features floor plans larger than any other in Houston. It's already 60 percent sold out. The tower will sit on 2 acres at the southeast corner of Post Oak Lane and South Wynden Drive, between San Felipe Street and Woodway Drive. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2014/03/luxury-uptown-condos-sell-out-by-over-half-before.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 2013 03 21: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 IMAG0286 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr IMAG0284 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr IMAG0285 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr IMAG0283 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr IMAG0282 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 They wasted no time to get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I can almost understand the $1M+ condo... it's the $4,500/month fee that blows me away (http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearchPrint.cfm?MLNUM=12651939&CLASS=6&sType=0&print=y&leadid=6&portalid=HAR)That's like another $1M mortgage.These units are 4600 sq feet each. $1 per sqft for HOA fees in a highrise is not unheard of and many highrises that have few units (46 units in this case have to split the burden of all the Amenities, insurance, staff, and up-keep) have fees as high or higher than this.A tough nut to swallow but my guess is that a bunch of folks buying here are paying cash for their condo so they have a place to stay the six times per year when they fly in from overseas....... The $4500 per month is likely not an issue.It is amazing though.....$4500 for Maint fee$0 for mortgage because you paid cash$4000 per month for taxes (guessing)....Sooooo..... Even without a mortgage, for a $2.6m property, you are paying $8k+ per month for the place...... Wowza! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 It's amazing, I agree. But ... there are people out there who have accumulated a lot of money over their lifetimes. For example, someone who started a business and sold it for $20 million might retire and invest that money. If they (conservatively) spend 4% of it per year. That's $800K, or $66,666/month to spend. I've known some people who were smart, aggressive, and business-minded who did stuff like that. I don't know their numbers exactly, but I think that's in the ballpark. They are not the Oprahs, Kinders, or Mark Cubans, but they are quite comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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