jmitch94 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 ^Best description yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Scaffold is coming down on the west side. Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Looks like a federal detention center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Needs some color. Reminds me of sponge cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Looks like a federal detention center. We get it, you say that that every time someone posts a picture.  6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Actually the building doesn't look that bad 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayjay Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Yeah I agree it's not that bad! It's a little boring but not really an eyesore or anything. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 thats not a eye sore? Lmao jesus we have the lowest standards out of any city. It literally looks like a detention center. Boring looking, hardly any glass, no real color scheme, thing is straight hideous. Go look at it in person, doesnt fit in with the other buildings at all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Nah dude the camera adds 15 pounds, it's a lot slimmer in person. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 thats not a eye sore? Lmao jesus we have the lowest standards out of any city. It literally looks like a detention center. Boring looking, hardly any glass, no real color scheme, thing is straight hideous. Go look at it in person, doesnt fit in with the other buildings  You'r right I much preferred what the empty parking lot brought the that part of town. Who needs guests in a (not very attractive, I'll say it) hotel that can go out and spend money in our CBD if we could have a beautiful and spectacular parking lot. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 You'r right I much preferred what the empty parking lot brought the that part of town. Who needs guests in a (not very attractive, I'll say it) hotel that can go out and spend money in our CBD if we could have a beautiful and spectacular parking lot.I am by no means defending parking lots. I would rather have a functional, leased, occupied building. But, let's not forget that one can have BOTH functional buildings and architecture consistent with the initial public renderings. This is not a question of a parking lot or a building. It is a question of the rendering first shown to the world vs. the building that was built. Do other cities that care about architecture, like Chicago, allow a developer to show renderings of one thing and build something that looks entirely different? I honestly don't know the answer to that. Could the developer have followed the same path as the 1) embassy suites, 2) Hampton inn, and 3) Alessandra in Chicago? (I understand that each of those had "proposed renderings" that were very much differnt than the final product.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Umm.. The initial rendering SUCKED. If anyone was ever wowed by this development to begin with then you really should have no say in architectural standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Umm.. The initial rendering SUCKED. If anyone was ever wowed by this development to begin with then you really should have no say in architectural standards.I assume that you are responding to my post?Where did I say that I was "wow'd" by anything? Some may like a building some may dislike a building. That is the nature of things. The question that I am asking is one of process..... The process of proposing a building, showing what it will look like and then constructing something that looks quite different. Is the process that houston uses different than a city like Chicago? Care to help me understand that? Edited November 29, 2015 by UtterlyUrban 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 The post wasn't directed at anyone in particular.. Just those who have recently become disappointed with the appearance of the final product.It is a wonder why they never publicly updated the rendering though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I do completely agree that it is down right wrong for a company to show a certain render and then deliver something very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I assume that you are responding to my post?Where did I say that I was "wow'd" by anything? Some may like a building some may dislike a building. That is the nature of things. The question that I am asking is one of process..... The process of proposing a building, showing what it will look like and then constructing something that looks quite different. Is the process that houston uses different than a city like Chicago? Care to help me understand that?I'm totally going off of memory, so don't quote me on this. In a few other threads someone said something along the lines that renderings are dolled up on purpose for investors. Along the line they make budget cuts on the building for a higher return. This happens everywhere, even the Freedom Tower had cutbacks on their spire (still turned out nice IMO). It's the nature of the business.The same people that gave us embassy suites also did this one. Most cities have zoning and sometimes desgins have to be approved. It's a long process with a lot of red tape. I guess we can hope that eventually it will be lost in the sea of surrounding lots that will eventually get developed into something.Luckily for us we don't have that much red tape for investors to quickly respond to market demands. I'm sure the people that built this hotel know it doesn't look spectacular but dont care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Beige is a very reassuring color tone for the middle market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 crap buildings like this tainting our city is exactly what Oualalou was talking about when suggesting that Houston needs some type of government counter power to ensure decent architecture. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I disagree. Have you seen some of the county government buildings on and near Main street? One of the insults hurled is it looks like  a Federal (government) detention facility. The building is bland, no question. Do we really want government bureaucrats deciding color and architectural design? Let's not overreact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm generally against lots of government regulation, I don't think giving them a say do over what does or doesn't get built is a bad idea.That being said, I'm not against some other way of regulating final structure appearance, but how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) No offense, but that is a big part of the problem. That ever popular Houston mindset of being so anti-government regulation of any kind in part, lets these developers get away with building these piss poor projects. And boy did we see quite a few in this last booming period. Local government involvement is the only way to ensure quality architecture and better design standards of proposed projects. Edited November 30, 2015 by intencity77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Does NYC have government regulations? I don't know, serous question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 crap buildings like this tainting our city is exactly what Oualalou was talking about when suggesting that Houston needs some type of government counter power to ensure decent architecture. On whose authority? On whose architectural opinion? What if they only believe in Minimalism or Brutalism? God help us then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If NYC has some architectural  design authority, committee, politburo, etc.they would have let Hampton Inn pass. After all 432 Park Ave., except for height, is no gem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 On whose authority? On whose architectural opinion? What if they only believe in Minimalism or Brutalism? God help us then...Hey hey now, let's not bash those styles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Just a bit more scaffolding to take down  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hate fuel for your Tuesday seething.. Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 This building looks like a boner killer. I dub thee Abstinence Inn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) This building looks like a boner killer. I dub thee Abstinence Inn.I hope this isn't deleted just so that everyone would realize their complaints will never reach the level of this one. This is the hottest take, and it's a beauty.There are just so many great ways to read this comment, most notably the idea that someone is either walking downtown or browsing HAIF at maximum torque while looking at the construction. Perfect. Edited December 1, 2015 by BigFootsSocks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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