Popular Post WakeUpHouston Posted April 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2017 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted April 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2017 Photo from last week, but I forgot to upload it until now. Construction is going strong on the pocket park: 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 30, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Clutch City, c'mon Rockets Beat the spurs!!! Edited April 30, 2017 by hindesky 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) Nice compliment to the Rice (Lofts)... Edited May 11, 2017 by quietstorm 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I wish we had something like a obs tower sorta like Seattle near Market Square. It would go great in the area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Urbannizer Posted May 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2017 https://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2017/05/aris-market-square-opening-just.html 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted May 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2017 Looks great sitting there next to 609 Main 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Wow you can really see how big the old post office site is from this photo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Fortune said: Wow you can really see how big the old post office site is from this photo. If that bit of land is developed into anything less than an iconic place -- a space that defines Houston as many places define their cities - it will be a once in a hundred year opportunity lost. Three generations of architects and planners and developers alive today (I.e. Those in their 20's, 40's, and 60's) have a chance to make history and define an area that will shape Houston for the next century. The question is: are they actually able to meet the challenge or will they shrink from it? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UtterlyUrban Posted May 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2017 I have gone back and looked at a lot of images of the building posted here taken from different angles and I must say: "Mr. Hines, you have succeeded in building a modern, residential tower on the edge of the "Historic District" that actually blends into and perhaps even extends the feel of the District. Thank you for the care you take, project after project, to get the details right and fit your buildings into the feel of the place that surrounds them. Thank you." 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 5/7/2017 at 11:40 AM, brijonmang said: Looks great sitting there next to 609 Main I know we would all love a supertall to be built but this infill of smaller projects has made the CBD denser and I think it won't be long til we get our supertall. Preferably I would love to see it in the northern section of downtown within all the smaller buildings, maybe between the courts the Catalyst and Market Square. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I couldn't give two craps about a supertall. True infill like this building is exactly what Houston needs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thats why I always suggest the view from the north and east. With EADO, and Minute Maid park in front and a great view of the old downtown infill from the twenties forward and the western wall of skyscrapers. Our mountains. You get a much better feel for the density. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) I agree about all the new buildings and the "infill" is a great improvement. Hope it continues. But eventually I sure would like something similar to a One Vanderbilt place ( or a few supertalls) somewhere in the CBD. Edited May 10, 2017 by Twinsanity02 Error in spelling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KinkaidAlum Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I don't care about a super tall, but imagine in that beautiful photo above, if the Marriott Marquis Hotel was 700 feet tall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobruss Posted May 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2017 Great picture! Gerald looks like he's contemplating what to do with his new blocks. I'm sure it makes him feel good to look out over downtown and see his legacy laid out in front of him. To know he's had such a huge hand in making downtown Houston one of the most stunning skylines in the U.S. has to make him proud. He's like a big kid trying to figure out where his next puzzle piece should go and how tall so that it fits in with everything else he's created while becoming the iconic super structure that he knows will be his final mark on his work of art. He's definitely made Houston great. Thanks Gerald 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Shell Shell 2 Pennzoil Place Texas Commerce Republic Bank Callpine BG 609 Main Aris 801 Texas Ave. (Chronicle site) Pretty good track record for downtown ! Edited May 10, 2017 by bobruss 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 16 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Looks like he is checking it out from the lower pool deck at Market Square Tower. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Mr. Hines is looking up thinking that he needs one more grandiose tower to cement his legacy. A tower that defines Houston and puts it on the architectural world map. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 20 minutes ago, pablog said: Mr. Hines is looking up thinking that he needs one more grandiose tower to cement his legacy. A tower that defines Houston and puts it on the architectural world map. *cough cough* Old Chronicle site *cough cough* 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 7 hours ago, bobruss said: Shell Shell 2 Pennzoil Place Texas Commerce Republic Bank Callpine BG 609 Main Aris 801 Texas Ave. (Chronicle site) Pretty good track record for downtown ! Let's not forget Texas Commerce Tower in United Energy Plaza Chase Tower 600 Travis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, bobruss said: Shell Shell 2 Pennzoil Place Texas Commerce Republic Bank Callpine BG 609 Main Aris 801 Texas Ave. (Chronicle site) Pretty good track record for downtown ! And that was just downtown. ........... 100 years from now, Mr. Hines legacy will STILL be studied by students and scholars. Frankly, in life he is already iconic. In death, hopefully many years in the future, he will be one of those names that motivate passionate young developers to be "Better than Hines".......... Edited May 11, 2017 by UtterlyUrban 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Brijonmang, I'd love to see a view of downtown at that altitude, but from just behind Minute Maid looking southwest. Please! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Angostura Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Yes. It will be somewhere between $13/month and $20,000/month. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) The unit in the video is about $3,250/month if I remember correctly (2-2). That is effective rent after their current move in special (3 months free on a 13 month lease). Also, if you sign before June 1st, you get an additional $1,000 off for the entire lease (about $75/month). Floors 10-16 will be open by about June 15th. Amenities on 9 as previously stated. Edited May 11, 2017 by DrLan34 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Urbannizer said: WTF? Who is this watergonzalez and why is he recording and broadcasting what is clearly false information? As Dr. Lan said, the unit in the video is closer to $3250 per month. There is not a unit of any size in the building for which they are asking $13,000 per month, let alone $20,000. (The most expensive unit I can find is a 3 bed/3 bath on the 32nd floor (larger and higher than the unit in the video) for which they are asking $9,400 per month. Expensive, yes. $13-20,000 per month for a mid-level 2 bed/2 bath? NFW. Edited May 11, 2017 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 11 hours ago, bobruss said: Brijonmang, I'd love to see a view of downtown at that altitude, but from just behind Minute Maid looking southwest. Please! I've got some already! I'll post later today 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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