mollusk Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 6. Use this rendering. Hmmmm.... interesting... Would you call that style neo-deco-brutalist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 6. Use this rendering. Meanwhile, back at the........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 7. With the Corporate culture we have here and because its near the bayou im sure some people might think this would fit best xD lol (i would personally disagree, but still would be hilarious!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Check out this website for the latest info: http://justicecomplexhouston.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I know there is a thread somewhere, but the police center and municipal courts are up for bid... Supposedly close to 1B in cost...Location wise, all I could get out of him is "downtown"...Anyone else have any information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 http://www.houstontx.gov/council/1/bfacommittee/20141113/justicecomplexmap.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Parker-wants-council-to-vote-on-fate-of-justice-5959195.php A new Houston police headquarters and courthouse complex, discussed for decades, could reach a key turning point this week as Mayor Annise Parker seeks to force City Council members to choose between repairing the city's existing facilities or tackling an enormous project to construct new buildings - a move that could trigger a tax increase. If not for the staggering expense of both the "repair" and "replace" options - from $250 million up to $1.2 billion - the choice would be simple: Few, if any, council members question that the city's criminal justice facilities are fading. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Does anyone have an opinion on where this should go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What about the big grassy plot south of Burnett St. By the railroad tracks just north of I-10? That would be quite central. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Let the voter's decide in a referendum and live w/ their choices. If they say no, then so be it. The precedent was set for the Astrodome. Any large infrastructure project now needs a majority of citizen support.If you don't want new taxes, vote no. If you feel its within the government's role to levy taxes for public safety, vote yes. Democracy baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 When they say "Courthouse Complex" are they referring to the two high-rises with recently completed jury assembly plaza? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 When they say "Courthouse Complex" are they referring to the two high-rises with recently completed jury assembly plaza? No. Police Headqaurters and Municipal Courts are just outside downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 When they say "Courthouse Complex" are they referring to the two high-rises with recently completed jury assembly plaza? That is the county courthouse complex. This thread is about municipal (city) courts and police headquarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 That is the county courthouse complex. This thread is about municipal (city) courts and police headquarters.Oh okay. So their swanky highrise downtown, and the weird tan building by Memorial/Houston Ave (other side of the aquarium), with the tall broadcast tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Oh okay. So their swanky highrise downtown, and the weird tan building by Memorial/Houston Ave (other side of the aquarium), with the tall broadcast tower. That's right... though it also includes the municipal courts building, a parking garage, a property "room" (actually, warehouse building), and a few other structures that don't immediately spring to mind all clustered around immediately east of Houston Avenue. Side note - what is now the HPD headquarters building on Travis was once the Houston Natural Gas building, one of the companies that became Enron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 This building is not making good use of the land. This has so much potential. I hope to see it redeveloped just like the post office site could be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 When Scrubbing Bubbles go bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 They need to "redevelop" all those telephone poles too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Anything come out of the city council meeting? I know this was an agenda item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Anything come out of the city council meeting? I know this was an agenda item sounds like no decision has been made yet... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 http://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Mayor-to-relaunch-study-of-new-justice-complex-8403908.php Mayor Sylvester Turner has formed a committee to study how to acquire a new police headquarters and courts complex for Houston. Former mayor Annise Parker spent more than two years studying how to replace the city's aging "justice complex" but ultimately abandoned it without having found a viable funding source or getting City Council support for identifying one. Turner has named Bracewell attorney Barron Wallace and retired Hines executive Louis Sklar as co-chairs of the commission. For the moment, they form a commission of two. They will suggest additional members to the mayor, Turner's spokeswoman Janice Evans said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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