gene Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Yet the opposite would make more sense as you would think it would be better for the stores to have to suffer construction noise rather than the tenants... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 This one is getting very tall. It was tough to predict how big it would look because the lower floors blended and couldn't get a good count. I will send a pic from my driveway but this one is going to stand out big time in the neighborhood! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2018 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Looks like just one more floor to go based on the elevator shafts. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Maybe it’s the perspective but it looks like there’s two more to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The drawings show only one more residential level to go. Four total over the market and two levels of parking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Coming down Bagby it looks like one to go, not sure about other sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 that photo makes it look like there's only 3 levels of residential currently (notice balconies only on the top 3 floors). If there's going to be 4 levels of residential that makes it easy for someone like me that is a musician at heart to count the number of floors, and there's one missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 From today 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) So this is coming in off the spur. Seeing that image offers a whole new perspective and scale to the thought of coming into downtown. Ten years ago, this image would've been closer to the Webster, or W. Gray intersection, and way before you encountered any thing like this. And this density starts back at Herman Park. It's amazing how much massing has occurred in such a short time. Midtown has almost filled in. It will be interesting to see how density numbers have changed in Midtown over the last 15 years. I think at some point in the not distant future, the Downtown/Midtown's, density levels will necessitate, and expedite +, the creation of a new congressional district. I've always maintained that our Midtown, would become a smaller version of Manhattan's. I see some similarities in the way our Downtown, Midtown, Hermann park, and Texas Med Center are laid out, in comparison to that of Manhattan's. I realize there's no comparison in scale, size, or sheer numbers. I haven't checked to see what the size and scale difference is, in sq. miles, and park acreage. Or from tip to tip. It appears that most of Midtown will be in the 5-8 story range residential blocks, with some mid rises and a few high rises. A Williams Tower, height building would be a skyline Game Changer! Can you imagine the view from one of those extremely high overpasses out on the beltway coming into 59, that allows you to see all three skylines in one sweeping panorama. It's best to be a passenger, so you can take it all in, and not end up doing a high dive off the barrier. Now picture that 65 story building smack dab in the middle of Midtown. It would become that central piece that would be like a beacon connecting Downtown to the Med Center. That skyline shot would be pretty spectacular, and rival just about any. Speaking of our med center. It's turned into quite a jewel box full of wonderful gems. If you haven't driven up Bertner from O.S.T., all the way to Baylor you'll be in for a treat. At OST, just before turning onto Bertner your view of the southern end of the med center gives you a great spot to see how TMC3, will fit into the grid. Once TMC3, is built TMC, will be solid to OST, with several U.T. and M.D. Anderson, buildings south. The first thing you'll notice is how expansive it's become, and how modern and new everything is. Except for the imposing fortress like garage at Holcombe, which is probably the most stifling edifice in TMC, everything else is fresh and reflective. The landscaping, lighting, and water features provide a cohesive, public realm with nice sidewalks and abundant shade trees. A walk through the area is calming and recuperative. Flowers are abundant The new Methodist is pretty much finished and it has some beautiful lines. The architects did an excellent job of transitioning into the new Methodist, with the continuation of the dark glazing and undulating walls. The new Methodist has a very Modern look and I like the top. Something about the top of the building reminds me of the old Prudential building. Sure miss it and the Shamrock. + Brooklyn 173 Edited May 12, 2018 by bobruss 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Midtown is less than a square mile. There's no way that plus Downtown gets a congressional district. Congressional districts for Texas are currently around 700,000 population, not the 20,000 or so that live in the middle of town 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Even if Downtown/Midtown did increase its population enough to warrant being its own congressional district, it would never happen. This is Texas, where liberal enclaves are chopped into mincemeat, and congressional districts are shaped to include both Kerrville and Austin. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 You have a very good point dgbigtex56. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 ... and Austin and Houston, and Austin and San Antonio, and Austin and Cleburne... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I still say they are on the last floor on this part of the building, this from Westheimer and Bagby. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, hindesky said: I still say they are on the last floor on this part of the building, this from Westheimer and Bagby. Yes. This is, indeed, the top floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I was wrong on so many level... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheSirDingle Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Sorry to bump this, but anybody know how this project is progressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) On 6/30/2018 at 0:45 PM, TheSirDingle said: Sorry to bump this, but anybody know how this project is progressing? Sure. He's construction photos from today. Edited July 21, 2018 by ekdrm2d1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 q5Ro%WesRN+bkClcnsF6XA by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CREguy13 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I'm interested to see the to be announced projects within a 6 block radius of this WF - I can consider Pearl on Helena as an example. There has to be a lot of Multifamily developers looking. This will become a pretty dense area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Does anyone know how this is coming along or if it seems to be progressing? Just an observation, but this seems to be moving at a snails pace.. the HEB Buffalo Heights project is blowing past this. It also started several months after and is much larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 11:37 PM, bobruss said: So this is coming in off the spur. Seeing that image offers a whole new perspective and scale to the thought of coming into downtown. Ten years ago, this image would've been closer to the Webster, or W. Gray intersection, and way before you encountered any thing like this. And this density starts back at Herman Park. It's amazing how much massing has occurred in such a short time. Midtown has almost filled in. It will be interesting to see how density numbers have changed in Midtown over the last 15 years. I think at some point in the not distant future, the Downtown/Midtown's, density levels will necessitate, and expedite +, the creation of a new congressional district. I've always maintained that our Midtown, would become a smaller version of Manhattan's. I see some similarities in the way our Downtown, Midtown, Hermann park, and Texas Med Center are laid out, in comparison to that of Manhattan's. I realize there's no comparison in scale, size, or sheer numbers. I haven't checked to see what the size and scale difference is, in sq. miles, and park acreage. Or from tip to tip. It appears that most of Midtown will be in the 5-8 story range residential blocks, with some mid rises and a few high rises. A Williams Tower, height building would be a skyline Game Changer! Can you imagine the view from one of those extremely high overpasses out on the beltway coming into 59, that allows you to see all three skylines in one sweeping panorama. It's best to be a passenger, so you can take it all in, and not end up doing a high dive off the barrier. Now picture that 65 story building smack dab in the middle of Midtown. It would become that central piece that would be like a beacon connecting Downtown to the Med Center. That skyline shot would be pretty spectacular, and rival just about any. Speaking of our med center. It's turned into quite a jewel box full of wonderful gems. If you haven't driven up Bertner from O.S.T., all the way to Baylor you'll be in for a treat. At OST, just before turning onto Bertner your view of the southern end of the med center gives you a great spot to see how TMC3, will fit into the grid. Once TMC3, is built TMC, will be solid to OST, with several U.T. and M.D. Anderson, buildings south. The first thing you'll notice is how expansive it's become, and how modern and new everything is. Except for the imposing fortress like garage at Holcombe, which is probably the most stifling edifice in TMC, everything else is fresh and reflective. The landscaping, lighting, and water features provide a cohesive, public realm with nice sidewalks and abundant shade trees. A walk through the area is calming and recuperative. Flowers are abundant The new Methodist is pretty much finished and it has some beautiful lines. The architects did an excellent job of transitioning into the new Methodist, with the continuation of the dark glazing and undulating walls. The new Methodist has a very Modern look and I like the top. Something about the top of the building reminds me of the old Prudential building. Sure miss it and the Shamrock. + Brooklyn 173 I read in some article that TMC is bigger than downtown Dallas in square miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Tower crane is coming down this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I was wrong, I drove by this tonight and it looks really really good. The scaffolding on the South end has started to come down and you can see the facade. This WF will be a huge catalyst for midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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