htownbro Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 19 minutes ago, hindesky said: Don't forget Allen Pkwy/Memorial Dr. Oh yea I knew I was forgetting something. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 THANK GOD Randall Davis didn't develop in the Rice Village. Hanover's two projects are head-and-shoulders above anything he has ever built. Also, I'd rather a city have hodge-podge funky development than just one master-planned thing after another. But, that's just me. I like quirks... like the Dirt Bar to me is more interesting than Green Street or whatever it is called now. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 What amazes me is this cities resilience with the oil downturn, and Harvey hasn't seemed to put a damper on construction and primarily high end condo and apartment towers just going or coming out of the ground in this residential explosion. I tried to list all of the new set of residential towers announced: Hanover River Oaks 39 floors Hanover West Gray The Driscoll 29 floors Villa Borghese - Borlenghi Tower - old Bammel Lane shops 26 floors Caydon Properties Main Fannin Mid Town 33floors Camden Conte 21 floors Hines Colombe Dior 30 floors Senior Apartments in Rice Village The Allen Under construction: Arabella Hanover Post Oak a Latitude Marlowe Post Oak Fertitta conference center Thor Equities Kirby 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 This list doesn't include the 3300 Main just north of Match by PM Realty. 30 + floors. I haven't heard anything about this project since they cleared the lot. Or the Museo 54+floor high rise on Fannin and Main on the Mann eye clinic site. Last I heard they had public hearings to meet with the neighborhood but haven't heard anything from this in a while! Crickets! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 There are a few whispers of an unnamed tower in midtown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsnasa Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 What's the source of the announced projects? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsnasa Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, EllenOlenska said: There are a few whispers of an unnamed tower in midtown. Could it be the main street mixed use caydon property? studio red is the architect. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Villa Borghese was cancelled. Kinda sad because they removed that cute cluster of buildings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I'm glad the stucco box was cancelled, looked just like all the other stucco boxes; boring as usual. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 3 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: Villa Borghese was cancelled. Kinda sad because they removed that cute cluster of buildings. I wouldnt say cancelled, more so just placed on the back burner until the high-end condo market picks up well enough for the developer. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/06/08/houston-developer-puts-luxury-condo-tower-in-river.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Good. I had heard he walked. While the tower is a nothing burger, it's better than a cleared lot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Well, that's a shame. They're always in such a rush to clear the property . Those shops could have remained open for quite a while longer generating taxes, making profits and providing employment and nice shopping experience in an area that is quickly losing it's neighborhood scale and charm. It goes back to the Texas Eastern slash and burn plan of attack in the east side of downtown in the 70's, when they started to develop Houston Center. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2018 Tower crane - 575', goes up late next month https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=352291458&row=13 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 http://www.multifamilybiz.com/PressReleases/7845/HFF_Announces_Capitalization_of_Hanover_River_Oaks... HOUSTON, TX – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announces capitalization of Hanover River Oaks, a to-be-built, 39-story, luxury high-rise multi-housing tower in Houston’s Upper Kirby district. HFF worked exclusively on behalf of Hanover Company and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to capitalize the equity and construction financing for the development of the project. Hanover River Oaks will consist of 370 residential units with nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail constructed on a 1.6-acre site at 2930 Kirby Drive. Situated in the heart of the prestigious River Oaks neighborhood, the iconic tower will provide a true live-work-play experience for residents. Units will average 1,172 square feet with luxury finishes, including stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, kitchen islands and pantries, garden tubs, walk-in closets, computer niches and/or dry bars, floor-to-ceiling windows, and faux wood and tile flooring throughout. Property amenities will include a rooftop pool with sunbeds and poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, 24-hour fitness club, clubhouse with lounge seating, catering kitchen with private dining room, private theater, landscaped garden courtyard, water wall garden, pet washing station, 24-hour concierge, controlled-access parking garage and panoramic city views. The project broke ground in December 2017 with the first units expected in the first quarter of 2020. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 If anyone has HBJ access they have a write up and at least one pic I have not seen before. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaxConcrete Posted January 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Quote The 39-story tower will be built on a 1.6-acre site at 2930 Kirby Drive, which Hanover bought in November 2016. At the time, the developer was aiming to start construction on the $150 million project, designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz, within the subsequent 12 months. According to HFF, Hanover River Oaks will have 370 residential units and nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units will average 1,172 square feet and include such features as stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, garden tubs, computer niches and/or dry bars, floor-to-ceiling windows, and faux-wood and tile flooring throughout. The first units are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2020, according to HFF. The tower also will feature a rooftop pool with sunbeds and poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, 24-hour fitness club, clubhouse with lounge seating, catering kitchen with private dining room, private theater, landscaped garden courtyard, water wall garden, pet washing station, 24-hour concierge and controlled-access parking garage, per HFF. Despite the oil slump, Hanover stuck to the deal because of the site’s prime location a block south of the West Ave mixed-use development, but it faced some challenges along the way. First, a former capital partner pulled its support amid plunging oil prices in early 2015, and Hanover struggled to find another partner willing to finance a luxury apartment tower amid the oil slump. Then, market conditions forced several costly delays to the closing date, the Houston Business Journal previously reported. Edited January 5, 2018 by MaxConcrete 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 If they can't get the Beck's Prime site it will really change the build. Beck's site is half of the block fronting Kirby. I guess money talks and they might give them free rent for a while in the GFR if they sell. Beck's property is where the mid rise will be located which would have to be the staging area during the build. Someone here today told me they are building a mock up apartment at the Gables apartment next door and also a leasing office. Excavation is going on now with lots of dump trucks. The trucks aren't allowed to be there till after 8 am and can't sit on Kipling idling in order not to make the Gables residents mad. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 3:08 PM, MaxConcrete said: This is a nice looking building! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I find it odd they didn't put the deck on the south side of the podium to maximize sun exposure and allow for good views of the museum district / med center skylines. Beautiful building though, can't wait to see Upper Kirby continue to grow! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 The tower crane base is up. It's a Heede crane and according to the rigger helping install the tower crane at the Caydon site in Midtown they will be putting this one up in a couple of weeks. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Thanks for the updates Hindesky! Glad to see you back in the saddle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Drove by here over lunch and Crane is going up today. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 They were getting the tower crane certified today. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Glad they are saving those trees. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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