OkieEric Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Old Braeswood POA sent out a notice for a meeting regarding construction of the new DeBakey High School in the medical center. Per the notice it will be built "on the site of the Hornberger Conference Center." I guess this means the last piece of the Shamrock is coming down? Construction is to begin later this year I looked around for some renderings and could only find something on the HISD blog: http://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2014/06/03/video-highlights-how-design-is-shaping-up-for-new-debakey-high-school/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Well now I'm confused. This link does show 2160 Pressler but per google that is around Shriner's and the HCC building area. The HCC building is 1900 Pressler so not sure I trust google maps for Pressler addresses http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/71974 The link says they are working with the Texas Medical Center to find a new home. The actual video I linked looks to be filmed inside of Hornberger and they say something about being on the site of the new campus Also, Trevisio's website states the conference center closed on May 1, 2014: http://www.trevisiorestaurant.com/Hornberger_center.html I also would hope the Old Braeswood POA would have been given the proper location of the new school EDIT: OK, in looking over some of the Project Advisory Team (PAT) minutes it sounds as if the parking garage will stay, just the conference center itself will likely go. Plus if you watch the video it's clear that the garage on W Holcombe will remain as it's in the background of some of the renderings. Looks like quite a bit of the "Shamrock parking lot" will actually remain Edited September 22, 2014 by OkieEric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 What's going to happen to the old DeBakey site in Riverside? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Interesting. Good work, Okie. Perhaps 2160 Pressler is the same parcel as 2151 Holcombe? Edit: Actually, that does not seem right. That side of Pressler should have an odd-numbered address. Edited September 22, 2014 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Agreed...but Pressler is a weird street that goes from E/W to N/S. The Montclair addresses along the same stretch are even numbers on the west side of the street 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 I didn't attend the meeting but Old Braeswood POA sent out a summary that confirms the location as the Hornberger Conference Center. From the email: Original plan was to add floors to the parking garage, but it was not feasible Site will be 2.5 acres bounded by Holcombe, Pressler, Main St, and Montclair The school will consist of 2 5-story structures connected by a 4 story atrium and have room for 900 to 1000 students. Construction will start in November The TMC parking garage on Holcombe will be renovated after school is built 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2014/10/new-health-care-high-school-to-rise-in-houstons.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Based on the FAA site, the contractor has submitted crane info: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=249579757&row=3 Construction schedule is 5/18/15 to 12/17/16 Edited May 5, 2015 by ChannelTwoNews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 They are quietly making progress on this one... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 This sits behind the Texas A&M tower on Holcombe on the site of the old Shamrock Hilton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 IMG_2431 by Not.Larry Dierker, on Flickr IMG_2430 by Not.Larry Dierker, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Saw the crane boom from a distance and went to see what they were doing. Turns out they are removing and replacing some duct work on the chiller. Talked with the ground man who is actually an operator too. His crane is in Baytown at the old Bayer plant ready to be used elsewhere but just not today. He also mentioned one of their cranes is taking down a tower crane at Studemont and Washington Ave. There are no tower cranes near that intersection so I'm not sure what tower crane he was talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 A JLL truck was on site today. I wonder if it’s simply maintenance related or if there’s something else happening. Their surface parking lot will eventually be developed into something more useful. Most likely a parking garage but what would also make sense is a new tower with the podium serving as parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I was able to get a good vantage point today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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