HoustonIsHome Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I also don't know why we are arguing. Some people just like correctin people.If agencis did research and they came up that we are lacking in rooms why are we squabbling over home many are here and there.The ATL convention bureau states that they have over 10k, that's what I'm going with http://www.atlanta.net/hotels/downtown/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I just want to know if we have confirmation that a Le Meridien is going into the Melrose bldg. And when they are going to start construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=6222http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=6228This is about as much confirmation as there is currently I believe Edited February 5, 2015 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Thanks, it definitely sounds promising. Now if we could just get someone to do something with the Daze Inn.It seems like we could at least get them to get rid of all of the curtains and maybe power wash the thing.It's the most objectionable large eyesore in downtown and with the Super Bowl in 2017 it would be nice to have itremedied. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks, it definitely sounds promising. Now if we could just get someone to do something with the Daze Inn.It seems like we could at least get them to get rid of all of the curtains and maybe power wash the thing.It's the most objectionable large eyesore in downtown and with the Super Bowl in 2017 it would be nice to have itremedied.My remedy if nothing is done to it by 2017? Drape huge banners over the sides of the building promoting the super bowl.Surely the city can work around their own regulations of no advertisements/signs over 40' or whatever it is. Edited February 5, 2015 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 My remedy if nothing is done to it by 2017? Drape huge banners over the sides of the building promoting the super bowl.Surely the city can work around their own regulations of no advertisements/signs over 40' or whatever it is. Dreaming here but if someone would be bold to get this property tear it down and build something similar to the titan that never happened but hey nothing wrong with dreaming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Wasn't doing away with that restrictions put of the retail task force recommendation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yeah I believe so Moore. So there is hope the building could become Houstons biggest "billboard" come super bowl time. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We will also be able to see some of the work through the cam from 609 main Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) You can actually watch 10 different projects from the 609 cam. Edited February 5, 2015 by bobruss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Why is this thread in " going up"?Shouldn't it be moved to "downtown" since this is reportedly a renovation of an existing building? (Just like the JW?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) - Â Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 There's a Gaylord in Grapevine with over a thousand rooms. Not that it helps bring convention business to downtown Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 My remedy if nothing is done to it by 2017? Drape huge banners over the sides of the building promoting the super bowl.Surely the city can work around their own regulations of no advertisements/signs over 40' or whatever it is. Or they could just go the Dallas route and make it a LED wall. Times Square, here we come! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Or they could just go the Dallas route and make it a LED wall. Times Square, here we come! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Le Meridien needs to make just the absolutely worst rendering possible for us at first and gradually improve it overtime for HAIF. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Le Meridien needs to make just the absolutely worst rendering possible for us at first and gradually improve it overtime for HAIF.picking this building to redevelop has already tempered my expectations significantly. Â they have nowhere to go but up from here. Â 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Le Meridien needs to make just the absolutely worst rendering possible for us at first and gradually improve it overtime for HAIF. "The plywood street level facade treatment will remain permanently, and we're working on a solution to replicate the bum piss smell to keep urban authenticity vibe." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 There is a Meridien in NY City right at the South end of Central Park. It's a very nice hotel. Last time I was there I believe it was about $700 a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Is "Le Meridien" the same brand as "Le Parker Meridien" in Manhattan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 They are both Starwood. Not sure why the Manhattan variant has "Parker" added in. Maybe we can get a burger joint dive eatery behind a curtain in our Le Meridien as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Â Or they could just go the Dallas route and make it a LED wall. Times Square, here we come! Â I always thought "full Dallas" meant suing for $88 billion because the outcome of a football game didn't go your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Haven't seen any activity towards converting this to a Le Meridien, but over the weekend, a local artist decorated the brick near the roof (click for a larger view): Â 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Is this like "BM Peelar"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 In the parking lot on the same block. I talked to the lot attendant guy, and he was told that the owners "just want to see what was under the parking lot". He was aware of the Le Meridien conversion, but didn't know if this was related to that or something else...  7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Good sleuthing. I wonder if the parking lot is owned by the same owner as the building? I guess a garage would be needed if this becomes a hotel, hence the need for soil samples. If this goes forward, it won't make up for the big Trammell Crow tower delay, but it will be like that drink that helps you forget... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Good sleuthing. I wonder if the parking lot is owned by the same owner as the building? I guess a garage would be needed if this becomes a hotel, hence the need for soil samples.If this goes forward, it won't make up for the big Trammell Crow tower delay, but it will be like that drink that helps you forget...I think it makes up for it. I remember back in the day, every HAIFer talking about all the abandoned buildings, Wulfe buying the old Days Inn, and wondering if ever they would be rehabbed or turned into dust. Wish I could time travel and let everyone know in a decade or so their dreams would come true. Minus the Days Inn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Â i cannot wait to reference the renderings / concepts for this new hotel. Â so very happy that it's located downtown.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted July 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2015 Another view of the soil sampling: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted July 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2015 https://www.bidclerk.com/project/3167062.html Work to begin late August!  Tenant improvements for a hotel development in Houston. Working plans call for the conversion of a 1950s office building for a 255-room Meridien Hotel with a street-level restaurant. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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