HOUCAJUN Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 This is an example of how Houston has invested in its people by re developing it's green spaces to which it gets back it's investment with developments like these popping up. We Houstonians know how great this area is and it's potential. Well outsiders now see what we see. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 9:00 PM, H-TownChris2 said: Definitely not, this building sure is one of a kind. There's three tiers to this building and it's more of a rounder type of building. Hard to describe you may have seen an earlier rendering as there are two floating around... the initial one definitely had more of a wow factor but the current version was scaled back a bit. still a handsome looking building but less zaha hadid-ish if you will. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Less Zaha Hadid..? Thats blasphemy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, cloud713 said: Less Zaha Hadid..? Thats blasphemy! i know right?? my memory is already fading a bit but i recall it incorporating offseting balconies similar to Hanover's U/C blvd place highrise or even the W in Austin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 6 hours ago, swtsig said: you may have seen an earlier rendering as there are two floating around... the initial one definitely had more of a wow factor but the current version was scaled back a bit. still a handsome looking building but less zaha hadid-ish if you will. I get you, but Idk, I'm pretty sure I saw the most recent. If I remember clearly, the architect is HOK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2017 http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/An-early-look-at-proposed-upscale-development-11098038.php#photo-12789635 Renderings released Tuesday show a sleek development of glass and steel towers along a scenic 6-acre site on Allen Parkway. DC Partners and Tianqing Real Estate Development are planning the $500 million-plus project whose first phase will include a luxury hotel and condominium tower, a retail pavilion and office building. The HOK architecture firm is designing the project with "architecture never before seen in the Houston area," according to a statement. Transwestern Retail and Stream Realty Partners will handle retail and office leasing. The project is proposed for the southeast corner of Allen Parkway and Gillette Street, across from Buffalo Bayou Park, roughly halfway between downtown and River Oaks. Thompson Hotels will operate the project's hotel. The condos will have balcony "plunge pools." The office tower will comprise more than 200,000 square feet of top-class space. 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 wwsa!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Wow, that's wonderful. If that tower ends up looking anything like the rendering, it may replace 2929 Wesleyan as my favorite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Urbannizer said: http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/An-early-look-at-proposed-upscale-development-11098038.php#photo-12789635 God is real after all 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2017 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Beautiful. Would this end up being taller than the AIG Building? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Definitely showing taller than 36 floors. Hopefully this breaks the 500 foot mark. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 25 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Wow. This would dominate my view west from the Lyric Centre. When I glance up from my computer screen, the federal reserve is directly centered over the top of the monitor. I think this would eclpise the Marathon Oil Building, Post Oak Tower, BHP Billiton, and other structures clustered around San Felipe that are in that line of sight. I dig the offset segments of the building, and it looks like it could have a crown with (in Lego Movie astronaut voice) a LIGHT UP FEATURE!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 *slow claps* Houston stepping up their game! Very nice to see! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Y'all think this is going to get built in Houston? Lololol, hilarious! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Wow! Spectacular. Hopefully this is a trend setter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'm only surprised that more stuff like this doesn't get built along the beautiful banks of Buffalo Bayou. This development is in the nicest part of Houston and it's right between the 2 coolest parts of the city, downtown and uptown. This area is close to everything with killer views on every side. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I always thought 3333 Allen Parkway had the best views in town, step aside. Maybe in the future we'll see developments on the north side of the bayou additionally. Cool project! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: I always thought 3333 Allen Parkway had the best views in town, step aside. Maybe in the future we'll see developments on the north side of the bayou additionally. Cool project! What, are you ignoring our own Soviet block, The Memorial by Windsor? Or the old Holiday Inn/Old Folks home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 20 minutes ago, KinkaidAlum said: What, are you ignoring our own Soviet block, The Memorial by Windsor? Or the old Holiday Inn/Old Folks home? Oh yes, the beautiful Memorial stucco tower of yellow string lighted beauty. Encore! I admire the old folks home... although the development from Katyville to the Taylor/Memorial Overpass have a bit of gentrification to go before anything grand happens there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 All the buildings look like they came from the "Houston Potential" thread or an aspiring artists personal webpage. The best design in my opinion is the lowrise with retail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobruss Posted April 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2017 I hope these aren't the typical zoomey early renderings eventually replaced by an Alessandra type development or a Randall Davis bait and switch. I'm always a little leary of early development renderings. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Forecasting I had seen in 2015 (perhaps early 2016) had said if oil prices rebounded, as they have, we would see an uptick in construction starting late 2017 into 2018. With the amount of collaboration on this project and hoping there's no random downturn in the economy, I have a feeling this one will actually make it through. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 ^^^ heck, even GEORGE JETSON approves of this state-of-the-art architecture. beautiful and futuristic. CELEBRATE! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 These guys are real players. They're also developing a Thompson branded hotel/condo tower in San Antonio. The ONLY thing that worries me is that they're behind several Randall Davis projects... and those are the king of bait and switch/value engineering. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The renderings are great and this project definitely has legs to move forward. When this project was first announced, the developers said at the time that they want to build a skyline changer and new landmark tower. This is exactly that. Although im weary of initial renderings as they are prone to revisions, here's hoping they keep the concept intact and get underway in the near future! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'm counting at least 40 floors. Does that sound correct ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 4 hours ago, Sellanious Caesar said: The renderings are great and this project definitely has legs to move forward. When this project was first announced, the developers said at the time that they want to build a skyline changer and new landmark tower. This is exactly that. Although im weary of initial renderings as they are prone to revisions, here's hoping they keep the concept intact and get underway in the near future! my understanding is that everything besides the initial tower and lifestyle center are all TBD. Uses will include office, apt, retail, perhaps medical but designs and scale are subject to change. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looks good from where I'm sitting. Let's reel 'er in, fellas! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Turn Allen Prkwy into Houston's own Champs Elysee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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