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  1. Hope youre joking but I do get this question a lot. The answer is no, But it doesnt have to. It also changes the coefficient of thermal expansion for steel as a function of temperature. I wont get into the material science of steel transitioning from solid to liquid, and how thats not an instantaneous occurance . But if you truly want to read about how temperature affects steel members. Go to AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction): Steel Construction Manual and refer to the equation on 2-31. This equation will give you the coefficient of thermal expansion for steel from 100 to 1200 degrees F. From that, you can calculate, how much a member will 'grow' under a given temperature, which puts new stresses on the connections. PDF would be too large to provide here, and its about a 500 dollar design code. Then, go to AISC Design Guide 19: Fire Resistance of Structural Steel Framing Link (Pdf): http://portales.puj.edu.co/wjfajardo/ESTRUCTURAS%20MET%C3%81LICAS/AISC/AISC%20Design%20Guide%2019%20-%20Fire%20Resistance%20Of%20Structural%20Steel%20Framing.pdf Go to Table X.1 on Page 70 of the PDF and you'll see that steel starts to lose yield capacity at around 800 degrees.
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  2. Eventually, the majority will be retail. I would bet that most of these leases are no longer than 5 years.. retail follows residents. It makes sense for Midway to have restaurants now, because there are thousands of workers for lunch/dinner crowds throughout the week. It also makes sense for Midway to keep these leases short-term, so in a few years they can swap in new tenants if demand is created from the influx of hotel rooms and downtown residents; barring any renewal rights from existing tenants of course. My guess is they will start being selective for new tenants in the next 12 months as a number of units start to deliver. My long-term prediction is that existing galleria-area tenants will either open second locations or close their doors and relocate downtown/midtown. So many people (outside of millenials) are wanting to move inside the loop and be closer to the core. The market should follow.
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  3. Ben's Beans, locally owned and a really cool place, is a block away. If you haven't been there, you should try it. With all of the construction on Dallas, he could probably use some new customers willing to dance around the construction.
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  4. The opening date is April 23rd, well see if that holds http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Midtown-maps-out-vibrant-vision-to-promote-6171077.php
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  5. Has this topic "de-railed"? (Pun Intended)
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  6. The first spaceport built in New Mexico was intended for Virgin Galactic's spaceship one - which launches from a airplane mothership. Ellington would be perfect for this
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  7. I think if you look carefully, you can see the first cornerstone being laid for Block 334. They say when it's done, it will really be something.
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  8. Nah. A Chron.com comment section would accuse high speed rail as a socialist plot by Obama to take away our cars and Bibles and make us ride on trains with gay couples and welfare recipients.
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  9. The transit station is going up quickly - they've been working away on this. The road widening has not started. Regarding the comment made earlier about "negligible residential amenities", there are tons of restaurants around here as well as a Fiesta store, Walgreens, etc. up on Quitman. The neighborhood just doesn't look like Montrose.
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  10. Trammell Crow promises the 2 new Met Life towers will not be "towering infernos". The original curvy design was changed awhile back. Here is some interesting design specs for any of you glass geeks. http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/developers-promise-new-uptown-tower-project-wont-cast-a-light-on-nearby-neighbors.html/ The 2-tower Park District project planned by Trammell Crow Co. and Metropolitan Life Insurance will be built on the site of the Chase Bank drive through at Woodall Rodgers and Pearl Street. The more than 900,000-square-foot development will include a 32-story residential tower and a 19-story office high-rise. To get city planners to agree to an almost 30 percent increase in height for the project, the developers have worked to overcome any concerns that the glass exteriors on the towers will reflect light across the street on Klyde Warren Park and the Nasher Sculpture Center.
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  11. From what it seems like they had to do a little more foundation work than I think they initially planned to do. I'm pretty sure they also had to clear away old foundations from buildings past.
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  12. I didn't suggest that high-end luxury retailers would leave - I think ROD and Uptown Park will flourish and be the luxury niche that part of town needs. I'm just watching the trend and predict that many retailers will open up new stores downtown. The New York conversation is moot, because no city will ever be a New York. I'm simply following where the money and investment is headed, along with increased foot traffic.
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  13. I seriously doubt the high-end luxury retailers would give up their west side locations for Downtown. I mean, a city like New York only has 2 Chanel locations (and we are light years away). I can see affordable middle class options opening up Downtown, the kind of stores you see in suburban shopping malls. It's already happened with just a hand full at Green Street. I don't see why the stores would necessarily have to close shop to open Downtown. While Downtown has a few multi-million dollar condos, it has no where near the money power of the Galleria. Certain stores can it make it that close. All they need is the demographics and the population. Look at Memorial City and the Galleria. Downtown +/- that close.
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  14. I'm okay with this for the mean time.. That lobby was the best part of the project, so I'm really just excited about that street level/tunnel interaction. Heh
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  15. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Midtown-maps-out-vibrant-vision-to-promote-6171077.php Looks like we may be getting a ground breaking soon...
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  18. Pg. 4 of this shows the bus platform that is currently under construction: http://ridemetro.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=973&meta_id=14929 Sorry Triton - I was referring to the small section by the station.
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  19. New tenant. http://houston.eater.com/2015/3/31/8319309/south-korean-coffee-chain-caffe-bene-is-coming-to-houston Yawn. Will greenstreet ultimately turn into little more than a food court? Or do we think it will have actual dry goods retail?
    1 point
  20. I really want to know who made the decision to built downtown roads with 45 degree...
    1 point
  21. Here on the 1891 map you can see more residential density in that area. Plus you can see Block 334 has clearly broken ground
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  22. ...and someone would be asking if Katy should evacuate.
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  23. Given the central location, I could see the new structure also incorporating a prominent street-level gateway to the tunnel system (via 1111 Travis and 1010 Lamar). People have always said that the tunnel system needs more of an interaction with the street, and given the proximity to two hotels and the light rail and the desire to foster a retail district on Dallas, this seems one location where it could be pulled off (the Louisiana-Walker-Milam-McKinney block would be better, but that's another story).
    1 point
  24. I find it laughable that anyone could think anything Inside the Loop as being classified as Downtown. Clearly these people are either transplants or need to get out more. Mind you, I'm a transplant from back East and never got this confused. When I used to live in the Woodlands. No one that I knew up there ever thought of Inside the Loop as Downtown. In fact, they were thought of as separate areas as the city skyline (the identifiable landmark) has defined ends. This essentially helps identify where Downtown's boundaries are. We're not talking about a continuous skyline like Manhattan here. There are clear gaps in between Downtown, Uptown, and the Med Center skylines. Since former County Judge Robert Eckles is leading TCR project, I'd assume there's no confusion on TCR's part as to where they identify Downtown as being located so further debating this seems like a moot point.
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  25. Courtesy of Bobruss: Uptown Funk by brijonmang, on Flickr
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  26. Not to start an argument, regarding WTC, thus I apologize to everyone else. But you are very incorrect. Please see attached images of WTC during construction for what is clearly the structural core. I would suggest reading the NIST reports in regard to the structural analysis and failure mechanisms of the WTC towers. They talk about the original calcs, original drawings, the load analysis, and likely and confirmed damaged support columns. http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/wtc/wtc_finalreports.cfm Edit: Fair warning, some of the PDFS on the link are over 60 mb. Its been a few years since I read through them all, but if youre into structural analysis and failure analysis its a good read.
    1 point
  27. Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel by marclongoria, on Flickr Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel by marclongoria, on Flickr Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel by marclongoria, on Flickr Went kayaking in Kinder Lake with my girlfriend. Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel by marclongoria, on Flickr
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  28. We walked past yesterday - man that area just across the tracks is primed for redevelopment. I never noticed this building hidden on main - it's gonna be great location nebefore see pic : you have empty blocks - had lunch at Weights and Measures which was solid BTW
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  29. 20150329_183741 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr
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  30. From Zonnie Lou on Facebook From Zonnie Lou in CM Group by marclongoria, on Flickr
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  31. Not Downtown, heres a small update of the river oaks district.
    1 point
  32. Latest census numbers are in; as of July 1, 2014, Greater Houston had 6.5 million people. Even with the oil shock, the city could be at 7 million by 2020.
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  34. That kind of reminds me of SimTower. You even have theaters stacked on top of each other, with condos and hotels too. Gosh.
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  36. Someone forgot to turn on their sarcasm meter...That said, MMP is still a destination and having three major league stadiums all within walking distance of each other is still a good thing if you ask me. It makes sense for development to happen between these venues. The parks downtown only reinforce that point. It has taken longer than many ever thought, but with the downtown initiative people are going to be moving into these areas.
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