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  1. Milam and Smith provide the lion's share of the traffic going to the Southwest Freeway; Louisiana and Travis have always taken practically all of the northbound traffic. The reality is that Brazos and Bagby don't connect well to downtown. Brazos dies at the south end of Allen Center, and Bagby is a rambling indirect cluster between Pierce and Dallas. Taking it out of the theoretical, the bridge to Brazos has now been closed for months without any noticeable negative effect.
    4 points
  2. FFA permit : https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=428474356&row=2 Structure Type: Crane Structure Name: Peiner SK-315 Tower Crane (Boone Manor) Work Schedule: 02/10/2020 to 02/08/2021 Structure Height: 285
    3 points
  3. Lots of dump trucks hauling away dirt from the site this morning.
    3 points
  4. That offset angle is going to look so good as it gets tall.
    3 points
  5. Request for variance signs are down. Soil samples are being taken today:
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  6. that’s what I was thinking - similar to the northeast corridor, you could have fast trains every 30 and a local every hour or something like that. I’m sure there’s a plan similar in mind for the one mid Station
    2 points
  7. Quick question which is off topic. Who owns the land the surface parking lot is on? It seems like an ideal spot for a mixed use high rise.
    2 points
  8. Do you have a Microwave? Thats like 60-70 year old tech right? Thats not forward thinking. Do you drive a car? Thats like tech from the 1920's right? Thats not forward thinking. Do you have an Oven? Thats like several thousand year old tech right? Thats not forward thinking. Do you live in a House? We've been living in houses since we've lived in caves right? Thats definitely not forward thinking. You know what? Maybe others will shy away from pointing this out, but not me. You know what, this is a vanity a project....and who cares. Who gives a f. Let me tell you something, who are the ones that come up with the greatest ideas ever, the insecure guy or the confident guy. Who usually is the one that normally has financing for such projects, the poor guy or the rich guy? So it stands to believe that its normally really super confident, and rich dudes who will take on these endeavors. Are you saying that we don't want super confident rich motherfs to blow their money going to space or building their own trains both of which we will eventually ride? No we just want them to blow it on parties, and yachts right? So yeah it takes an ego to do these things. It takes an ego to say, you know what I don't like how things are now and instead of waiting for some schmuck to do it I'm going to do it myself. They don't waiting for anyone, they just do it. Great for them. Again I'll bring up SpaceX. Elon has stated very clearly that his main goal of SpaceX is that he wants to die on Mars. He literally started a space organization simply for that self-interest of wanting to die on another planet. Yeah thats a vanity project, but you know what we get out of that? Spacecraft that can go to Mars! You know what happens if TCR succeeds? We get High Speed rail from Houston to Dallas in 90mins. Even if it takes 100mins or 91min...who cares we didn't have it before, and now we will. We only call them vanity projects because on the outside it just looks like rich people throwing their money away, but that just isn't the case. Its normally these "vanity projects" that push civilization just a little bit here and there, and moves us forward. That is forward thinking. Its one step at a time. Whatever that is is something we should be supporting.
    2 points
  9. Went ahead and change the title back to Hanover Buffalo Bayou until we hear something more concrete regarding the name.
    2 points
  10. https://houstontx.gov/planning/wp-committee.html
    2 points
  11. You put it very well, HoustonIsHome! I completely agree.
    1 point
  12. I ( and 50 others) attended an almost kum-bah-ya gathering to turn Bagbystreet that accesses Spur 527, and Brazos bridge to a green space. A few things stood out to me: COH owns the land in this proposal , not TxDot, plus willing to go forward without TxDot approval. The money saved ( minus “spanking” fee from TxDot could see this project started and mostly finished.) might find other money. Since TxDot doesn’t own it COH would have more leeway in dealing with potential homeless problem. YES there probably is potential homeless problem but these residents who literally live next door to 527 Spur, would rather deal with homeless and have less traffic noise from spur. Big statistics thrown out that Bagby doesn’t have that much traffic ( COH/PWE speak for “ not that many Courtlandt Place access users nor Hawthorne street access users) leaving Smith street and Louisiana ( with a few PWE safety tweaks) more suited anyway. COH/PWE are prepared to accommodate the Lower Westheimer reconstruction— when ever that happens you get to vote Yes or No and provide comments............it might or might not be useful....apparently Midtown businesses haven’t weighed in yet. Buildforward@houstontx.go Midtown Superneighborhood will have meeting on this subject soon.
    1 point
  13. For stuff like this, parking mins going away would primarily affect the amount of parking allocated to any retail within the building, right?
    1 point
  14. And that is exactly what we need more of in the city's core of Downtown is to keep improving. I know this is an architecture forum but most conversations delve into urban design/ planning and functionality. Pretty buildings check the architectural aspects but function pleases me more. Yeah we wet or undies fantasizing about supertalls, Mandarin Orientals, Ritz... But to me a beautiful building that adds to the residential population excites me way more. Workers love suburban campuses because there is more parking, the homes near by are newer and usually more affordable. There is usually talk about less traffic... If we want all these vacant lots and decaying buildings to be made into better use we need to change that line of reasoning. But if all the housing is higher priced units like the bulk of new developments popping up around downtown in all directions then what is there for the everyday man? The corporations are who benefits the most from suburban campuses. The land is far cheaper, building low- mid rises are more feasible on the larger plots and lower buildings are cheaper to build. Plus the cheaper land allows for abundant surface parking which is loads cheaper than garages. So these corporations boost the benefits of the suburban campuses. A renewal of urban housing stock however increases the critical mass required to attract more grocery options, bars, restaurants, retail... Business cannot thrive on just the upper earners and occasional visitor to downtown. You can clearly see the difference between before and after 5pm downtown. We won't be getting the Exxons and other part companies back in downtown but the smaller relocations can breathe new life in downtown. But it starts with bringing the people closer to these jobs. I miss my easy commute to downtown. Working on the westside is killing my soul. Yes it's newer, lots of parking etc. But the traffic is horrible, the culture is lacking and the outdoor activities are near zero. To me, the more people who can walk, bike or take a quick bus ride to work means less cars on the street during rush hour= less time looking at the rear of the car in front of me while such in traffic. So while the flashy ROD developments or the fancy hotels may wet other posters undies, I for one would rather a pleasant looking building like this one that makes it easier to attract the fancy developments. Sometimes we luck out and manage to make the cart before the horse work but we can get there easier if we put the horse first.
    1 point
  15. DC Partners posted an instagram story this afternoon. https://www.instagram.com/dcpartnersusa/
    1 point
  16. http://swamplot.com/the-allens-latest-mixed-use-map-nixes-the-pedestrian-bridge-across-allen-pkwy/2018-12-18/
    1 point
  17. I'm wondering, all engineers, architects, industry, and engineer-adjacent people. How the hell do you "value" engineer something that's 800 feet tall? It seems like whatever materials you chose you're going to have to engineer the hell out of them. (Unpopular opinion: I wasn't all that crazy about the offset sections.)
    1 point
  18. This will be the greatest leasing office in all of the lands. One cannot mistake the prestige of this spectacle of a charter bureau. Hope they have cookies tbh.
    1 point
  19. Transwestern sent out an email about leasing space in the Allen today. The downloadable brochure below was included: https://download.transwestern.com/flyers/Houston/retail/flyers/The Allen/TheAllen_Brochure.pdf
    1 point
  20. Looks like they nixed it last rendering I saw. I could be wrong.
    1 point
  21. Groundbreaking Q4 2018. http://dcpartnersusa.com/properties/the-allen/
    1 point
  22. I know that Allen Pkwy and Memorial aren't going away anytime soon (or plan to be buried), but becoming the "pedestrian bridge capital of the US" would be a pretty cool goal for this stretch of Buffalo Bayou. Hopefully Regent Square would also see the value in adding one to their development.
    1 point
  23. It takes the help of the city and a number of projects to make an area more pedestrian friendly. The developers of this project utilized the land very well and it's walking distance to Downtown so I don't get the complaints. Also Allen Parkway was recently redone to make it safer for pedestrians, for those who won't use the skywalk. A number of urban projects (Buffalo Heights District, Regent Square) are planned here, so we're off to a great start, it just takes time.
    1 point
  24. I never, ever rent a car when I'm out of town on business. I either use taxis, walk or Uber. You can get an Uber into downtown from this location for about $5-$7. I live right up the street and use Uber every weekend night. It's so cheap it's not even worth putting on the expense account. That being said, you're a little under a mile from a tunnel entrance from here. If I lived here and worked downtown I'd walk it everyday unless it was storming.
    1 point
  25. The only time I don't rent a car when traveling for business is when I'm going to a convention. When I'm going to stay in a convention hotel, and it's 3 days of meetings for 8 hours, breakfast/lunch/dinner are provided, and there's evening activities. Otherwise, I'll rent a car. I imagine specific areas of New York City would be different, but I can't think of anywhere else I'd go for a client visit where I wouldn't get a car.
    1 point
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