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j_cuevas713

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  1. I'd say the bottom one is the only one that is close to real... but notice the clear blue skies in the first few... the water simulation for the pool is off, looks like clear mercury... and there is no real shadow cast the way light actually acts in real life... just too perfect... we do this a lot at my job... its still nice though

  2. I'm pretty sure I mentioned this once, but this whole "Retail District Downtown" idea sounds a lot like what cities tried in the 1970s or 1980s to revive their dying downtown districts, either with glassy malls or pedestrian-only streets, and nothing worked. Best case scenario is that they ended up becoming glorified food courts (in fact, I'm sure that's what already happened to the Shops at Houston Center). The reason was that they were too difficult to get to, offered little what the existing malls in the suburbs didn't, and most importantly, weren't able to support their immediate neighborhoods. 

     

    Downtown cannot support a full-sized department store, can barely support an outdoor mall of sorts, and can also barely support a supermarket. The nicer parts of the Inner Loop already have shopping districts like Lower Westheimer, Rice Village, the First Ward redevelopment, and others.

    You do understand a lot of this has to do with the population living downtown right? With the immediate increase of people living in both downtown and midtown and with quick access via rail, this is far from some 70's attempt at a revival. 

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  3. God forbid something should happen. That's all I'm saying...

     

     

    I'm probably alone on all this, but I enjoy some of the grittier aspects of downtown in certain pockets. Time Square used to be an interesting place to visit until they turned into Disney World. Ultimately I agree they will get priced out of the market, but I don't relish the idea of forcing these business out just so white people can feel safer. 

    I couldn't agree more. The 99 cent store off Main is a cool little store to find quick things. I mean you're in the city, and people want suburbia. I don't get that. I went to a concert recently at Toyota Center and it wasn't difficult to see the difference in those who live or grew up in the city and those who didn't. Some of those people looked terrified. 

  4. I'll take florals over a pattern any day. Chevrons make me angry now.

    So basically it's just for a year until after the super bowl? I hope they continue to have art there, would be nice to finally have space for that in our space city. Murals are great and all, but no sustenance.

    I think a mix of all kinds of art is important throughout the city. The more art and color, the better our minds operate... that's a fact. So hopefully they will consider making this a staple for the city even after the Super Bowl. 

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  5. the city is doing everything it can to force that owner to sell and there apparently have been several recent offers to purchase... we've heard that before but this time there is real impetus with all the renovations slated for the main street corridor over the next year. clearly that thing prints money, though.

     

    btw i heard a well known and very familiar developer has won out on the sakowitz building...

    Great so can you tell us who? Geez

  6. Renovate!? First of all, the demand for malls is low unless you have upscale shops like the Galleria or a nice mixed use development to encourage foot traffic like Memorial City. Secondly, does this mall really think it can compete with either mall just a couple miles in either direction? They would have to basically make it heaven on earth for it to draw people. 

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