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Congratulations University of Houston!
BayouCityMan replied to monarch's topic in General Houston Discussions
WHOOOSE HOUUUSE??? COOOGS HOUUUSE!!! Congrats fellas, you earned it! H Town Takeover is real! -
610 West Loop Express Lanes
BayouCityMan replied to BayouCityMan's topic in Traffic and Transportation
Much though I would love to see it, both the engineering peeps at TXDOT and the gazillions of drivers that use this road won't much appreciate it. Ideally I'd like to see those lanes cantilevered over the frontage roads and make some sort of vine covered hanging gardens of Houston. Something akin to the vine walls on 59/69 in Montrose only covering the bridges, posts, and so on.http://m.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Elevated-lanes-coming-to-Loop-610-eventually-6673795.php?cmpid=hpfc Additional coverage from The Chron- 69 replies
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610 West Loop Express Lanes
BayouCityMan replied to BayouCityMan's topic in Traffic and Transportation
From what I gather, these will be two separate projects, not combined (at least for now). It's gonna be wild looking to see overpasses 35 feet in the air over the major intersections along the route. I guess there just isn't enough ROW along the frontage roads to cantilever those lanes over them.- 69 replies
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http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings/houston/121015.html Looks like the process has started for adding 4 elevated express lanes down the center of the 610 West Loop between I 10 and I 69. I am betting that TXDOT will stand a better chance of getting this built despite the likely inevitable legal challenges from the Memorial Park Conservancy and various other NIMBY organizations. Fact is, 300k+ cars use this stretch of road every day and it needs the additional capacity big time. The link has a project map and additional details.
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Bring it! This campus has literally done a 180 since I graduated in '02. I hardly recognize it. Very very proud to be an alum right now.
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307-Acres Near NRG Stadium (Formerly UT Research Campus Proposal)
BayouCityMan replied to Mister X's topic in Going Up!
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of this. I bleed Cougar Red and I do think UT is sliding in here for nefarious and harmful reasons. If they wanted to expand their research in the city, why not add a tower or two to the UTMB cluster in the Med Ctr and focus on what their presence here has always been about. Just saying....- 385 replies
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Congratulations University of Houston!
BayouCityMan replied to monarch's topic in General Houston Discussions
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Bank Of America Tower: Office Building For Downtown
BayouCityMan replied to barracuda's topic in Going Up!
Remember when the forum was generally "blah" to "slightly negative" about this tower's design.... And now we are begging and pleading to the Construction and Oil Gods to spare this one from the budgetary chopping block.... I do hope it gets built. Having only a garage on this block for years would be a true downer. I have a feeling Skanska won't let us down. -
Hilton Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites Hotels Downtown
BayouCityMan replied to Houston19514's topic in Going Up!
I couldn't agree more. Yeah it's ugly but look at it this way, it'll hopefully be buried by other taller developments soon!- 486 replies
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Amegy Bank Headquarters At 1717 West Loop South
BayouCityMan replied to nolaboy's topic in Going Up!
I couldn't agree more. This along with 609 Main are my favorite current projects. If Museo really does happen though.... Oooweeeee- 552 replies
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Texas Tower: 47-Story Office Tower For Block 58
BayouCityMan replied to democide's topic in Going Up!
I doubt the original hodgepodge of buildings can be adequately restored at this point in their lifespans. When that cladding was put on those buildings in the 1960s, they did alot of damage to the exterior surfaces. Also, so much alteration has been done to the interior that it's all but unrecognizable in some areas. It is a shame though. The original Chronicle Building was a handsome architectural specimen for its day. It was built in 1909 and stood 10 stories tall.- 2133 replies
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The Post Oak: 36-Story High-Rise & Conference Center
BayouCityMan replied to King Owl's topic in Points West
Nice! Will add some signficant height to the E side of 610. Once this, Amegy, and the as-yet-unnamed hotel get done, it'll fill in perfect. Depending on the view and angle, this one would add an ascending height profile towards Williams Tower. -
POST: 401 Franklin Post Office Site Redevelopment
BayouCityMan replied to cloud713's topic in Going Up!
I'm going to guess its contamination from both the post office trucks and equipment along with the site's previous occupant, the Southern Pacific depot. Think about it... All those trains, probably some sort of maintenance facility etc. There were two separate depots there dating back to the late 1800's. -
I was thinking the same thing. We may not get a dual-brand hotel tower but 20-30 floors of condos for Latin transplants with cash to burn would go well with this.
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*perk* 82 stories for the one in Chicago? That means we should get at least a 40 story one then, right? ;-)