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  1. democide
    Yes, parking garages are a license to steal, so making money while the demo work goes on keeps the bosses happy.
  2. democide
    If the whole building is not occupied, it could be the next space to expand to for any tenant in BG Group Tower that needs to. I mean it's about 90 something percent leased, there's virtually no room left. But it would have to be upgraded to Class A, I would expect.
  3. democide
    Alright, let's hope we can see a 3D rendering of this tower later on, hopefully with the skyline in the background, and see how that looks.
  4. democide
    The height for both looks about right, looks good for a quick mockup. But that massive garage that will be visible from this view is missing. The Hines tower looks way better.
  5. democide
    I still don't like it, but I hate OPP too so no surprise there. However, what I really hate is that massive parking garage in the back. If you get rid of that and build one that is at the same height where the tower elevation changes, then what would make for a huge improvement; you have it blend in, it looks like it's not part of the tower now. That big, ugly garage is very noticeable when you view downtown from the northeast side. Just my thoughts.
  6. democide
    Is this a poorly managed project or what?
  7. democide
    Indeed, that middle core is weird. Although I think the pictures of the tower (that we've seen here) are accurate in showing what is being built, I'm still amazed by the fact that there has been no official announcement stating that this is the exact design being built. There hasn't been any comments made by the parties involved in the project. It is a private project, so I'm not saying they're wrong in their silence. I'm just waiting to hear it from their own mouths. I'm not doubting the person who posted the pics either, just to make that clear.
  8. democide
    Good eye H-Town Man, I didn't even notice it at all. Anyways, I think when a big company like Exxon decided to move out of there completely, that sealed the old building's fate.
  9. democide
    Indeed. Downtown Houston was so undeveloped back then, and it's been a long road getting to where it is now. That makes me feel good about what's ahead in the future
  10. democide
    People need their parking, this one is moving along nicely
  11. democide
    Such a long but narrow lot but that's what makes it interesting at 38 stories great before shot.
  12. democide
    Great shot. Some progress is a lot better than no progress at all. Can't wait until this one is gone.
  13. democide
    Both are going up for sure. 6 Houston Center is a Class-AA tower, I assume 609 Main is as well, as is Capitol Tower. Class-AA space is nonexistent in downtown, so these are badly needed.
  14. democide
    Some info on Westcreek Centre.
  15. democide
    Some info on 6 Houston Center.
  16. democide
    They got people working on it. The way I see it, if now is not a good time to build in this town, when the market has been really good compared to other places, then no time is ever good enough and you might as well just walk away from this and any other project. I love the design by the way, looks great.
  17. democide
    It's off due to the maker for #23.
  18. democide
    A small mention of 6 Houston Center.
  19. democide
    I sure hope not. It's going to be 3 years before this one goes up once they start. Perhaps if they start working overtime (have 3 shifts going) and weekends, they can have this one down by the end of March.
  20. democide
    That's wonderful news. I got a question though, is this project going to include the creation of more parking spaces or will the parking garage that exist now (for Chevron) be sufficient? If they need more parking, why not add a multi-story parking garage below the 50+ office floors to make this tower even taller. I'm just wondering if that's possibly in the plans. If not, I assume a separate parking garage will get created (if it's needed) but not sure if that's been mentioned before.
  21. democide
    Awesome! So did both cranes go up or just one?
  22. democide
    Looks like 1600 Smith (Continental Center I) without the crown. How old is this rendering? More likely than not, the surroundings are just made up infill to keep the block's exact location confidential.
  23. democide
    I was playing around with the SkyHouse Houston webcam, going back and forth at the archived snapshots taken during construction and I noticed in the background that the Days Inn Hotel is now virtually empty from any interior walls. I attached a snapshot taken today at 5:26 pm: If you go back starting from around January 14 around the same time (on sunny days) you can start noticing this, since the Savoy Hotel is blocking the view to the lower levels. Has the activity at the site and the carrying out of debris been unnoticeable all this time? So is this building going down soon? With explosives? I sure hope so, that would be one quick improvement to southern downtown. Edit: Correction, I knew this was going on (as well as some of you did too) due to earlier posts but I figured since no one was adding any updates, that meant the gutting of the building had stopped.
  24. democide
    So long as they can pre-lease half of the total square footage (whatever is it), this building will go up. It would be great if they can pre-lease all of it, but half will do. That goes for Five Allen Center as well.
  25. democide
    I believe you're referring to this article, correct? All things considered, it's not bad enough to keep this one from finding a tenant and going up. It will be a while though, like 3 years, for this one to be completed if they start now; that's one downside.
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