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    I guess if you have a vested interest in this project, you choose the studies that suite your agenda. Take the example below, it's obviously written by a pro nuclear power advocate.😃 The concerns about groundwater are not without data to back them up. The toxic chemicals used in panel production have leaked into the water supply before. In 2022, Popular Science reported on 4 solar farms that violated the Clean Water Act. In 2021, journalist Michael Shellenberger wrote an article for Forbes where he warned that solar panels produce 300 times more toxic waste than nuclear fuel.
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    After the terrible destruction of a 4000 ac. solar farm by a massive hail storm in Needville Tx, hopefully it's DEAD. Nothing environmentally friendly about that incident. The toxins leeching into the ground water from all the busted panels is a horrible nightmare.
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    I know of way to many folks that commute from Clear Lake to the Woodlands or Katy; or from Kingwood to Sugarland etc. The suburban work center concept has been a complete flop IMO and created miles of infrastructure maintenance headaches. The issue is cities growing and sprawling beyond all comprehension. Houston, with a metro population of 2 million back in the 70s was so much more enjoyable and easier to get around than today. I have family here I seldom see because it's such a draining chore to get to them. Things felt closer knit back then. I'm a native boomer, and my glasses are very much rose tinted.
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    I don't know, but the old Holiday Inn / Heaven on Earth Inn gives much inspiration on the possibilities for this pile of dung.
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    Wow, it's like a super sized version of Midland from this angle, absolutely stunning.
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    Childhood memories, it was my go to store to see Santa in the 1960s. Also, it's just an interesting mid-century design. Maybe relace the neon in the same style, but with the new development name.
  8. Buy-U-City
    It's unlikely they would incorporate the iconic Sears sign into the project, but we can wish
  9. Buy-U-City
    It would need at least 20 more floors to be a good Austin addition.
  10. Buy-U-City
    So is there a permanent pool/fountain (wondering about the circular basin) or is it all storm water retention ?
  11. Buy-U-City
    Easy fix, just rebrand the project as "Seamist Heights"
  12. Buy-U-City
    Gross and utterly depressing
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    Lets see, 1. Biotech hub win gives Dallas edge to be the next medical research hotbed. 2. 8-Story Residential Building At 829 Yale St. - "Houston Real Estate CEO, Lawyer Named In $15M Fraud, Racketeering Suit." 3. The Ritz-Carlton Residences to be located in the Woodlands. 4. Blocks of cleared empty lots along Montrose @ Westheimer going south. No sign of development in sight. Feel free to add to the list, seems like Houston is well on it's way to becoming the Detroit of Texas.
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    And another question, what is this boom thing ?, it appears to be part of the structure.
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    It seems like a little more work is needed to construct what looks to be a roof top mechanical parapet in the rendering before topping out? That's only if they are holding true to the rendering of course.
  16. Buy-U-City
    Garages have to be larger to handle all the land yachts, 4x4's & Stomper Bullies so beloved in our fair city.
  17. Buy-U-City
    all the floors are complete, it's crown time
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    Hate to disagree, but if you look at the original renderings the total height of 24 floors seemed to include the crown. I counted a total of 21 habitable floors in the rendering. and I now count 21 completed floors. While nearby, I observed that the protruding rebars of the last floor are bent and interwoven 90 degrees. I'm no architect, but I've seen this enough to know it usually indicates the completion actual floor space. I hope I'm wrong, but that's how it appears to me.
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    I hope you're right. Now that the crane is gone, I'm having doubts, unless they're laying cinder block or something similar for the transition up to the diamond.
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    Seems like the crown being constructed is missing a setback level from the original rendering, which to me anyway, makes it appear more awkward.
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    Your right, though the construction photos to date unfortunately appear to match these latest rendering. Somewhere along the way the design was changed from the initial renderings presented a year ago or so to this bland stuff. You know, most folks wouldn't understand swapping a good design for cheap boring vanilla at the last minute, but we get it..., it's just a Houston thang, it's who we are, it's what we do.
  22. Buy-U-City
    The crane has been down for some time and It's almost skinned. Now it's time to for the building to slip into oblivion, you know, skyline wallpaper.
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    Nau you see it Nau you don't
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