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TMC Helix Park: Texas Medical Center Bio Research Campus
Twinsanity02 replied to Mab's topic in Going Up!
This is very very impressive. A real gem for our great metro area. Have they announced when digging is to begin?- 1,227 replies
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McKee City Living: Multifamily At 650 McKee St.
Twinsanity02 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Downtown
I don't fully understand what "workforce housing" exactly is. Sound like a euphemism for lower income folks. Nevertheless, the skyline views are going to be great and as long as the bayou doesn't go crazy, there is fishing and boating oppurtunity. Sounds enjoyable. I live along a waterway on Lake Houston and love it. They could use a few more trees along the bayou- 107 replies
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City Place: Mixed-Use Development At I-45 And Grand Pkwy.
Twinsanity02 replied to swtsig's topic in Going Up!
I think Austin's "weirdness" is contrived and predictable. I find Houston more varied and to some degree eccentric. How many metro area have three ecological zones ( the piney woods big thicket, the marshy southeast, and the prairie like western suburbs), several clusters of large downtown like areas, huge international presence both in population and with 92 consulates, the space center,the largest med center in the world, one of the largest ports in the Americas, and the largest rodeo. Try to give that a simple label.- 221 replies
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Realizing quantity is not the same as quality the MFAH at 300,000 ft2 has surpassed the Art Institute of Chicago to become the second largest art museum in the U.S. and I believe the 8th largest world wide. No mean feat.
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Hanover Autry Park: Mixed-Use At Allen Parkway & W. Dallas St.
Twinsanity02 replied to Vertigo58's topic in Going Up!
With all these high rises plus the ones planned for the River Oaks shopping center the population density is certain to dramatically increase. I imagine some serious water main and sewer line works are on the agenda.- 953 replies
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Hanover Autry Park: Mixed-Use At Allen Parkway & W. Dallas St.
Twinsanity02 replied to Vertigo58's topic in Going Up!
Minus the "nose" on the high rise- 953 replies
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The beauty and the ugliness of Houston has to do with the power of money and vision for the future. Here in Houston, old families or aristocracies do not count for much except in cocktail party conversation. There is more freedom and less restraint. Hence the destruction of many old architectural gems, but the fascinating growth and change of our city. I have a cousin in Europe who is a duke, a member of the high nobility. He and the other Grandees are used to a certain deference regardless of financial net worth. He finds Houston to be a fascinating yet puzzling city. We pay little attention to things of the past as they do in Europe. Houston is almost the personification of money talks, bull**** walks.
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Brava: 46-Story Residential High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
Twinsanity02 replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
The new open parking garage certainly is an ugly pimple in an otherwise splendid area. Still better than the pustulant canker sore that was the chronicle garage.- 1,067 replies
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Texas Tower: 47-Story Office Tower At 845 Texas Ave.
Twinsanity02 replied to democide's topic in Downtown
No problem. Hopefully we are not into groupthink on HAIF. Just curious, why don't you?- 2,215 replies
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Let me understand this. There are 33 ft of clay followed by 37 feet of sand? Which is then followed by 25 feet of clay, 25 feet of sand, and finally 30 feet of clay. Amazing. Here in Houston I thought it was clay to the Earth's core.
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Menninger Clinic At 12301 South Main St.
Twinsanity02 replied to DrLan34's topic in Texas Medical Center
My uncle and aunt worked at Menningers back in the 60's and early 70's. The west campus with the tower was beautiful. It's all boarded up now. Hope it will be preserved.- 33 replies
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All my children were in orphanages in Siberia. Our twin daughters were in a pre-WW I building. It was nasty and has been replaced with a new one. Our son from a newer orphange. I don't know what life is like for Americans after they leave the orphanage, but it isn't too bright in Russia. It's a tough country to grow up in. Their GDP is smaller than Texas.
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I would have put "Johnny on the Job edifice" for #12 and parking lot as #13, but your list is spot on.
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I would also include jermh, who I doubted when first read their post. Thought they were seeing a mirage from the heat.
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With construction finally starting on this one, I believe that leaves only two left from the downtown living initiative: Another Camden Conte and a Marquette highrise north of Minute Maid Park. Looking good.
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Hope your right Luminare. This project has had so many starts and stops it was feeling like Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football. Too bad about the trees though, but if it goes up it will be a decent addition to the skyline view along I-69.
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Regent Square: Mixed-Use On Allen Parkway At Dunlavy St.
Twinsanity02 replied to Travel_n_Transport's topic in Going Up!
Maybe the developers have something like Boston's curse of the Bambino or Chicago's curse of the billy goat. The good news, though not an expert on curses or hexes, those two curses had an expiration date. Perhaps this one does also.- 1,531 replies
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
Twinsanity02 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
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Is this a 38 or 39 stories? I saw 13 missing. I know about the superstition surrounding the number 13. Is this common in many buildings. I guess I never paid attention. Nevermind. Just saw the "PH". Can't imagine that refers to hydrogen cation concentration, so it must be "Penthouse".
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Houston Botanical Garden At The Glenbrook Golf Course
Twinsanity02 replied to cloud713's topic in Going Up!
Spoke yesterday with a lady at the Azalea trail. She is a volunteer at the Botanic Garden. Told me they've had a "soft opening" of the Botanic Garden with the major opening scheduled for the Fall. -
Discovery West: Mixed-Use Development Downtown By Skanska
Twinsanity02 replied to Moore713's topic in Going Up!
Something like the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans? Or better. That would be magnificent.- 1,094 replies
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Luminare, this is a Tour de Force. Magnificent job.
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Isn't there another Campos residential near Toyota center that is part of the DLI? Only one Campos has been built.
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Texas A&M Innovation Plaza: Main At Holcombe Blvd.
Twinsanity02 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
From the picture : the lower left hand corner is the remodeled former bank building, the one facing Fannin street will be built where there is a parking garage which will either be torn down or incorporated? into the design, and lastly the tallest building on Main will be built where currently stands a one or two story building. Amazing project. Not an Aggie , but nevertheless Way to Go!- 544 replies
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The site I thought was well suited for Amazon were the empty lots downtown west of the Hilton. Very urban environment with the Theater district, Sports venues, rail, hotels, dining etc all nearby. Also quick access tho the airport once the Hardy toll road extension was finished. Alas Bezos thought otherwise. I think he finds NYC and DC more sexy and of course Harvey didn't help.
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