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  1. thatguysly
    If this and the tower on the northwest side of Post Oak and San Felipe get built, this area is going to start looking great.
  2. thatguysly
    Looks like the across from the Verizon store next to Whole Foods on Post Oak. The strip center to the northeast is the one with Lubys.
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    Crane is coming down
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    The crane is coming down for this one
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    Big fan of food halls. Been to some great ones in Copenhagen and Mexico City. I also love the rooftop gardens. It would be nice to have another tower but this will look good on the boundary of downtown and the bayou. It should tie into the bayou trails nicely to make ti easily accessible to more than just downtown.
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    Now that is a great design. I love it and hope it happens.
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    I counted yesterday, they have completed 7 floors so far.
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    I really like what this area has turned into. It is crazy to think that I moved to Houston almost 10 years ago and they were wrapping up the giant hospital at Gessner and pretty much nothing else had been built. It has been pretty neat to see that development there, at Eldridge, and Highway 6.
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    The site is now just dirt
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    I like that the base tries to blend in a little with the area
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    Good. The Montrose location is packed and can't find parking if you go during peak hours.
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    Didn't want to start a new thread for something so small but the Camden Post Oak tower along this development appears to be getting repainted. It is currently what I would call that yellowish Mediterranean look. It is going to the now typical off-white/grey.
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    The glass in the "V" portion along the side is curved. Gives a very cool visual affect when you drive by.
  14. thatguysly
    Can't it be both? Build a high rise with retail in the bottom like the rest of the world. One of the biggest reasons I live in the loop in to walk to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and retail. Sure you can have stuff delivered but going out to eat and drink can't be replicated at home.
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    Oh thank god. I didn't know the name of that spot and assumed it was getting the boot. I am happy they are leaving that block alone. I was not happy about RA Sushi taking its spot.
  16. thatguysly
    Gratifi went under a few months back. It will be interesting to change the area from mostly good but divey spots to higher end places like RA sushi and see if it takes off.
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    At first it may be pickers but long term distribution centers if home delivery takes off. But this would be the market for it to take off first in. I think Amazon is currently about 1% in the grocery market. Whole foods isn't that much bigger but now they acquire the knowledge of how to run a retail chain. We will see.
  18. thatguysly
    Whole Foods is a smart purchase for Amazon. It gives them instant access to upper income areas for quicker distribution. This demographic is the most likely target for grocery delivery.
  19. thatguysly
    This is the truth. Used to work by the Perrys meat market on Scarsdale. Best pork chop I've ever had.
  20. thatguysly
    And most major cities aren't in Texas. The state is so massive it allowed for the sprawl. In Europe and other areas they had to build up to fit people in. Here everyone wanted their own piece of land so the cities aren't designed to be like those others. Trying to force it to be is not going to happen any quickly or easily.
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    Everyone keeps wanting to make Houston more like NYC. I get it, it's a great city. But it will never happen. There is a reason that city is so unique. Urbanization is great but getting people out of their cars isn't easy. We don't have good public transportation like NYC has. You would be crazy to drive a car into NYC because of traffic and lack of parking. We grow up here under different circumstances when it comes to transportation and it becomes ingrained in how we commute. Plus we have massive suburbs with no better way to get into town than to drive. The schools within the loop that are public aren't great so people don't want to live in the loop. It creates more driving into the loop to do things than walking. In the end transportation and schools have to vastly improve (and affordable housing) for Houston to ever have a shot at really becoming urban. I love what Houston is becoming, it doesn't need to just become a clone of NYC to be great.
  22. thatguysly
    Compared to the interior of his last couple projects, this is fantastic. Have to look at it through a Randall Davis lens.
  23. thatguysly
    The foundation is poured and the steel frame for Mastros is being erected. The utilities are being installed for Willie Gs.
  24. thatguysly
    Because most people aren't crazy enough to spend almost $1,800 a month on a 550 sqft studio. This is Houston, you can find a two bedroom in a new wrap for under $2,000.
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    33 with the crown making it 34. They did 31 concrete floors and two with iron beams.
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