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  1. bachanon
    http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/08/12/apartment-tower-proposed-for-upper-kirby.html not even hbj had a rendering! i love HAIF...
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    HAIF has eyes and ears everywhere....it's only a matter of time before exciting things come to light. Way to go Triton!
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    nice picture. is anyone else a little put off by the plain vanilla podium parking garages on buildings such as randall davis' cosmopolitan? i realize that this is the norm, but i do see developers and architects going for a little less profit in exchange for good design, on occasion. too bad davis isn't of the latter sort. his faux facades are a guilty pleasure of mine, i wish he would be all in or not at all. it ruins the building for me; i wouldn't consider living in that building because i would hate parking in the ugly box my condo was resting on. it would piss me off each time i came home. does that make me shallow or just refined? i guess the ugly box will be mostly unnoticed after all of the additional buildings are up; plant some pine trees or giant bamboo around that thing please. with my rant out of the way; back to reality, we can expect more downsized or diminished designs with construction costs through the roof. i think that the building industry is having difficulty getting things built on time, labor shortages, material availability,etc. as long as constructions costs are high, design and flash will take a back seat. sad but true. houston's transition to higher density is truly fascinating. it would be interesting to see if there is photo documentation of the transition of manhattan island from single dwellings, to multi-storied buildings, to high and mid-rise. the higher density transition taking place in and around the loop is a rapid cultural shift that may be quite significant historically. houstonians will be a different breed altogether in 10-15 years. it's amazing and fantastic....and we are documenting it here on haif. haif will be a boon to anyone wanting to research houston's boom in the 2010s. uptown is but one focal point of houston's rapidly changing city-scape.
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    Don't forget that The Woodlands is working with planners to make sure the last Houston stop includes The Woodlands....a stop near The Woods/ExxonMobil means no 249 corridor. My only wish is that the HSR would originate at in Downtown Houston, swing by IAH, The Woods/ExxonMobil, to Dallas.....or at least a stop close enough to IAH for a cab or shuttle to/from to be feasible.
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    the hotel is going to be a westin hotel: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/02/new-luxury-hotel-coming-to-the-woodlands.html
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    more than a little disappointing. no turrets! the roof is different. is that the same property as the rendering?
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    i wonder if there will be a house of horrors or a freak show? bearded lady maybe? they will definitely need alcohol for it to be worth taking the kids; "sorry kids, daddy can't handle grand texas theme park without a buzz."
  8. bachanon
    Uncivil discourse will be removed. Please use the Off-Topic threads to rant or go off. A simple statement of fact is all that would be necessary to make a point. Cursing politicians and "going off" is not appropriate here.
  9. bachanon
    I'm responding to reports from earlier today: Thanks for keeping everything on topic HAIFers and bringing order even when mods are not around! You guys are the best! Please try to remain civil when corralling those who get off track. Unfortunately, I have nothing to offer on the international terminal at Hobby Airport and have not read entire thread: do we know what it will look like? Architects?
  10. bachanon
    we could buy a unit and split the cost as a haif happy hour pad, but, we would all probably drink too much and miss a lot of work..
  11. bachanon
    too bad. i had hopes for more towers around the park. i wonder if demand is such that, for some companies, it is more profitable to get something built sooner. or, maybe the market is such that people prefer hi-rise buildings downtown and uptown more so than the med center? it could be any number of factors. just thinking "out loud".
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    i get it. i understand that ir occurs, but i don't understand the logic behind it. Naming it Six Flags Fiesta Texas doesn't necessarily mean it's "Texas" themed; I haven't been there however. Do they have western themed things, like cowboy and rodeo motifs? When the "grand texas theme park" was looking at property at crighton road and i-45 in south conroe, nearby established neighborhoods were freaking out a bit. why build or stay in a 400K custom home if you're going to hear rollercoasters until 10 or 11 at night, and share the road with theme park people day and night. i'd be so out of there. theme parks are a hard sell and must be a handful to manage and keep profitable. i'm happy with theme parks in florida...for vacations. i'd rather not have them too close. the pleasure pier in galveston and the kemah boardwalk are more than enough; just passing fertitta's overrated neon abomination downtown turns my stomach.
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    each time i see posts in this thread i get a little queasy; i loathe this project. it's been given way too much press and only because we do not have a theme park in houston and because they are naming it a "theme" park which it isn't.really. it's more like some rich guy's grandiose idea for a playground on a ranch. texas isn't a theme in TEXAS. we are IN TEXAS. japan can have a texas themed park. north dakota could have a texas theme of something, but texas is already what it is. moronic. simple minded (not in a good way). i'm sorry, but i hope this project doesn't happen. i'm sure the neighborhoods nearby are hoping the same thing. the grand parkway is going to breathe life into this part of the region but a "theme" park next door will ensure your home values stay low.
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    did the astoria have a large amount of sales prior to breaking ground? belfiore was practically sold out before it started going up.
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    as much as i like your idea, i think houston pavilions would have taken off if downtown could support a "retail mecca"; the demand just isn't there yet. with the hotel at green street, other hotels, new office space, and more residents downtown, the fickle retail space that already exists might get some motion. (add to that almost 300,000 jobs coming to the houston area in the next 3 years.....http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2014/06/27/houston-we-have-a-plan-to-fill-300-000-blue-collar.html) only when we see the existing space disappearing could we have our retail fantasies realized.
  16. bachanon
    i've had my doubts about this building. seeing it in person last week changed my mind. the original rendering and even the pictures above do not do it justice. it's really nice!
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    i imagine i would like to see privately owned unique retail begin to pop up between rail and residential, but i'm not sure how feasible this is for downtown or anywhere inside the loop for that matter. property is too expensive and you really need steady cash flow to make it. it's great to fantasize about what kind of "retail" we want, but if it isn't likely to look good on paper, it doesn't matter. this is precisely why downtown/midtown/medical center/uptown developments need to make room for retail on the ground floor. the income needed for the property is provided by the major tenant/tenants (office/residential) and the retail is a benefit to the major tenants and the community. in my opinion, a smart developer would make space for retail and seek out the type of businesses that would enhance the lease experience of major tenants (office/residential) or expand on the property's brand. it is understood in mixed-use development circles that your property has to survive with or without constantly occupied retail space. the retail i'd like to see most downtown, retail restaurant supply/hardware store/apple-microsoft/urban, multi-storied target/satellite auto dealerships (audi/fiat/alph-romeo)/a vespa dealer.
  18. bachanon
    ....it could be worse! howard hughes corporation is placing 4-6 of these babies from 8-12 stories on prime lake front property in the woodlands. be glad for your pretty glass box with painted garage.
  19. bachanon
    thanks. i get disoriented on architecture websites and lose track of past, present, future...
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    http://www.kirksey.com/project/central_library_master_plan ....this says that a central library building is going in "on" midtown superblock; surely they mean bordering the superblock. is this an old library proposal? i've searched several threads and cannot find anything.
  21. bachanon
    ucityguides is worth $1,645 and receives 750 hits/day per domaintools.com; their opinion doesn't really count. on another note: who is this newbie "sparrow"? curious who he/she might be. positively curious.
  22. bachanon
    i think the students, families, and alumni of hspva are very proud of the name and would not be surprised if all were consulted during the design process. although "hspva" makes me think "husqvarna" lawn equipment, i have a good feeling about this building. most renderings i see, i expect the building to look less than; i think this one may turn out to look better than the rendering. fingers crossed. that said, if it looks worse than the rendering, it will be one ugly building.
  23. bachanon
    new guilty pleasure (not sure if it really is....) lindsey stirling; she's at bayou center next month. i'm a little too excited.
  24. bachanon
    Cool! Thanks. We are getting close to 1000 likes; maybe your photo will put it over the edge!
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    HAIF Facebook page about to hit 1000...

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