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  1. aachor
    I wouldn't be surprised if it fills up with contract parking. It's priced competitively with TMC parking garages, but their garages don't have availability during the day. And it's only a short walk from Texas Children's and MD Anderson (via the Duncan Building and skybridge). Edit: It seems the garage has 2,800 parking spaces. At around $200 per month for a parking space, it could potentially bring in around $6.7M in annual revenue.
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    Equipment is piling up.
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    I didn't know that site existed. Thanks! Looking at it, it seems that they're aiming for 2/10/2025 for the project to be ready to bid. So maybe sometime in 2026 for the resurface? It's going to be in real rough shape by then, and I would guess that they're going to have to replace and rebase sections.
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    It's wild to think about what this whole area is going to be like in a few years. When I first moved to Houston in 2016, OST west of Almeda was mostly just parking lots. In a few years, this stretch between Cambridge and Greenbriar will have been completely transformed. Hopefully at some point the city can get it's act together and re-pave OST. It was rough in 2016 and since then it's only gotten worse.
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    I think @houstontexasjack is correct. I was curious and did some reading and it seems that It's not too uncommon to see high-rise and skyscraper projects that have run into this kind of trouble before. Especially condominium developments. Sometimes they end up as an eyesore while stuff gets sorted out. And then, often, the original developer secures some new funding or some other developer ends up taking over the project and completing it. Unless the building is found to have construction defects (e.g. Ocean Tower on South Padre Island), acquiring a half-finished building for pennies on the dollar seems to be usually too good to pass up. I know it isn't the best comparison, but there are multiple very large projects on the Vegas strip, for example, that stalled out due to the original developer running out of funds or some other issues, and then later resumed. Apparently, Miami also had a number of projects that were stalled by the 2008 financial crisis, but ended up resuming within a year or two. Some other examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickell_World_Plaza What I can't find is any building in the United States achieving anything close to this height and then being demolished because of funding issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_voluntarily_demolished_buildings
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    It could always be worse.
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    Two years ago my sister was visiting from out of town with her family and opted to stay here. She said that the hotel was reasonably clean, but poorly maintained. And, that the rooms were somewhat damp and musty and needing a remodel.
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    The website is short on information, but it says "mixed use." And from the render, everything above the podium looks residential to me. If they're going mostly residential with a lesser amount of boutique office space and streel-level retail, or residential/hotel/retail, that would make a lot more sense to me than a massive mostly-office building in the next couple of years. Especially with all of the other construction in the Med Center. My wife works in the Med Center and we rented just outside the Med Center for several years. There is a serious lack of decent housing in the area. Something within walking distance of the major hospitals should do really well, especially if they can keep the rent within reach of hospital employees. Looking at availability on the website for The Latitude Med Center seems to confirm that there is a market here.
  9. aachor
    My wife and I lived in a high-rise for a few years which had a clear view of the refineries. They actually looked kind of pretty with their flares sparkling clear across the horizon at night. But also, whenever I saw them, this is what went through my mind:
  10. aachor
    100%. I, for one, am especially happy to see something other than another glass box. I think this latest render looks great. I love the glass band in the middle. And the top-heavy juxtaposition of the white tower at the top and naked garage at the bottom makes it look a little punk modern. I really hope they don't skimp on the lighting. The early renders had some colored LED bands delineating the different sections, and it looked really sharp in my opinion. I really think this adds a lot to the Museum District "skyline." It absolutely dominates your view driving along Binz. I like it.
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    I was curious too. It looks like it's a project of the Midtown Management District. Most of their minutes are scanned documents and are not easy to search. https://midtownhouston.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MMD-Minutes-5-5-2021-Final-Signed.pdf
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    I really wish that the city would properly stripe the roads and fix the potholes before imposing this kind of ...art... on us. EDIT: I am all for public art, I would just like it to be beautiful.
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    I'm really hoping the final lighting will look like the render with the multiple horizontal bands. At the moment, it's just a black hole in the night sky.
  14. aachor
    Commie block confirmed!
  15. aachor
    I don't know why you all aren't excited over any high-rise development that doesn't completely look like ass (e.g., Mercer Condominiums). It's an increase in density without being another doughnut. And, to be fair, even a mid-rise doughnut or a good looking podium construction are a huge improvements over the low-rise apartments with surface parking that were a construction staple in this city in previous decades. I think any increase in density which diminishes the plague of surface parking is a step in the right direction. Regardless of whether it's 30 or 40 floors, this and the development at 2311 Westheimer are both excellent developments for this neighborhood.
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