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  1. King Owl
    (sorry...pet peeve...it's ExxonMobil. It's not like the "mobile phone" or "Mobile, Alabama") If you live in Houston you should be able to get this right...) as you were.
  2. King Owl
    If that were correct then why did Chevron just buy another plot of land downtown? Does not compute, sorry.
  3. King Owl
    Maybe it's being redesigned to be a 102 story twisting tower? (sorry!) actually this one, while an awesome rendering, wasn't as high on my list, since it's outside of one of the major skyscraper zones (downtown, Galleria, energy corridor, med center). It was kind of a lone ranger
  4. King Owl
    hmm. If I were Shorenstein, I'd be trying to entice them over to Bell St.
  5. King Owl
    hey not to point out the obvious but you might consider moving -- it looks like your apartments aren't long for this world
  6. King Owl
    to be clear, does this have anything to do with the status of the strip club called St James?
  7. King Owl
    sorry if I missed it, but why is your buddy's father credible? is this just fanboy pumping or is this serious business
  8. King Owl
    This is such a winner. Nice job, Hines.
  9. King Owl
    Camp Strake is waaaaay up north. That would truly be an upheaval on the employees of Chevron. ExxonMobil at least had a huge presence in Greenspoint, which isn't all that far from the new Springwoods Village location, but can you imagine all the Chevron folks who now work downtown having to commute up to Camp Strake? Now that would be a nightmare. The other issue is housing supply up there. The Woodlands is already in true supply shortage mode due to Exxon, and if you added a huge Chevron campus, wow. The only way I'd see this working is if they moved a lot more people from outside of Houston to this campus. People who don't already have homes inside the loop since they work for Chevron downtown. Perhaps the San Ramon facility is on the way...
  10. King Owl
    Camp Strake...
  11. King Owl
    If they're going to be up there at 800+ feet, may as well really create a stir by the ornamental top to make it the city's tallest! Maybe something like this building from China, but with the Chevron logo projected onto it (like how Continental used to do) http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=50 Would the sloped cantilever look like a muted version of this? Maybe without the fat base?
  12. King Owl
    what's "mixed use" about it? Is there a hotel? It looks like a similar design to the W in Dallas...
  13. King Owl
    it's built for HillCorp. I believe they're taking the whole building, but not sure
  14. King Owl
    Have you seen the new renderings? Can you provide us any description? I was one of those who were most disappointed by the initial rendering...
  15. King Owl
    You can't have the chevron hq too close to the plebeians...
  16. King Owl
    really hard to make anything out there. What's different about it? Glass + some kind of vertical column on the left hand side? can you retake the picture?
  17. King Owl
    Is that the rendering of the old W hotel that was rumored during the last cycle (2008)? Looks about in the same spot Epsilon is the letter W on its side...
  18. King Owl
    they're probably in a dogfight for tenants with the 102 story building
  19. King Owl
    it's Hanover, so expect the back side of the building to be hardie plank
  20. King Owl
    lol I have to admit that the one in Chicago is way better. It's basically the same tower, but a lot taller. That wins. I don't get all the "us vs. them" mentality that exists in the world of skyscrapers. I appreciate each city on its own, and am glad Chicago has an amazing skyline. No need to compare it to Houston's.
  21. King Owl
    Agreed. I was just dreaming a bit. If Houston were to ever get a supertall again, I would suspect that there would need to be some government intervention -- e.g., massive tax benefits, coordination with hotel, residential incentives, etc. Somewhat similar to how San Francisco is working with Hines on their new supertall -- the Transbay Tower. With the high profile visibility of this site, proximity to the rail, convention center, major employers, this would be a fantastic place to do it. It could also create some excitement around convention goers over and above what "similar cities" could offer (Dallas, Atlanta) that could provide Houston a competitive advantage there.
  22. King Owl
    This plot of land would be a great spot to do a hotel/office/residential combo, perhaps leading to a 1,000+ footer. There's not a better time to do it, given the hotel, housing and office markets in Houston. The city should pony up some huge tax incentives for this, since it's such a high profile site in the heart of downtown and at the most visible stop on the rail line. Get it done Annise.
  23. King Owl
    I'm still dying to see the "Allen Parkway view" of this building. Please don't just be a box...
  24. King Owl
    The Galleria is feeling the heat from BLVD Place, Highland Village, River Oaks district, etc... gotta keep pace
  25. King Owl
    are you suggesting....102 STORIES????? (kidding) but yeah, awesome that this thing is going up so quicky
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