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  1. King Owl
    here's hoping this thing starts looking better...quick. The garage looks like a steaming pile of poop
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    I hope the hotel is a Peninsula. I stayed in the one in Chicago and it's simply awesome. Either that or a Mandarin Oriental. I stayed at theirs in Miami and thought it was incredibly nice, also. I wouldn't call the Ritz a "very, very high end" 5 star hotel. Simply a 5 star hotel. 4 Seasons is in the Ritz category Maybe a Burj-Al-Arab - Houston? Now that would be cool
  3. King Owl
    What does the gateway building rendering look like? Hopefully it has a lighting element at the top. I'd also like to see an "Atlanta-style" cheat on the height by doing the build-up or crown on top
  4. King Owl
    It looks like Deyaar's CEO was arrested for a "financial irregularity", and they're in the process of finding another CEO and shuffling around board members. I wonder if that will have any impact on this project in Houston or not. They don't talk like it will impact their profitability and there's no mention of how it would change their strategy going forward. anyone heard anything new about this development? http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle...siness&col=
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    anybody heard anything new about either the Ritz tower(s) or the Hanover tower? I noticed that Emporis just updated their site for the residential tower. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=blvdpl...-houston-tx-usa
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    They've always had a policy not to allow it, but nobody would ever tell you not to run the stairs if you were out there. I used to run them all the time when I was a student there. If the gates were open, I'd go right in. The gates aren't always open in the football off-season, though. The only time people will yell at you is when you take a dog down on the turf (idiots....).
  7. King Owl
    The tunnel system isn't a factor in the Houston Center area. I work in One HC, and the skywalks are nice to be able to walk over to the Park shops to eat or shop, and to the parking garages, but if Discovery Tower has a skywalk to their parking garage, then all people would need to do is walk to 5 HC to get into the skywalks to make it over to the Park shops. Not that big of a deal, in my opinion. Plus Discovery tower will have retail, so maybe there will be some dining options right there in the building without having to leave
  8. King Owl
    Probably will look like the La Quinta in downtown San Antonio...I don't have a picture, but they keep the traditional la quinta look with the beige color with the la quinta sign on top of a ~20-25 story building
  9. King Owl
    That's the La Quinta that's been discussed, I believe
  10. King Owl
    I like the design! I guess I'm a sucker for crown lighting, and I also like the way it has the curved pieces at the top. I think this will be a nice addition to the area. I look forward to watching it go up from my perch in One Houston Center
  11. King Owl
    That's really disappointing. Sounds similar to what the Ritz did in Dallas....not really a meaningful addition to the skyline. I think we'd all have preferred the taller, single tower. Any idea why they would change it up? Just too expensive to build one single tower?
  12. King Owl
    Ok, that explains the stage looking thing that's on the site right now. I was wondering how that stage thing was going to fit into the construction plans. I can see the site from my office, so I look forward to watching the progress. Actually from where I'm at in One Houston Center, I have a birds-eye view of the construction at One Park Place, MainPlace and 6 Houston Center (and soon to be the LaQuinta, Embassy Suites and the parking garage of Discovery Tower...can't see Discovery Tower due to the Fulbright tower being in the way)! Quite entertaining. Is there anything special with 6 Houston Center? I've heard 10 floors parking, 19 floors office, and that they're going for some kind of LEED certification, but I haven't really heard any distinguishing features of the building (like Discovery Tower's windmills or MainPlace's terrace). Is it just going to be a boring box? Why would any tenant choose the box over the more interesting MainPlace or Discovery Tower?
  13. King Owl
    I'm one of the exceptions! I'm extremely interested in what's going on in the TMC and at MD Anderson. I was a cancer patient there a year ago and they cured me! MD Anderson is one of the absolute finest hospitals with some of the absolute best doctors in the world. We're (especially ME) are EXTREMELY fortunate to have such amazing care at our fingertips here in Houston. edit: by the way, I'm 29 years old, so I would hope that younger people (yeah, I still consider myself young at 29...) would be aware they they are not immune from cancer. Skin cancer and testicular cancer are especially possible for men in their 20s. I would hope that everybody on here would be aware of that.
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    Looking at the little awning / front covered entry way thing out front of Discovery Tower, it sort of reminds me of the look of the Apple store that's just Southeast of Central Park in NYC. How cool would it be if they incorporated something like that out front of Discovery Tower? For those of you who haven't been to the Apple store in NY, it's a big glass cube that has an elevator that takes you below ground to the actual store - visually very cool http://picasaweb.google.com/federicoer/New...472207761388002
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    Probably a 40 story hotel/condo project...
  16. King Owl
    FYI, I talked to the money taker on the parking lot where 6HC will be built, and they said that tomorrow is the last day to park there. Sounds like construction is right around the corner...
  17. King Owl
    I think there actually may be some wind turbines in the top. There's some short little white poles that appear to have a spinning blade (very hard to see, but it looks like they're there....) ...and by the way - my office is on the 30th floor of One Houston Center, and there is a lot of wind at that height. You can hear it zipping between One HC adn the Fulbright tower almost every day for long periods of time
  18. King Owl
    memebag - what is your solution? Can you offer up something instead of picking at everybody's else's ideas? Thanks.
  19. King Owl
    looks almost the very same to me I like the top - something unique, that's for sure
  20. King Owl
    Step one is increased police/security presence (sounds like it's going the other direction) Long term solution includes nuking the bus station(s) I've lived in Midtown for 5 years and I constantly am looking over my shoulder when I walk to places like CVS, Randalls and the Chevron station. It's ridiculous how many beggars and bums are around. I can't believe people have put up with their presence for this long.
  21. King Owl
    I work in this building, and the inside is awesome, too. Texas pink granite covers the entire elevator lobby area. I'll try to snap some photos one day. I wish they'd do something more interesting with the top of the building, though. Maybe a Memorial-Hermann style crown??? lol ok maybe not I love the 4th photo down in the original post. HC looks pretty dense from that view
  22. King Owl
    I'm a big fan of the color of brick used on this. It matches Minute Maid Park, the Inn at the Ballpark and Vic and Anthony's very nicely. This building is really going to be a nice addition to downtown and will set a great stage for the new park.
  23. King Owl
    Saw this in the Houston business journal today. Mentions a 20 story tower by the Novati Group (same company that bought the BofA tower downtown). http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto.../25/story1.html
  24. King Owl
    Nancy reiterates that a Whole Foods will be at BLVD Place.....in the same article she quotes Ed Wulfe. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/5557350.html
  25. King Owl
    Is Bellaire not urban enough for ya? More residential folks near downtown is a great thing, in my opinion. Midtown has the early makings of a nice residential area
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