Gary

Urbannizer, Curious as to where the rendering came from. Looks a little fishy, although it wouldn't be the first time a subpar rendering came to fruition.

Also, look for Haik's Huge lot on the South side of 10 to bring something new in 2014.

There's a rumor going around that the new Haik building may go taller than originally planned. No confirmation, but it looks like he's already in talks with a lead tenant.

Exactly why it should be in DT (all hqs should be) instead of up north in some woodlands.

LOL! And I mean literally. You really ought to think about hitting the comedy club circuit with this stuff. Utterly Clueless.

I noticed yesterday as I was leaving work that they were installing metal polls in concrete alongside the sidewalk of the shorter 12 story Four Oaks Place, as if they were going to install a chain link fence or something on the side facing the new construction site. 

 

Does anyone have any ideas as to why this might be? Seemed a little strange to me.

Surely it's the construction fence.

It'll be 2015 in just 14.5 months.... I'm starting to worry myself!

That's just flat funny.

It's happened before.

Yeah, I guess your right... To borrow a quote from one of our premier members: "So fellow Houston Architecture board members, sit back and watch Atlanta and Dallas get all these cool projects while Houston sits stagnant! Welcome to Houston, the 4th largest joke of a city in America."

I truly hope this starts soon lest falling gas/oil/energy prices nix it entirely.

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Drove by yesterday, and this phase one development is really strange. Seems like an odd use of such a large piece of property.

If the first poll is a more accurate measurement, then it looks pretty good, but they need to go after the 20% of undecided. My gut says it will pass.

GOOD NEWS! Polls show that most people favor saving the dome.

 

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Polls-suggest-voters-have-minds-made-up-on-Dome-4841020.php

 

VOTE YES! SAVE THE DOME!

Actually, it shows it's very close. Another polling company finds it's even.

"Another poll, conducted for the campaign working to drum up support for the dome project, shows a tie: 43 percent in favor and 43 percent opposed, with the rest undecided. The group's poll surveyed 500 likely county voters and has a 4.5 percentage point margin of error."

heres a photo from Infinite Jim.. looks like its at least up to floor 13.. over half way there.

That's actually a pretty cool photo.

_{I know it's already been said, but this is a real disappointment for such a high profile property. I'm not even considering the initial plan or the second plan.}

Bump. Any new pics of this?

Any idea who owns the land on the 610 frontage where the parking lot is going? That seems like a super prime lot to build more concrete.

Did Colvill/Hines tip you off or something? The images aren't on their website anymore.

The images worked for me.

No question that Urbannizer did some great work here, but man, that must have taken a lot of time.

I always enjoy your posts.

West Sam Houston beltway?!? Seriously? The design is kinda decent but the location? Come on.

Seriously, you have got to stop this. Please stop, think and use some form of reason and deduction before making comments. I'm at the point that I wonder if your just screwing with everybody.

Just a poster who can't understand why everything doesn't get built in his/her particular neighborhood.

Don't be knockin one of our premier posters, man.

Generic box. Seems they missed an opportunity to build something nice in midtown.

What am I missing here? Midtown?

Really big "Art" banners hanging on the side of a building?

I got the "art" banners part, just couldn't understand the rest.

Huge posters off "art"* at the top of Post Oak.

Elegant.

*Don't know what the posters are of. I look away and pretend they're not there.

Huge posters off "art"* at the top of Post Oak.

Elegant.

*Don't know what the posters are of. I look away and pretend they're not there.

Huh?

My lord that's a small parcel of land for this thing.

Unfortunately, removing his sig wouldn't really solve anything since he continues to post.

I do a lot of work with NOV (National Oilwell Varco), and they are gigantic. They have been steadily acquiring other companies over the last two years and must have at least 20 different buildings and sites in Houston. I would think they would total somewhere around 2 million square feet of office space alone. If they decide to consolidate in one location it would be big.