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  1. dmoneybangbang
    My pics were larger than 1 MB but thanks TexasVines I figured it out I believe. Here are some pics of the aloft hotel: Here are some pics of Sage St. west of the Galleria: St. George's Place on Hidalgo St.: New apartment complexes along San Felipe at Fountainview and Winrock: Random shots:
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    I took some pictures of the hotel plus some of the area west of the galleria but I am not sure how to upload them. I have a flickr account if that helps.
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    Well I took pictures of the current state of the aloft hotel and it looks like 4 or 5 stories of hotel on top of 4 stories of parking currently. It will definitely be much taller than the rendering on the sign in post 26. I also took some pictures of the surrounding area west and sw of the Galleria. It has changed much over the past few years. Hopefully when I get back to San Marcos I can put them on my comp and upload them.
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    I did mean Yorktown. Thanks for finding the thread for it.
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    I couldn't find a thread about this, which is pretty surprising considering this building is already at least 10 stores tall and was rather large. Unfortunately, I couldn't see what the building was called but it said "Mixed Use". I was driving west down Westheimer and noticed it. It was before York St. Maybe someone can shed some more light on this. I will be back in the area after Christmas and I'll bring my camera.
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    Is there a large Islamic community in this part of Houston? Just curious to why this location was chosen.
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    A little bit steep... but I doubt that will last for too long.
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    The original rendering (from page 1 near the bottom) looks pretty good for an Embassy Suites. Hopefully we get something along the lines of that rendering, I especially like how the roof isn't flat and it isn't completely a box.
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    Is the bowling alley even up yet? What is it, Lucky Stripe?
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    Man I thought Discovery Green view would be a lot more impressive. I like the view but Discovery Green still looks "bare". I bet 5 years will be enough time for those younger trees to start making a noticeable difference. As always, GRB makes its presence felt. I would definitely want the city side view.
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    Glad to hear another person share my dislike of palm trees in Houston. They should have went with some oaks trees, Houston style.
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    I believe it was the W.
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    Where is the closest grocery store in that area? I'm considering moving into an area along the light rail as I might be working at the TMC and was just trying to get an idea of what day-to-day life might be living in the downtown area. Thanks.
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    I think of Houston as Southern because of its geography and palm trees aren't generally found in the South. Also, Galveston doesn't look too tropical and palm trees only look good there because it's the beach. That's my opinion at least.
  15. dmoneybangbang
    It is north of Westchase and Northeast of the Energy Corridor. I believe it is a few miles North of I10 and BW8. There are a lot of office buildings being built/have been built along NW portion along BW8, also W portion of BW8.
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    Personally I think these TC concepts in the burbs are great because as Pearland grows, it can replace those surface parking lots with retail, offices, or residential. I don't think it would make much sense to build vertical in Pearland as it currently is. I really do like how Sugarland and The Woodlands have evolved their "city centers." Having those malls in close proximity doesn't hurt. What I would like to see next, hopefully in the near future, is Park&Ride service added.
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    As you move east and south of the energy corridor you enter Alief from the south and clusters of low income apartments to the west. Parts of Alief can be pretty bad but for the most part, the whole is area pretty nice and surprisingily well established.
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    Probably doesn't help it rains a lot in Houston.
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    So about how high is 60 stories?
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    I'm sure they will plant something there along the sides. It will probably look sktechy until whatever they plant matures.
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    The proposed building on 3800 Main will be a medical tower according to a poster on the Houston Development Thread at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread...23&page=107 . Also, there was a flurry of updated renderings of buildings going up in the TMC.
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    I think Houston already has a CBD worth going to; we have a great theater district, an assortment of resturants, various entertainment (pool, movie theater, clubs, and bars), and just the atmosphere and feel of being surrounded by skyscraperss. I think Houston Pavillions will give people more to do downtown. I think there will be plenty of people to support this project. I think disco green is a good indicator of people's willingingness to venture downtown who might not have done so. However, downtown has lots of competition between the rest of the inner loop that I can't possibly see our downtown having a significant amount of retail or residential.
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    I'm not sure where the residential portion is, specifically the brownstones. I've only driven by the project via the on ramps to I10. It looks pretty amazing with about 5 cranes at Town and Country and then Memorial City mall area rising in the background.
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    The top does look like Discovery Tower and like a few of the taller buildings in the Westchase District; they all share the exact same top design.
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    Maybe/maybe not. There probably wasn't enough business to support ground based retail and still probably isn't. However, it's great that there's more density being added to this area. Hopefully, the light rail is up for the task. I hear it's getting pretty crowded already.
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