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17 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

trans non-binary. I think you need to keep up. Like...come on man.

20 hours ago, Response said:

That's right. God's a woman now. Try and keep up.

Both of you are assuming gender. Way behind the times.

He's a he.

And this tower is amazing.

Considering the landmass is almost half the size of downtown, I'd say that's pretty fast.

On 1/14/2019 at 7:51 PM, ekdrm2d1 said:

From the press release

4 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

Some Tanglewood residents are against this high-rise.

 

https://protecttanglewood.com/

Look at that design, so would I. Ripped off Anadarko's tower, but worse.

Maybe Randall is just there for the money and not involved in design? He's not even listed as part of the team: http://dcpartnersusa.com/our-team/

Looking at this and then the conceptual plan for all phases makes you better realize just how ginormous this entire project is. Wow.

Awesome, reminds me of an urban Public Storage.

Anyone else not in love with this design?

1 hour ago, Reefmonkey said:

Is there really that much to see in Arlington anyway? The coasters at Six Flags? 😉 I know what you mean though. I went to one or two games there when I was in college, back when it was brand new. The only other ballpark I had ever known was the Astrodome. I actually liked Arlington's architectural style, felt like classic Americana style at the time, especially compared to the Astrodome's 60s Modernism. I was also struck by how different it was to go to a baseball game at an outdoor park, felt to me like what it should be. Of course, it was a night game, and during the school year, so not yet in the heat of summer. Since we were college students, of course we had to climb up into the nosebleeds, and that's the other thing that struck me, how steep it was, so I can imagine that would contribute to the "boxed in" feeling you're talking about.

 

I can definitely see the appeal of moving it to Dallas where it would be accessible by DART rail. I guess though all the pro-stadium boosters did a good job of laying on the usual scare tactics of what would happen if the Rangers left Arlington to spook Arlington voters into approving another boondoggle to keep them there.

The architecture was decent. I would have liked it better if it wasn't enclosed and had a view of outside the stadium.

2 hours ago, Reefmonkey said:

Wow, how pathetic, The Cubs and Red Sox are playing in stadiums over 100 years old, so venerable that they are national landmarks, meanwhile here in Texas, once a stadium reaches the age that, were it human, would just barely be old enough to rent a car, and the team calls on the city to tear it down and build a new one - and the cities usually acquisece and build new ones. But not at the expense of the teams that use them, of course. An organization that spends $93 million a year on salaries for 15 people couldn't possibly be expected to pay for its own stadium, so let's jack up sales and hotel taxes for all the little people. 🙄

I don't like the ballpark in Arlington for a few reasons. One, once you're inside, you feel like you're in a box; can't see anything outside the stadium. Two, it's in the middle of a gigantic parking lot with nothing nearby. Only way to access it is by car.

43 minutes ago, pablog said:

This is just conceptual and not an actual build right?

Probably, yeah. Two giveaways, lots of curves and foliage.

On 1/26/2019 at 6:49 PM, Naviguessor said:

Some activity observed on the west end of the site this week. Lots of stakes with colored flags placed, well east of the demo’d warehouse. And, today, and excavator and dozer were working where the warehouse was. It’s the first heavy equipment on the site since demolition. 

 

Waiting for Midway’s annual report to come out. Maybe there be some more info in that. 

Yeah, today I noticed a lot of dirt being moved around in that area.

33 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

Things are probably slowing down but a lot is kicking off this year that’s really going to change the landscape pretty drastically. The next buildout will bring some great density. 

Sweet. But I'm just wondering if this project possibly being axed is a lagging indicator that development is slowing down. The possible cancellation could be the result of a million things. Just speculating.

What will be the "10 cool things about Houston the 00's" in 30 years?

I've been out of the loop for a long time now, not keeping up with new projects like I used to, but it feels like we haven't had many new projects announced (I know a few have started recently). Are things slowing down? I know this project is a horrible barometer for health of new developments.

Maybe it's not a huge factor, but across the street is that corner store and that block does not have a shortage of homeless people.

I like that this will be short enough for us to see the three behind it still.

1 hour ago, CREguy13 said:

From what I am hearing, Hanover is planning a project that is close to the scale of Regent Square.  We shall see, but certainly adds pressure to GID.

If GID doesn't fill the void, someone will. Good for Hanover.

2 hours ago, Luminare said:

Change up the exterior facade and make it more engaging with the rest of downtown. Take that beige plain walls off and get some style going on it. I really like designs like they did with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Something very contemporary that really pops.

Dido on changing the exterior. The Summit looks better from the outside than TC. More glass allowing pedestrians to see what's going on inside.

On 10/5/2018 at 9:46 AM, samagon said:

it was, I think most fans are now texans fans.

 

I had friends who cheered for the titans, their explanation was that the players were still oilers. It was a silly excuse.

I rooted for the Titans until we have got the Texans, but if I'm honest, there's still a tiny piece of my heart that is still with the Titans, very tiny. I was a kid when they moved and Bud Adams didn't mean anything to me, I was a fan of the team. If you're best friend moves to another city do you stop being their friend? 'course not.

Looks like it's from the 70's.

2 hours ago, ajgallion said:

I live in the apartments butting up to the development and saw a group of men in business attire walking across the lot the other morning. They looked to have rolls of plans with them and we pointing around chatting... but I’m not sure what that could mean. 

Making plans for the future Kickball field?

On 8/24/2018 at 11:46 AM, CaptainJilliams said:

 

Considering this is an urban area destined for highrises, the Cosmo residents have very little to complaint about their view being blocked. This is a very accompanying design.

I give it two thumbs up.

1 hour ago, Urbannizer said:

 

Done, I'll do the same for other threads as well.

You'll be a blessed man if you do this Urby, something I requested like a decade ago. The project address and/or intersection would also be helpful.

20 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

 

Not really. Only retail was proposed originally,  demand for office isn't great at the moment and Randy has always owned the site - he wouldn't want to upset his new condo buyers at Arabella.

I didn't know Randall Davis owned this site. Makes perfect sense now.

Isn't it surprising this isn't a highrise?