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  1. Texasota
    Don't think they're online yet. As for why so long? This is a large project, and this will be built to a significantly higher standard than most of the other new construction going up around town. Quality takes time.
  2. Texasota
    Planning Commission just granted 0' lot line variance on Montrose for new Glassell. Showed some renderings. New building as described earlier in the thread; second floor then cantilevers out toward Montrose. Rep said construction in 2015; total campus finished 2019.
  3. Texasota
    Welcome to Houston.
  4. Texasota
    Yeah, I'm not sure *every* tower downtown needs to be solid glass.
  5. Texasota
    He explained his reasoning for mucho: "muy" has a y in it, which wouldn't really work with the word mounted vertically to the ground.
  6. Texasota
    Because the rendering shows some steel mesh panels? I'd say it looks similar to some of the parking garages at UH, and, at the end of the day, it looks like a parking garage.
  7. Texasota
    It's still strange that it's off by itself rather than at least partially wrapped by apartments.
  8. Texasota
    I disagree. I think part of the reason Phoenicia has managed to do well is the fact that it's basically a "destination" grocery store. Even in Montrose I live closer to half a dozen grocery stores than to Phoenicia, but I'll still shop there because they offer something unique. I think the trick is finding retail that is useful to people who live downtown but also attracts people from the surrounding neighbrohoods
  9. Texasota
    I noticed that too. I like DownHouse, and I certainly wouldn't object to a second location closer in to town. Once less reason to go into the Heights
  10. Texasota
    Well, hopefully more vacant lots/blocks are "scooped up" first
  11. Texasota
    There has to be public parking for the retail (new and existing)
  12. Texasota
    Well, it's certainly in line with what the property owner says he wants to do...
  13. Texasota
    If Dallas develops some positive aspects I'll be happy to appreciate 'em. /kidding...sorta I wonder if Downtown will ever *really* be the center of the city in that way again. Maybe Houston will just keep developing into a mass of heavily differentiated mini cities, with Downtown as one of them.
  14. Texasota
    Have you been in any of his buildings? He tends to be responsive to site, and I love his detailing. A two year old watercolor massing sketch doesn't really say much.
  15. Texasota
    Yeah those freeway schemes are definitely the most interesting part of that document, assuming of course that they have any chance of happening
  16. Texasota
    I'm really looking forward to this, but the Menil was built in the last 30 years, so cant agree with that
  17. Texasota
    Um. You're not serious are you? Exactly which side of the spur is "ghetto," the historic district or the $1500/month apartments? It's more mixed closer to 59, but that's true on both sides, and development is happening on both sides. As for the pierce elevated being a "territorial signifier;" development is stretching north along Main. Particularly once MATCH and the superblock are built, that leaves, what, 3 blocks? Come on. Development is continually creeping toward that Greyhound Station (and, for that matter, that horrrible Mcdonalds) from ALL sides.
  18. Texasota
    It's exactly what it looks like. An old fashioned zero lot line commercial storefront building.
  19. Texasota
    I think this is entirely dependent on continued residential construction. Luckily, that seems to be happening.
  20. Texasota
    It's separate. commercial
  21. Texasota
    Except does the building really have anything to do with Bucees success? Their strengths seems to be their selection of snacks, their reliable cleanliness, and, ultimately, their branding. The *only* way in which the actual building matters is in the extent to which they keep it clean.
  22. Texasota
    seems like the most likely choice
  23. Texasota
    Pennzoil Place earned Johnson a Pritzker. The three most architecturally significant buildings in houston are probably the Menil, MFAH, and Pennzoil. Landmark designation tends to happen *after* 50 or years, though exceptions are made. Pennzoil is less than 40 years old.
  24. Texasota
    Is Ross trolling?
  25. Texasota
    Replacing that facade will result in at least *some* public outcry. That's a classic modern tower, and one of Johnson's better buildings.
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