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    I'm assuming this is from the south looking north? and the structure is the parking garage?
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    Definitely doing more than a garage... there is a ton of steel going into that hole. I'll take a pic when the sun comes up.
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    The view of this as you drive east through the 4 Oaks development is pretty cool. At the light on Post Oak it feels like the road just dead-ends into Astoria (obviously it doesn't, but it's a cool feel).
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    They are definitely doing doing something over there. Since they have a giant pile of sewer pipe on site... I'm assuming utilities.
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    Yeah, the last few floors have really stepped it out.
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    The Mercer is what it is. It gives us something to discuss... for that reason, I'll miss the urinal paint-job.
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    Can we implement a "don't like this" button...
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    LD, you are completely right. Also, the existing entrance to the Microcenter is a real pain... unless you have a truck it rips up the bottom of your car. My bumper is still recovering.
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    Great photo Triton. Thanks for posting.
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    Or maybe he's talking out two sides of his mouth? Seemed like he had a rough morning.
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    Re: elevated rail & noise... I rode the JR trains all over Japan 6 weeks ago. In the major cities, there are arterial stations away from the core (think Woodlands, or 610/290 vs. downtown). The trains don't go 200 mph between them... since there isn't room to speed up and speed down. The lower speeds also allow tighter turns in urban environments and create less noise. The Japanese are fanatical about noise, and have specific standards for how much noise can reach a structure. In urban areas, there are sound walls, trench & cover, and other barriers that encapsulate the line. These trains don't create anything like the noise of a freight train. No banging, no horns, no signal, no 2 mph squeeky wheel nonsense. See pg 7. http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/2006/h_railway_bureau/Laws_concerning/14.pdf
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    Appears they are shifting the staging area to the now-empty condos next door.
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    No nightlife nearby? It's not exactly my scene by Belvedere does pretty good business. Also, the tasting room is great.
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    It's actually a 3rd crane... two for the office tower... one for the residential part. And no, it showed up about 10 days ago.
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    I'm out there 4+ times a week. #sold.
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    Not the trash mound (that one's north of downtown)... though I call it Mt. Houston. This one is just east of the Washburn tunnel, south of the ship channel.
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    It is the 610 bridge, but it is not the SJ monument (I think it's covered behind downtown actually). Just stacks along the ship channel. On a good day you can see the BW8 bridge.
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