UrbaNerd Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Looks like those damn Capulets can declare a WIN over the Montagues now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Forgive my ignorance, but are all of those buildings coming down for this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Forgive my ignorance, but are all of those buildings coming down for this project?Everything on that block but Stowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Forgive my ignorance, but are all of those buildings coming down for this project? Everything on the square block except the Stowers Furniture building (white brick building on the Fannin/Walker corner). edit - what he said above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Looks like those damn Capulets can declare a WIN over the Montagues now. You truly have done your screen name proud with that literate reference, UrbaNerd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Everything on that block but Stowers.How unfortunate. There are so many parking lots. And uglier buildings.Sorry if I'm late in the game on this one. It's just frustrating when good looking stuff comes down instead of the things that need to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 How unfortunate. There are so many parking lots. And uglier buildings.Sorry if I'm late in the game on this one. It's just frustrating when good looking stuff comes down instead of the things that need to go.I am sure folks would argue that the majority of the block wasn't "good looking stuff," but I share your sentiment. Unfortunately, no one was able to come forth with the vision or money to do something good with the properties, so they just sat...and sat...and sat.Demolition by neglect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) How unfortunate. There are so many parking lots. And uglier buildings.Sorry if I'm late in the game on this one. It's just frustrating when good looking stuff comes down instead of the things that need to go.Like most of us, I would love to see the Montague renovated. As noted above, however, it just sat there as a brothel for decades. The silver lining, as I see it, will be the improved value of the adjacent buildings. I can't wait to see the old Texaco building and its north-Rusk counterpart turned into a swanky hotel or luxury condos. With the addition of Main Place, I think the renovation of these buildings is just a few years away.Welcome to the thread. Edited December 11, 2007 by bkjones98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Demolition by neglect.That seems to happen a lot in this region of the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Like most of us, I would love to see the Montague renovated. As noted above, however, it just sat there as a brothel for decades. The silver lining, as I see it, will be the improved value of the adjacent buildings. I can't wait to see the old Texaco building and its north-Rusk counterpart turned into a swanky hotel or luxury condos. With the addition of Main Place, I think the renovation of these buildings is just a few years away.Welcome to the thread. i agree. Without something to vitalize that part of town, more well loved buildings could perhaps, fall into disrepair, so this project will probably save more beloved historic spots.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 i agree. Without something to vitalize that part of town, more well loved buildings could perhaps, fall into disrepair, so this project will probably save more beloved historic spots.I agree. I love the look of the Texaco building (much more than the New West Building and Montagu). I'm really hope something good will happen with it soon. So much potential there, and it's depressing to see it empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWW Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Apology if someone answered this already, but what is the scheduled day of demolition so that we can go see this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 ^The rep that posted here only mentioned January 2008 - nothing more specific. I guess it is time to make some calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 The rep that posted here only mentioned January 2008 - nothing more specific. I guess it is time to make some calls.I think its cool how they're able to pull off a controlled demo that close to Stowers. It'll be interesting to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 There will be a buffer where Bond is (was), but it is still close to Stowers, as well as Club Quarters and Texaco.I hope they release a date soon and create viewing areas - it would be a shame for such an insanely large ($) company to blast the old Cotton into nonexistence without a proper farewell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I don't doubt that it makes some people's lives more convenient--if not in time savings then in terms of comfort or just the uppity satisfaction of doing the 'green' thing that Al Gore told them to--but by the numbers, it just doesn't compare to the added level of congestion or the added inconvenience to those that now have to use the Red Line as an intermediate mode that used to be able to avoid an extra transfer.Not just wrong - in the wrong thread, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Not just wrong - in the wrong thread, too.If you disagree, by all means explain why - in a different thread, if you so wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 If you disagree, by all means explain why - in a different thread, if you so wish.Why can't we all just get along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Keep it on topic and play nice, children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redant Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 ^^Yeah, that was posted a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redant Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Darn! I didn't see one, thought I would be the first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Oh, nay-sayers nay-sayers...I'm all for preservation and stuff, but this is one sweet action project. Houston needs to get out of it's funk and reclaim some of our architectural legacy. Cheap infill ain't gonna do it, so we better build up. The contrast of Main Place in the "old" section of downtown will be super impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 FYI - the implosion is scheduled for January 20th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 FYI - the implosion is scheduled for January 20th.Yep, we've been hearing that date over the past month - morning i assume. Anything more specific? Special viewing areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I know there are a lot of people who wish that this could have been built on an empty surface lot where historic buildings wouldn't have to be torn down, but there just weren't any empty surface lots in downtown Houston. Oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I know there are a lot of people who wish that this could have been built on an empty surface lot where historic buildings wouldn't have to be torn down, but there just weren't any empty surface lots in downtown Houston. Oh wait...mmhmm....It also doesn't help that there are a bunch of high class 'lords that buy up and do nothing.Aside from Masterworks Development Corp/Club Quarters and their fantastic renovation of the Texas State Hotel (okay, honorable mention to the eternally empty Stowers that Spire Realty owns, and the horribly re-veneered Sanguinet, Staats, Hedrick & Gottlieb building at 806 Main - at least it is in use)we have, in that general block area:-The Davis Brothers and the Beatty-West Building-Crescent Real Estate/Texas Co. Building LP and the Texas Co. Building-Aaron Wiese and the Battelstein Building-Montagu/Hotel Cotton - complete waste of a good building-Bond Clothing - another waste, but stuck in the middle of everythingWay to go, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I know there are a lot of people who wish that this could have been built on an empty surface lot where historic buildings wouldn't have to be torn down, but there just weren't any empty surface lots in downtown Houston. Oh wait...Please...This block will help the entire Main Street corridor and hopefully spur a redevelopment of those older, historic towers. This particular block I heard was not too great, and the Stowers building was redeveloped to no success. With MainPlace coming in, I bet some small businesses will move into the Stowers Building. You are just so set on Houston not caring about anything historic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 As of today, there is nothing left of the West building but a pile of rubble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Looks like KPMG is going to go for more than 100,000 sq. ft.But of course, no one is REALLY talking about what's going on. Since KPMG is currently in Bank of America Center, I wonder the remaining tenants are going to swallow up the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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