houstonfella Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) Going national may be the understatement. Got my Food & Wine magazine today and opposite page 117 is a full page Titan ad. Curiously, is this just for the Texas edition or is this a national ad? Anyhow, go Titan. Edited December 8, 2007 by houstonfella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 If they're staying in place McDonalds is going to have to build a parking garage for their patrons. Have you been over there during lunch hour? I can't wait to see a site plan for the new tower and mcdonald's...it's driving me nuts trying to understand how they'll fit both on such a tiny plot of land...I would suggest just moving the mcdonalds over to the post oak and west loop intersection...but I'm sure all those business-folk from across the street wouldn't want to walk and extra block to get their imported beef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) ...to get their imported beef You think its actually beef? I always figured that it was some sort of cardboard/soy emulsification, salted, and died brown. Edited December 10, 2007 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Who knows what the February 08 date stands for on their website? Is it the day they're gonna start selling the units or the ground breaking? Edited December 10, 2007 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Who knows what the February 08 date stands for on their website? Is it the day they're gonna start selling the units or the ground breaking? wondered that as well... maybe ambiguity brings in high net worth clients?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuilderGeek Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 same with Newsweek...This is ~probably~ just the zoned version of Time and Newsweek. You don't have to buy national to get into those publications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I think it looks hideous. Like a vegas hotel that should have be demolished, along with a room that elvis stayed in. But I shouldn't complain, and just embrace diversity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 It is definitely different, but that is a plus in my opinion. I think it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 A bit of a different angle of the rendering in today's ad in the paper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 It's triangular, huh? Isn't that different? I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 i like it. It is different (or so it seems) than many of the other cookie cutter buildings in the area. I HOPE it isn't anywhere near the color of beige, brown or tannish yellow. (like the others) m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 OK, now i'm totally tripping on this advertising. It's all over the place! Note the greek-ish statue to left, staring into the penthouses. (see, those Titans!). The copy, good lord. What exactly is 'aspiring' to be green? Can condos have aspirations? And the 'competition over ' line (the Titans lost, BTW, mythologically speaking). The overall feel of the art makes me think cheesy mid-century book jacket art. Maybe for an Ayn Rand novel! 'Magnificient Obsession'. ick. Like the building, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) The copy, good lord. What exactly is 'aspiring' to be green? Can condos have aspirations?Haha, yeah, the "aspiring to be green" bit screams to me: "This project couldn't hope to qualify for LEED certification, but we're going to ascribe the word 'green' to it because our clientele is of the sort that doesn't really care about the environment all that much, if at all, but would really respond positively to suggested self delusion." Edited December 17, 2007 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 A bit of a different angle of the rendering in today's ad in the paper...Reminds me of those society women who insist on a 'slimming' angle for publicity photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 re: that list of phrasesthere was no preface, just.. here are some poorly-worded, random factson the boulevard? what does that even mean.. that its on a street? isnt every building? that its in the middle of everything? most would assume a trendy highrise doesnt go in the burbs.competition over? why didnt they just put 'i am legend' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 on the boulevard? what does that even mean..Post Oak Blvd. The Boulevard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Post Oak Blvd. The Boulevard.Haha ok.I've been in Houston 22 years and never heard it called that. Unless you are being sarcastic. My main pt was that everything was written syntactically awkward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Haha ok.I've been in Houston 22 years and never heard it called that. Unless you are being sarcastic.You apparently haven't any preconceived notions of what uber-wealthy socialite trophy wives are expected to talk or act like. Edited December 17, 2007 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You apparently haven't any preconceived notions of what uber-wealthy socialite trophy wives are expected to talk or act like.LOL. Touche. and I might venture to say I'm proud of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My first assumption was that they meant River Oaks Blvd. (The Boulevard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 If someone told me it was on "THE Boulevard" and asked me what THE Boulevard meant to me.... my first pick would be Heights Blvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My first assumption was that they meant River Oaks Blvd. (The Boulevard).Ah, but you see, there is also a subtle hint of sexism in here, too. Women, shopping. Connect the dots, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieDidIt Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This ad lends me to believe it wasn't created by a Houston Ad Firm. Most people in Houston, rich or poor, call Post Oak BLVD plain ol' Post Oak. You say "on Post Oak" to a Houstonian and they know the area you are talkining about. Post Oak is already swank yet this ad seems to want to add more flare to a street that needs no additional identity.You say Boulevard, most think River Oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I think, in Houston, boulevard is a misnomer. Yes, multi-lane arterial thoroughfares are common here, but having "roads" along each side doesn't happen except on the freeways. Oh, well, the Titan is going up on The Boulevard (such as it is). I like the building and think it will look great on The Boulevard. Definition by Wikipedia: In this case, as a type of road, a boulevard (often abbreviated Blvd) is usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the center, and "roads" along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery. The division into peripheral roads for local use and a central main thoroughfare for regional traffic is a principal feature of the boulevard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This ad lends me to believe it wasn't created by a Houston Ad Firm. Most people in Houston, rich or poor, call Post Oak BLVD plain ol' Post Oak. You say "on Post Oak" to a Houstonian and they know the area you are talkining about. Post Oak is already swank yet this ad seems to want to add more flare to a street that needs no additional identity.You say Boulevard, most think River Oaks.Well put./my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 If someone told me it was on "THE Boulevard" and asked me what THE Boulevard meant to me.... my first pick would be Heights Blvd.i've heard this the most as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcutech Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 I hear from a realtor that Titan pricing will be in the $450 psf range. Anybody know how much 2727 Kirby or Turnberry is selling for? More or less than this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgEngr Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 MC'D is in the RE business, not the hamburger business. This wouldn't surprise me a bit. Anyone can make a better burger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJVilla Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The sales office is open (been open for a few days) - the trailer has been remodeled and they have a model of the building close to the street. Very nice temporary sales center and placement of the model when driving by, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The sales office is open (been open for a few days) - the trailer has been remodeled and they have a model of the building close to the street. Very nice temporary sales center and placement of the model when driving by, btw. yeah, i just drove by it a little while ago... very big model sitting inside that is quite visible from the street. things are really heating up in uptown between this, cosmo, BLVD, river oaks district, and turnberry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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