TGM Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 They should add 20 more floors to this thing just for that.I'm still hoping that they'll include arms and a face like the signs depict, as a play against the stereotype undertones they subtly depict. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 How about a huge fan on top blowing a giant thing like used to be in front of all the cell phone stores - that large inflatable sock-think with arms. I have no idea what they were called. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Rich NIMBY busybodies make for some of the least sympathetic people as it turns out. I don't think anyone cares for their overblown cause that doesn't already own a half million plus house. Seems they made a fair run at all legal avenues to stop it, and they failed. Seems sour grapes are leading them to petty harassment after the fact. If they think a high-rise apartment hurts their property value, I wonder why they think making it an unattractive place to live once it is already constructed is a step in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) How about a huge fan on top blowing a giant thing like used to be in front of all the cell phone stores - that large inflatable sock-think with arms. I have no idea what they were called. Wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing-tube-men? So construction is supposed to start this year? Or next year? Sooner the better. Edited July 31, 2012 by mfastx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) Rich NIMBY busybodies make for some of the least sympathetic people as it turns out. I don't think anyone cares for their overblown cause that doesn't already own a half million plus house. Seems they made a fair run at all legal avenues to stop it, and they failed. Seems sour grapes are leading them to petty harassment after the fact. If they think a high-rise apartment hurts their property value, I wonder why they think making it an unattractive place to live once it is already constructed is a step in the right direction.The point is to poison the well for everyone.I don't have a problem with rich or NIMBY, the issue I have is how their first salvo was to pull an end run around the normal process and attempted to pull strings with Bill White. Shame on Bill White for weighing in on it from the beginning.Their only legitimate argument was the impact such a structure would have on adjacent foundations. You could probably argue that the downward pull of a highrise would cause a few cracked slabs or foundation shifts. Don't cry to me about the traffic issues, save that for the person that commutes in from Hockley.My question is why the hell would you build it there, and why haven't the well-connected people that oppose it been able to find a better parcel of land to swap with the developer? All the wasted money spent fighting it could have been used to purchase an equivalent parcel near Allen Parkway and arrange a swap. Sure it would have been an uneven swap, but what are you left holding now? Edited August 1, 2012 by TGM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) The foundations of highrises do not sit on level ground. Pilings are driven dozens of feet into the ground, upon which beams are attached. The building rests on the beams. Effectively, the highrise functions much like a beach house on stilts, except that the stilts are buried underground. The point of this explanation is to lay the foundation for my statement that even an alleged impact on area foundations is an illegitimate argument. The fact that the lawsuit has settled and permits issued proves that there were no legitimate (legal) arguments against the tower.You are correct, though, that a better approach would have been to offer to buy the property from the developer. Edited August 1, 2012 by RedScare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Maybe they would have bought the land, but they know the only good investment of their money would be to build a highrise. They must of thought it wasn't worth it to turn it into a park or leave the buildings there and simply make improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The foundations of highrises do not sit on level ground. Pilings are driven dozens of feet into the ground, upon which beams are attached. The building rests on the beams. Effectively, the highrise functions much like a beach house on stilts, except that the stilts are buried underground. The point of this explanation is to lay the foundation for my statement that even an alleged impact on area foundations is an illegitimate argument.I don't disagree, anyone can see what goes into the foundation of high-rises, but if someone adjacent to to building were to encounter a cracked slab years later you know the highrise will be blamed, and I'm sure an expert could be paid to agree. I'm guessing that HCAD will also hear a few diminished value arguments because the "tower of terror". (Or those creepy 1930's signs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I don't begrudge them a diminished value claim. I argue diminished value every year due to a warehouse next door to me. It matters not that the people living in the warehouse (loft) are two of the coolest neighbors ever. We laugh every year that I use his residence to lower my property value.As for cracked slabs, this is Houston. Regardless what a hired gun may claim, cracked slabs happen. Besides, all of the homes next to the tower are pier and beam...no slabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 How about a huge fan on top blowing a giant thing like used to be in front of all the cell phone stores - that large inflatable sock-think with arms. I have no idea what they were called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Broadfoot Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 ROFL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Uhhh, I'm pretty sure I just posted that same video a few posts up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Uhhh, I'm pretty sure I just posted that same video a few posts up.. you did, I got excited when someone asked and didn't look to see if someone else already posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 you did, I got excited when someone asked and didn't look to see if someone else already posted Haha, no worries. Great minds think alike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Swamplot: Ashby Highrise To Start Rising On Bissonnet This Yearhttp://swamplot.com/...tate Landscape)to begin construction late this year. Building the project, he says, should take 18 to 24 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Excellent. Excellent I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Wow more great news, first River Oaks District now this... good to see so much contruction going on in this city. It's about time for Houston to shine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 we're getting closeeeerLinbeck Group, a general contractor whose top executive lives in the neighborhood adjacent to the building site, is expected to start construction at the beginning of next year.http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Construction-company-with-neighborhood-tie-to-3860517.php#photo-3445636 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Can't wait to see this thing go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I want to see it with the menacing arms and scowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 One question that crosses my mind: The caricature of the Evil Ashby Highrise... will it be male or female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 female... I'll take a boob balcony, please! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I thought you guys might like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 So is this one going up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 So is this one going up? It was supposed to begin construction 1Q 2013, no? Probably more of Southampton and their dirty tricks delaying the project.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Linbeck was the GC for this project but they have pulled out bc they don't have enough resources to build this and their downtown building at the same time... ...okay, so I'm kidding They are pulling out on good terms but not for those reasons. Tear down could start in May http://mobile.chron.com/chron/db_311130/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=Qjob4gBG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/03/let-the-development-begin-ashby-high-rise-gets-permitted/ Let the development begin: Ashby high-rise gets permittedFriday, March 29, 2013 The city of Houston this week granted full permitting approval for the 21-story apartment building planned near Rice University at 1717 Bissonnet and Ashby. An existing apartment complex at the site is now vacant and will be demolished soon, the developers recently said. But one major piece of the puzzle is still missing: a general contractor. Last week, the head of Linbeck Group said the company had withdrawn from the project. Developers Matthew Morgan and Kevin Kirton of Buckhead Investment Partners said they have nothing yet to announce on Linbeck’s replacement, but information would be “forthcoming soon.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Why deal with the headace, just take advange of the DT tax BREAK !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I say...Go for the Kill, Ashby Highrise. West U, get over yourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 yeah....thats not west u. west u is a distinct city west of kirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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