UrbaNerd Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Yes, like something out of Atlanta, Citykid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ^ I hope it still looks like that. Of course I would like something better but compared to many of the ES I've seen, this one looks decent. Plus its not completely a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 May 26th! Im actually going to be in town for this! Im so there, Ill post photos too! Yes. Im glad I was here for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 That's a big honkin' E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Who is the Contractor that is doing the work? Not sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I hope that in a few years, the entire DG area will be surrounded by high-rises.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I hope that in a few years, the entire DG area will be surrounded by high-rises..Well there's only one block left....although it's a pretty large block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I hope that in a few months, the entire DG area will be surrounded by high-rises..I fixed it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 ground breaking was today! i wish i could have been there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonranger Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Not much here but here it is:http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/kho...l.1b339629.htmlPerhaps more coverage later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Do we know who is doing the construction? Maybe they'll announce when the official groundbreaking is and the pouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Excellent news, especially in this economy.We still need about 5,000 more rooms downtown though. Here's to hoping the La Quinta breaks ground soon too as well as the other larger convention center hotel project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Here's to hoping the La Quinta breaks ground soon too as well as the other larger convention center hotel project.what La Quinta project? im not sure that ive heard of that. Edited May 27, 2009 by fatesdisastr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I was at the ceremony today and took tons of photos. Ill post em tomorrow after my battery recharges. The head of the project said actual construction will start on thursday or friday this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Excellent news, especially in this economy.We still need about 5,000 more rooms downtown though. Here's to hoping the La Quinta breaks ground soon too as well as the other larger convention center hotel project.If I'm not mistaken, didn't the original image of La Quinta's design have a bit of a Mediterranean theme to it? It was actually more impressive than anyone expected when the news first came out.Of course, I might be confusing projects. Edited May 27, 2009 by The Great Hizzy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I was at the ceremony today and took tons of photos. Ill post em tomorrow after my battery recharges. The head of the project said actual construction will start on thursday or friday this week. I'm looking forward to the photos of this event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Photos from the ceremony yesterday. It was pretty cool getting to meet all of the head honchos for the project and the mayor. Some of the guys that were spear heading this hotel. The head of the project is the guy 2nd from the left. mmm, cheese. You see the good thing with having a nice camera is that nobody asks you any questions. I had no press passes but I had a big camera so I got instant access. No but seriously, having a nice camera really works well when getting into VIP events. I can usually just show up and just walk in pretty much anywhere. Sports events, press conferences, stuff like this and get free food. Everyone just automatically thinks I am with the Houston Chronicle or something. The mayor and some hot reporter girl asking him questions. He was talking about how when he first moved here and he parked in this parking lot and remembers nothing but parking lots for many blocks around. He commented on how much the area has changed and how much more it will change in the future for the better. He also was talking about how this hotel will be the first full service hotel in downtown since the Four Seasons opened in the mid 80's. Bu buy parking lot! This may be the last photo you will ever see of this parking lot. Correct me if Im wrong but I believe this is the location of the Embassy Suites Hotel. This photo is form around 1970. Its amazing how much its changed. Edited May 27, 2009 by photolitherland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great pics! Parking just got a bit tougher for the suburban people for Toyota Center and MMP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 those are some really good pictures, thanks to your "big camera" getting you as close as you did is it just me or is it a little odd that the only pictures really surfacing on the embassy suites are the same hand drawn rendering? wouldnt you think they would have a computer generated rendering instead at the groundbreaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENGcons Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I still want to know some details that keep being left out.1. Who is the Architect?2. Who is the Builder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Correct me if Im wrong but I believe this is the location of the Embassy Suites Hotel. This photo is form around 1970. Its amazing how much its changed. Off topic, but is that Pennzoil Tower going up at the top left. If so, construction began in 1972 and was finished in 1976. Your placement of Embassy Suites looks pretty accurate... over in that baron wasteland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I still want to know some details that keep being left out.1. Who is the Architect?2. Who is the Builder?Don't know who the architect is. Here is the builder, and they updated their website finally after a million years. I guess they figured they might want to put on a good face since they'll be getting some pub.http://www.amliberty.com/Projects/tabid/74/Default.aspx (got it from the wiki) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thanks for sharing the photos photolitherland.Did they say what the floor count was going to be. I thought there was some issues with it being 19 or 22 stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thanks for sharing the photos photolitherland.Did they say what the floor count was going to be. I thought there was some issues with it being 19 or 22 stories.The link above says 22 stories with about 262 "luxury suites" and some odd amount of conference space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I still want to know some details that keep being left out.1. Who is the Architect? 2. Who is the Builder? pfht! thats not important right now. what is important, on the other hand, is all of the excitement and buzz this is generating. always trying to buzz kill with this technicality stuff. give me a napkin and some steel; ill build and design this sucker myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 On their handouts they were giving out it says 19 stories. So, they need to update their render there, since its at 22. I didnt hear anything about height but at 19 stories, that puts at around the height Discovery Tower is at right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Don't know who the architect is. Here is the builder, and they updated their website finally after a million years. I guess they figured they might want to put on a good face since they'll be getting some pub.http://www.amliberty.com/Projects/tabid/74/Default.aspx (got it from the wiki)check that...I just got the fastest response ever, like 4 minutes, and this is their answer...."Keith Carlson with Mitchell Carlson Stone is the architect "edit: found their website. I've been there before so I guess we have known that. I didn't see a rendering or even a listing of the hotel on the site. Edited May 27, 2009 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 From this image, which lot will this be built on? The one to the right of the electrical thing that is sort of curved?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fatesdisastr Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 From this image, which lot will this be built on? The one to the right of the electrical thing that is sort of curved?? the curved lot is the lot i always assumed it would be. at the beginning of this thread someone posted this from the chron. even though HP is in the wrong place i believe the embassy suites is correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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