rsb320 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Yeah, I think you're right. Thanks for clarifying what you saw. It's good news.ED: Did we ever bring the news up that HIGH STREET secured financing?http://recenter.tamu.edu/mnews/newsSearch....ON&CID=2042Not sure. You might check the HIGH STREET site. This is the HIGHLAND TOWER site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Wow. Just Wow. So anyway, since this thread is supposed to be about the condo tower behind High Street, it looks like they've finally demolished the last part of the old apartment complex that the building will replace. There was some earthmoving equipment on the site this afternoon, so I'm gonna guess it was done relatively recently. Kinda good position for the sales center since it looks like the tower will be going up right next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 swamplot says it's movin along...http://swamplot.com/highland-tower-go-ahea...6-18/#more-2365 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Don't remember this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Dude, this IS Westcreek. It looks nothing like this, it's tiny now. Another case of a downsized Houston project. What a tease. Edited July 24, 2008 by Pumapayam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Another case of a downsized Houston project.What a tease. Stop freaking, man. Not the same project. Westcreek High Street Sorry puma.. but that was kinda funny watching you go from the right answer "So it will be right next to Westcreek?" to freaking out so quickly. Edited July 24, 2008 by Highway6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 west creek = river oaks shopping districtwhich, according to the latest renderings, has actually upsized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJVilla Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I think this document (link below) clearly shows the project locations in this area best.http://www.highland-tower.com/pdf/Highland%20Map_areamap.pdf ... Except they have Kiran's in wrong place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Yeah, can you blame me, sure they are next to each other, but this initial rendering is basically Highstreet (middle right side of image) + Westcreek (left side). That's what confused me. That image with the words Highstreet, and then seeing a newer Highstreet rendering without the taller buildings really confused me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I thought the Westcreek Apartments were supposed to be torn down. My friend just signed a two year lease with them. It doesn't seem like they're goin' anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEvilTwin Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I thought the Westcreek Apartments were supposed to be torn down. My friend just signed a two year lease with them. It doesn't seem like they're goin' anywhere.Does your friend live on the old Audubon Park side (the Westheimer side, no courtyards) or the Westcreek side (the courtyard-based side that actually faces Westcreek street)? It's the Westheimer side that's supposed to be going down to make way for the first phase of the River Oaks District (plus a little of the Westcreek side). Most of the Westcreek side is in the footprint of the eventual phase II of the River Oaks District. So if your friend is over there then the two-year lease would still make sense (without making us nervous about River Oaks District).Anybody notice the "W" on one of the River Oaks District buildings in that High Street rendering? Is that an actual W Hotel logo? Have we noticed that before? I know there's been a lot of speculation about the W in the River Oaks District, but I didn't realize it was showing up in a rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories.../28/story7.htmlApparently started construction this month. This area will look a lot different in 5 years with Westcreek/Oaks District or whatever ends up getting built.- 16 stories- 96 units- Spring 2010 completion- 25% needed to be presold to start construction, 28 are presold so they reached that milestone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories.../28/story7.htmlApparently started construction this month. This area will look a lot different in 5 years with Westcreek/Oaks District or whatever ends up getting built. - 16 stories - 96 units - Spring 2010 completion - 25% needed to be presold to start construction, 28 are presold so they reached that milestone According to the sales office, construction begins next week! Also, the 16th floor was added because of the high demand for the larger units on the top three floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Does your friend live on the old Audubon Park side (the Westheimer side, no courtyards) or the Westcreek side (the courtyard-based side that actually faces Westcreek street)? It's the Westheimer side that's supposed to be going down to make way for the first phase of the River Oaks District (plus a little of the Westcreek side). Most of the Westcreek side is in the footprint of the eventual phase II of the River Oaks District. So if your friend is over there then the two-year lease would still make sense (without making us nervous about River Oaks District).Appreciate the clarification. I always wondered about that. I'm not sure which side she's moving to though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deut28Thirteen Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Thanks for clearing that up for us. Its better to be confused because theres many projects than being confused on why its not geting built imo. I counted like eight mix-use projects! There will be so much retail and all seem like pedestrian friendly areas. So exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Impressive. That said, traffic isn't going to be getting any better in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Thanks for clearing that up for us. Its better to be confused because theres many projects than being confused on why its not geting built imo. I counted like eight mix-use projects! There will be so much retail and all seem like pedestrian friendly areas. So exciting! Can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Can't argue with that. HAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Lo and behold, this one actually did start as promised. Fence is up and bulldozers working to clear away the dirt around the sales office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Kinda funny that the first day the Highland Tower work was underway, it also appeared that they were moving a bulldozer onto the site earlier in the day. Looked like there was some dirt recently moved around after months of letting the land grow full of weeds. First time I'd seen the gates along Westheimer open in a long time as well... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 HAHA! I drove by here this morning and there were all kinds of bulldozing-type machines driving around inside. They were probably just using the empty lot to train back-hoe drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 I was flying down Westheimer and took a VERY quick glance at the development, did I see heavy equipment there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Yes, it's been thee for a few weeks now. I've seen them doing work on a couple of occasions, kind of like how 2727 Kirby's site would have very sporadic work taking place, to the point that some questioned whether or not it was actually taking place at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Looks like there has been decent progress on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Well, I drove by last night again and I could have sworn I saw an outline of a frame put up. Anyone? I'll try to pass by to take a pic later today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Well, I drove by last night again and I could have sworn I saw an outline of a frame put up. Anyone? I'll try to pass by to take a pic later today.Yes, there is 2 stories of steel framing up at the southwest corner of the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Yes, there is 2 stories of steel framing up at the southwest corner of the project.yep, noticed it last week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tower crane is now up along Bancroft Lane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 They've really added a lot to their websitehttp://news.highlandtower.com/Gallery.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Crane is up and Highland Tower is ready to "REDEFINE the Galleria skyline." From their blog: Highland Tower Houston's newest and most innovated highrise in the Galleria area is now under construction. The new high-tech crane system can be seen in our photo gallery. I'm going to keep the photo gallery updated weekly, be sure to check back to see the latest photo's.Highland Tower is going to redefine the Houston Galleria area skyline. We have also posted a cool presentation of Houston's skylines in our Gallery. Vickie Ramsey Sales Director http://news.highlandtower.com/News/tabid/5...wers-Crane.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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