Moonb007 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I drove in the Medcenter today and noticed a tent in the parking lot that is closed. Maybe they will be doing a groundbreaking ceremony in the coming days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 3/17/2016 at 3:50 PM, Moonb007 said: I drove in the Medcenter today and noticed a tent in the parking lot that is closed. Maybe they will be doing a groundbreaking ceremony in the coming days. I think you're right, I saw the tent as well and it looked the part. Now there's just a big pile of dirt there, so they must have done it over the weekend Website is up for the apartments but not much to see yet: http://www.ascentmedcenter.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Construction begins today! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 17 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Construction begins today! Is there an article out on it? I know that was the schedule they announced last month I drove by this morning and looked more or less the same - closed off, ongoing utility work, ceremonial pile of dirt in the middle of the lot. I will check it out on the way home, though Still wondering when they will announce the hotel brand (and if it's still Intercontinental) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 13 minutes ago, OkieEric said: Is there an article out on it? I know that was the schedule they announced last month I drove by this morning and looked more or less the same - closed off, ongoing utility work, ceremonial pile of dirt in the middle of the lot. I will check it out on the way home, though Still wondering when they will announce the hotel brand (and if it's still Intercontinental) Press release from late Jan. mentions March 31st as the start of construction for the apartment tower. If work doesn't actually begin today I assume there's a small delay and they'll get this one going at any moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 3 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Press release from late Jan. mentions March 31st as the start of construction for the apartment tower. If work doesn't actually begin today I assume there's a small delay and they'll get this one going at any moment. it looked like construction / dirt work had begun last night when I drove by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OkieEric Posted April 1, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2016 Walked by tonight and still nothing significant to report, though there *might* be another piece of heavy equipment out there. They recently updated the on-site rendering to include the Ascent Med Center tower: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Earlier, headed south on main I intended to take the Holcombe mini exit, but that section of mini feeder was closed with some heavy equipment doing some work on the road in front of this site while the parking lot seemed full of buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 4 hours ago, LarryDierker said: Earlier, headed south on main I intended to take the Holcombe mini exit, but that section of mini feeder was closed with some heavy equipment doing some work on the road in front of this site while the parking lot seemed full of buses. That's Hoar Construction tunneling under the street. They are trying to reach a Centerpoint manhole on the north bound side in front of Pavilion for Women. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OkieEric Posted May 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2016 They apparently finished the utility work weeks ago as there has been no activity on the site at all for quite some time. However, today some heavy equipment showed up - looks like they might be ready to start moving on this: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I went by yesterday afternoon and saw a crew moving excavators and other heavy equipment around so I believe this is about to break ground, finally. This building will do the same thing for the med center that the new 40 story high rise in market square has done for downtown. This will be one of the tallest building (38 floors), in this part of Houston and stretch the boundaries of the Med center. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobruss Posted May 26, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2016 Stopped by the site this afternoon and talked to the crew chief. He said that they were excavating the site to 17 feet below ground. He also said something that was very interesting. He said that once this project is finished there is talk that the hotel just north of this site will be demolished and a sixty six story tower will take its place. Nice rumor. Images of the excavation will come when Brijonmang downloads for me. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 2 hours ago, bobruss said: Stopped by the site this afternoon and talked to the crew chief. He said that they were excavating the site to 17 feet below ground. He also said something that was very interesting. He said that once this project is finished there is talk that the hotel just north of this site will be demolished and a sixty six story tower will take its place. Nice rumor. Images of the excavation will come when Brijonmang downloads for me. Hmm....apparently Medistar owns the Best Western (6700 Main) as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Is 6700 Main the same site they planned to build a 40-story residential tower back in 07/08? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 3 hours ago, bobruss said: Stopped by the site this afternoon and talked to the crew chief. He said that they were excavating the site to 17 feet below ground. He also said something that was very interesting. He said that once this project is finished there is talk that the hotel just north of this site will be demolished and a sixty six story tower will take its place. Nice rumor. Images of the excavation will come when Brijonmang downloads for me. It's a skinny site, so maybe we'll get a NYC lipstick tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 15 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Is 6700 Main the same site they planned to build a 40-story residential tower back in 07/08? Looks like that was 6600 Main, or at the corner of Main and Dryden http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=146836 Not sure if this link is going to work, but apparently that plot of land (still a parking lot) is owned by St. Luke's: HCAD Link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Imagine the views from that site. Just below lies Rice Univ., Hermann Park, TMC and The Museum district then downtown, Greenway Plaza and Uptown, to the south you've got NRG the 8th wonder of the world and lots of wide open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted May 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2016 Mas de Bobruss: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 ^^^ and so it begins.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted June 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2016 Bobruss: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AREJAY Posted June 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2016 Site work as of 06/22 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Crane for the hotel: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=297315489&row=18 Quote Structure height: 330 Quote Work schedule: 7/23/2016 to 8/26/2017 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) i really wish the residential tower had a spire (maybe it could top 500 with one...) houston's really missing out on spires one of the best parts of the new york skyline are the spires and how dynamic they are at night wish houston had some cool spires Edited July 8, 2016 by htownboy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted July 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2016 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/07/11/intercontinental-brandedhotel-to-rise-in-texas.html Quote The hotel portion of a two-in-one hotel and apartment development in the Texas Medical Center will be anIntercontinental-branded hotel, which speaks to the ethnic and geographic diversity of the medical center's clientele, the hotel's developers told the Houston Business Journal. U.K.-based InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (NYSE: IHG) will open its 21-story, 353-room Intercontinental Houston Medical Center in late 2018. The hotel, which will share a lobby with a Greystar apartment development dubbed Latitude Med Center, will include 11,800 square feet of meeting space, a 7,800-square-foot ballroom and more. The joint apartment and hotel project, located at 6750 Main St., is being developed by Houston-based Medistar Corp. and TRC Capital Partners. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Glad to see the brand return. Also a nice watering hole added to the TMC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 ^^^ fabulous luxury hotel addition for the TMC.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 This claims that construction has begun on the residential tower, too, but that it will only be 35 stories. Not sure if that's an error or if it's been downsized. http://www.multifamilybiz.com/News/7038/Greystar_Begins_Construction_on_35Story_Latitude_M... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Screwston Posted July 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) On 7/13/2016 at 1:17 PM, rechlin said: This claims that construction has begun on the residential tower, too, but that it will only be 35 stories. Not sure if that's an error or if it's been downsized. http://www.multifamilybiz.com/News/7038/Greystar_Begins_Construction_on_35Story_Latitude_M... It depends on how you consider it. Level 35 is the last floor for any public purpose. Level 36 is a roof. Level 37 is for elevator equipment. Level 38 is the high roof canopy over the elevator equipment room. Edited July 19, 2016 by Screwston 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2016 Talked with some workers and they said the mat pour will happen early Sept. and they will have 2 tower cranes, one for the 38 story apartments and one for the 22 story hotel. The base for the apartments is up and the rebar for the other crane is not ready yet. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Saw a sign today that Travis next to the site will be closed next weekend. I assume that's for the foundation pour or crane installment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Crawler crane is out of the pit but no mat pour this morning although Travis street was still closed. I guess the threat of rain may have stalled the pour. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2016 They went ahead with the pour despite the rain. View the buildings will have: Eric Jones via Facebook 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 No pics, but the crane was going up today - 'bout time! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'm surprised that there have not been even more hotel and residential construction in TMC since the 2008 economic recession. I know there have been a lot near Hermann Park, but in my nitpicking mind I call that cluster Museum District do in my mind They don't count. Same with those around Rice Village and the Southern Edge of Montrose. Seemed like a perfect time for growth in those sectors. Does the relative lack of development in those areas due to stipulations in the TMC mission? When I worked in TMC a lot of my coworkers commuted from Pearland. Another huge chunk took PT from south main or the Montrose area. Let's hope that this leads to more residential and hotel in the area. It's crazy how much foot traffic happens during the day in TMC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Residential tower foundation pour and tower crane are up and done. Base for the hotel tower crane is up and rebar for the foundation is being worked on. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Hind, do you have osterich legs? How many near death experiences do you have on your rides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) / Edited September 5, 2016 by hindesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Hind, do you have osterich legs? How many near death experiences do you have on your rides? Only 33 miles on today's ride. A near death experience is riding up a parking garage that's 8 stories high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2016 Was hoping for a second tower crane but only came across more rebar for the hotel base. Early ride made for bad shadows. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post htownproud Posted September 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2016 Pouring the hotel tonight. Seemed like lots more trucks than for the apartments. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Great images. Like the light quality and the atmosphere. Good job htownproud! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2016 Second tower crane is up, workers said it went up Saturday and it's a brand new never been used crane. Mat pour for the hotel happened at the same time. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2016 Erick Jones 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 God bless drones. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 9 hours ago, jmitch94 said: God bless drones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 From yesterday... Cranes looking good as part of the TMC skyline. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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