mattyt36 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, BigFootsSocks said: Hey matty u want some pepper with all that salt? I prefer paprika. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 On 5/8/2017 at 6:18 AM, Twinsanity02 said: A 900 footer at the Med center? When I worked there people used to say that the buiilding heights were limited by air traffic to Hobby. Should I just chalk this down to another urban myth? Never understood that reason after flying to and fro San Diego several times. This has been addressed elsewhere, but 12R/30L and 12L/30R point almost straight at downtown (the runway designations roughly correspond to rounded off compass headings). 12R is heavily used for landings from the north and takeoffs to the south because of the prevailing onshore flow; 30L (its reverse) could be used for departures into a northerly wind but generally isn't because of all the nearby houses (and we have 4 pointing northeast). Downtown is right at the edge of the restriction cone; IIRC you could build a supertall on the old post office site without nicking into it. In contrast, there are no runways that point toward the Med Center from Hobby. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thanks Mollusk. Next time I visit an old friend at the Med Center I am going to steer the conversation toward high rise buildings and then use the info you just provided. Make me sound more smart and worldly than I actually am. Of course I'll claim credit for the information. You don't mind do you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Hobby is using RNAV approaches now, which allow air traffic to follow curved approaches to 12R & 12L to avoid downtown. That being said, the FAA can still make a big stink about anything being made along that straight line or the current RNAV trajectory. I do wonder if it will be an issue for that high rise proposed for the museum district. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cloud713 Posted May 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, cspwal said: I do wonder if it will be an issue for that high rise proposed for the museum district. I was just wondering about that development yesterday.. Has the Museum District Neighborhood Association(?) said anything further on plans for the development/abandoning Palm Street?fullsizeoutput_74a by Justin Anderson, on Flickr 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Just now, cloud713 said: Has the Museum District Neighborhood Association(?) said anything further on plans for the development/abandoning Palm Street? maybe they've abandoned their plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 39 minutes ago, cspwal said: maybe they've abandoned their plans Dont you say that! Haha.. admittedly that mixed use development seemed really ambitious, but it seems like the developers behind the project were serious about it, given their submission of the plat, trying to work with the neighborhood association to address any issues, requesting abandonment with the city, and what not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I hope we hear something- that project was one of my favorites outside downtown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted June 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2017 DSC05176 by wpnsmech555, on Flickr 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Love it!! Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 17 hours ago, Urbannizer said: DSC05176 by wpnsmech555, on Flickr Photos like this get me wondering about the daytime population within the 610 Loop. High rises going up everywhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) When you swing around 69 south around the museum area its amazing the cluster of 25 story buildings that have popped up. Helping to bring TMC and downtown together with growth in the midtown neighborhood. Edited June 10, 2017 by bobruss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 This is going up fast. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Is the residential tower still scheduled for 38 floors? If so looks like another 19 or 20 floors to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted June 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2017 Southeast corner. North side. Southwest corner. Glass and brick is going up. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Stopped by the site yesterday and had a short discussion with one of the contractors. The Main street tower is about to top out and the back side tower is on the 25th floor leaving 13 to go. This is going to be such a dynamic presence on the southwestern fringe of the TMC. Cant wait to see it once its all done. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, bobruss said: Stopped by the site yesterday and had a short discussion with one of the contractors. The Main street tower is about to top out and the back side tower is on the 25th floor leaving 13 to go. This is going to be such a dynamic presence on the southwestern fringe of the TMC. Cant wait to see it once its all done. Will the hotel and condos share the pool? Edited June 30, 2017 by brian0123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I didn't ask about that. I was just curious to find out if it was still going to be 38 floors, and what floor they were currently on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 On 6/25/2017 at 3:36 PM, hindesky said: North side. One thing that strikes me about this is the large blank wall along the northern face of the hotel, visible in Hindesky's photo above. It sure seems to lend some credence to a future project on the BW hotel site (well, former BW). I can't find any renderings from the north side to figure out what this side will look like upon completion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 11 hours ago, OkieEric said: One thing that strikes me about this is the large blank wall along the northern face of the hotel, visible in Hindesky's photo above. It sure seems to lend some credence to a future project on the BW hotel site (well, former BW). I can't find any renderings from the north side to figure out what this side will look like upon completion This would confirm what I was told on my first visit to the site. It was just prior to excavation and the contractor suggested then that there was a possible 66 story tower going up on the adjoining property just to the north. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, bobruss said: This would confirm what I was told on my first visit to the site. It was just prior to excavation and the contractor suggested then that there was a possible 66 story tower going up on the adjoining property just to the north. That would by far be the tallest tower in the area right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 @jmitch94 Yep, it'd be the tallest in the med center by a huge margin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) A 66-story tower would rival any building downtown and Williams. By floor count it would be the third tallest in Houston. Edited July 1, 2017 by wxman 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twitter1 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 ^ wow! That's hot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2017 Hotel looks like it's one story short of a being topped out. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I really like this development and the fact that its mixed use and two towers all on the same podium makes it much interesting. Mark my word this is really going to alter the southern and southwestern views of the med center. Its massive in scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Webcam: https://www.senserasystems.com/public/PinOaksInterest/M68635144483 http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0002.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0006.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0020.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0008.jpg 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Just rebranding, same company. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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htownbro Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 3:05 PM, wxman said: A 66-story tower would rival any building downtown and Williams. By floor count it would be the third tallest in Houston. This would be pretty awesome! The TMC skyline rivals that of many small cities in the USA! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The TMC website claims they are the 8th largest business district in the U.S. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Where is Uptown in that ranking? Just curious . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 According to Wikipedia , Uptown Houston is the 17th largest which they claim is similar in office space to Denver or Pittsburg. I suppose they do not count residential in all these estimates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Those two rankings are measuring different things. The ranking referenced in the TMC website is apparently based on the acreage of the district. The Uptown Houston rankings are based on office space square footage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 27 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Those two rankings are measuring different things. The ranking referenced in the TMC website is apparently based on the acreage of the district. The Uptown Houston rankings are based on office space square footage. The second being relevant, the first being meaningless schtick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I had an opportunity to play with an Oculus last night and one of the first things I did after I figured out how to use the joy sticks was to tour Houston on Google earth. It was amazing first to watch the buildings start popping up out of the ground all around me and to fly through the different parts of town. The med center was amazing along with the galleria uptown and obviously downtown. At one point I was trying to tilt and rotate and found myself getting a little queasy. It was an incredible experience and when I zoomed out eventually I was observing the earth in the Universe as if I was floating out in space, and I was standing ion the middle of it with stars, planets, and the milky way, all around me 360. What an incredible device. The drawing in three dimensions and the ability to grab the object and rotate it and render is fascinating. But I loved seeing the city in 3D that way. What a tool for working out spatial issues in urban planning. I was blown away. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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corbs315 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Timoric said: So funny that Rice built such a huge stadium for a small school. Rice used to regularly play UT, A&M, LSU, and Arkansas as part of the SWC, so it would regularly fill up. This is also due to there not being pro football in Houston when the stadium was built. It also hosted the Super Bowl in the 60's. So now it doesn't make sense, but it was logical at the time. Fun fact, all Rice alumni living or dead couldn't fill the stadium..or at least they told us that at orientation. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 When Rice Stadium built, not only was there no NFL team but UH had only been playing football for 2 seasons. Also, Rice was good. In the 1940s, Rice won a Cotton Bowl and an Orange Bowl. Rice not only was in the SWC but they also played LSU every year and beat teams like Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and LSU. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 1 hour ago, KinkaidAlum said: When Rice Stadium built, not only was there no NFL team but UH had only been playing football for 2 seasons. Also, Rice was good. In the 1940s, Rice won a Cotton Bowl and an Orange Bowl. Rice not only was in the SWC but they also played LSU every year and beat teams like Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and LSU. And Rice is the only school to have played Alabama more than once and be undefeated....fun fact! Now back on topic. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 1:32 PM, KinkaidAlum said: When Rice Stadium built, not only was there no NFL team but UH had only been playing football for 2 seasons. Also, Rice was good. In the 1940s, Rice won a Cotton Bowl and an Orange Bowl. Rice not only was in the SWC but they also played LSU every year and beat teams like Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and LSU. Pretty sure it was a surprise loss to Rice that knocked A&M out of national championship contention in 1956 and helped send Bear Bryant on his way to Alabama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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