LTAWACS Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Naw... I am of the opinion that Midtown should start getting more towers like this. It would make it more lively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thanks for posting the pic Lockmat... in fact, thanks for TAKING the pics. I'm all for density, and I love uptown, but that corner facade is hideous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 That corner facade IS hideous. And I HATE uptown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Haters are hideous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Naw... I am of the opinion that Midtown should start getting more towers like this. It would make it more lively.You're insufferable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 That area that's being covered is the parking, but it will only be a small corner of the building covered like that. I say we wait until the rest of the cladding is up before passing judgement, guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 When did the word "plaza" cease to have any meaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) They've got a lot of cladding, and even some windows up now, and by my count have the floor they are working on now plus two more before topping out: And as I was down there taking these pictures, this group came at me down Post Oak: Turns out it was the Houston janitor strike. There were at least 1,000 of them escorted by at least 15 police cars. Seeing them all coming towards me while I was walking down Post Oak felt a lot like this: Edited July 13, 2012 by Golyadkin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 lol Cool pics. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernicke Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 That corner of cladding looks like it could belong on a prison... great addition to Post Oak streetscape! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 When did they remove the ring above the intersection?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 When did they remove the ring above the intersection?!There never was a ring above that intersection. That's the new intersection they put in a few months ago for the parking lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The yellow crane is gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 There never was a ring above that intersection. That's the new intersection they put in a few months ago for the parking lots. Oh thanks!...for some reason I thought that was Westheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Taken today: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Taken today:Four of the same picture? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I kept pasting the link and it didn't show anything so I did it again, until it showed up, and now somehow it's 4. Weird. Fixed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 It sure doesn't engage Post Oak very well. Could have made a nice pedestrian connection, but didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 It's one of three buildings going on that site. In the middle of the three will be a large entrance plaza. The building will open onto that. It will engage Post Oak quite well once it's finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 But not to its neighbors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 But not to its neighbors.does it need to be? there's going to be ample sidewalk space to be engaging to its neighbors... whatever that means. besides, idk how they could be "engaging" to a very unpedestrian friendly shopping center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 It's neighbor is a suburban stye shopping center if anything it needs to be torn down and redeveloped and it needs to take its neighbor across the street with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Maybe, but that is a super busy pedestrian corridor, what with all the foreign tourists that go to the Galleria and think Houston is a walkable city. That's what's wrong with Houston, every development is an island to itself. Look at lower Westheimer, could have been a premier pedestrian friendly district, but ruined because everyone can't see a bigger picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Too bad Houston doesn't have a Chicago style Magnificent Mile type area. Post Oak could have been that if everyone just worked together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 A lot of glass is going up: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Yeah I drove past it yesterday and it is really coming along. Nice picture Goly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 It's really been moving along recently. Looks like almost a floor a week for the glass on this side: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 From Sept 2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 You have clean windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Thank you sir. I hit the car wash and then had time to kill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 From Chron:http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/09/rising-in-the-galleria/#7470101-1Looks like the tree is finally going up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I want to like this building but I just can't seem to. It looks kinda cheap next to the 3 building Post Oak Central complex, which remains such a beauty nearly 4 decades later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 This building is the first of three on the site. It isn't designed to be a single stand alone tower, it's designed to work with the other two once they're built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPHous Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 There are 3 towers?Does anyone know of the schedule for the next tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 3 towers? Woah woah woah please tell me more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 The site design has always called for three towers, originally I believe one office, one hotel, and one residential, although I think they switched the residential to second office if I remember correctly. Here's an old rendering of what the site was supposed to look like circa 2009: You can tell that the building on the left is the one that's going up (http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bbva-compass-bldg.jpg), albeit with a moderate redesign. I don't believe I've seen any current renders for the whole site yet, though, but the plan should still be to have two additional towers on the site: one on the corner of Guilford and Post Oak, and one towards the back of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 The site design has always called for three towers, originally I believe one office, one hotel, and one residential, although I think they switched the residential to second office if I remember correctly. Here's an old rendering of what the site was supposed to look like circa 2009: You can tell that the building on the left is the one that's going up (http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bbva-compass-bldg.jpg), albeit with a moderate redesign. I don't believe I've seen any current renders for the whole site yet, though, but the plan should still be to have two additional towers on the site: one on the corner of Guilford and Post Oak, and one towards the back of the site. I had never seen that rendering before. Thanks for posting that Golyadkin. Having those two other towers on the site would really improve the aesthetics. Has there been any news regarding them since this building started construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 All I know for certain is they have always mentioned plans for multiple towers, and the construction permit posted on the site says it's for "towers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 An April 2012 article in Houston Business Journal included this:"Leasing activity has been so good on the 300,000-square-foot building, in which BBVA will occupy 175,000 square feet, that Redstone expects to construct another office building of similar size on the Post Oak development site." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 A Chronicle article from the other day said that the current plans were for another office building and a hotel. I couldn't find the article today to link it, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The crane was taken down yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) The two "new concept" restaurants they've been mentioning from the start of the project will be from the guys behind Mockingbird's Bistro and Hugo's:http://houston.cultu...me-celeb-chefs/Also, in reference to the other buildings that will be going up on the site:"The developers plan to develop a hotel and another office tower on the remaining land next to the new building.""Steve Lerner, president of Redstone, says the Post Oak hotel is being carefully considered and will move ahead as soon as financing is secured.""The second office tower on the Post Oak site probably will be about 20 stories and construction won't start for at least a year or two — after the first tower is leased." Edited September 28, 2012 by Golyadkin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I want to like this building but I just can't seem to. It looks kinda cheap next to the 3 building Post Oak Central complex, which remains such a beauty nearly 4 decades later.Agreed... Was at a clients office in Uptown yesterday and just think it's bland in comparison to Post Pak central. Hopefully things will change with the eventual addition of the other two towers. At this point I don't care for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 The two "new concept" restaurants they've been mentioning from the start of the project will be from the guys behind Mockingbird's Bistro and Hugo's:http://houston.cultu...me-celeb-chefs/Also, in reference to the other buildings that will be going up on the site:"The developers plan to develop a hotel and another office tower on the remaining land next to the new building.""Steve Lerner, president of Redstone, says the Post Oak hotel is being carefully considered and will move ahead as soon as financing is secured.""The second office tower on the Post Oak site probably will be about 20 stories and construction won't start for at least a year or two — after the first tower is leased."http://houston.cultu...me-celeb-chefs/Skanska, which is part of a large Swedish multi-national corporation, also is planning a major office tower in downtown Houston. Skanska will demolish the old Houston Club building at 811 Rusk and start a new office tower shortly. Mondshine said the Skanska downtown tower is in the design stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 http://houston.cultu...me-celeb-chefs/Skanska, which is part of a large Swedish multi-national corporation, also is planning a major office tower in downtown Houston. Skanska will demolish the old Houston Club building at 811 Rusk and start a new office tower shortly. Mondshine said the Skanska downtown tower is in the design stage.Uhhhhhhhhh.......what's this about? Shouldn't it be its own thread? The link doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 It might be a bit bland, but compared to what was there before - 8 story concrete tower from the 70's - which would you rather have? Plus if it really fills up with all these foodie restaurants like the press releases hint at and becomes a destination for great food - will anyone actually care if it was the world's tallest faux stucco monstrosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 It might be a bit bland, but compared to what was there before - 8 story concrete tower from the 70's - which would you rather have? Plus if it really fills up with all these foodie restaurants like the press releases hint at and becomes a destination for great food - will anyone actually care if it was the world's tallest faux stucco monstrosity?No question it's better than the previous building, but it does look bland considering Johnson's towers next door. I'm still remaining cautiously optimistic that it will look better once completed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Uhhhhhhhhh.......what's this about? Shouldn't it be its own thread? The link doesn't work.cry baby haha, sorry i couldn't find the other thread about the downtown building... i agree it should be moved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 I suppose we can use their new official website to keep tabs on phase IIhttp://www.bbvacompassplaza.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Is there any info out on phase 2? I couldn't find anything on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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