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Popular Post Fortune Posted August 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2020 Microsoft invests $1 million in Houston’s Ion tech incubator, partners with HISD schools https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/technology/2020/08/24/microsoft-invests-1-million-in-houstons-ion-tech-incubator-partners-with-hisd-schools/ 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 This building is such a wonderful addition. Totally changes the view from the elevated 59 portion looking Downtown - a total revamp of the area. Apart from the visual win, hearing about the investments from tech companies is the real meat & potatoes. Excited to see how much this will sprout. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Fortune said: Microsoft invests $1 million in Houston’s Ion tech incubator, partners with HISD schools https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/technology/2020/08/24/microsoft-invests-1-million-in-houstons-ion-tech-incubator-partners-with-hisd-schools/ $1M is....not very much. Almost feels like tipping $1 on a $100 meal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, mls1202 said: $1M is....not very much. Almost feels like tipping $1 on a $100 meal. How much are you investing? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, mls1202 said: $1M is....not very much. Almost feels like tipping $1 on a $100 meal. Given the fact that its related to teaching adults looking for tech jobs, and that the article also mentions that Microsoft is separately sponsoring Yates High and Edison middle school for STEM instruction, I think this is probably related to Microsoft and Houston's "Internet of Things" partnership. Would be very cool, and kind of forward thinking of CoH and Turner since the partnership was established in 2018, if they could use the Ion to push Microsoft to sponsor ($$$) more things at the Ion for adults, young adults and teens to create homegrown tech sector. Talking to people with CoH, I don't know if anyone knew what the Internet of Things was going to do outside of some HISD stuff, but maybe the Ion provides them a more solid path forward. I know NYC's and DC's apple stores have a ton of programming for kids and teens to learn video/picture editing, rudimentary logic based programming, math, etc which Houston's flagship store only sometimes does. If they could get that kind of programming going on, with big name sponsorship, I think thing it will have a big impact not only on the surrounding area but for people in the city generally. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2020 They are finally filling in the corner section. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 9:16 PM, Highrise Tower said: I wonder why they didn't keep the historic facade all the way around. Makes the building more interesting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: I wonder why they didn't keep the historic facade all the way around. Makes the building more interesting. I agree. IIRC the original renderings placed more emphasis on the relationship between the existing building and the additions. Granted, some features of the existing building were more appealing than others (the south facade with its loading docks was pretty Plain-Jane). But these views make it appear that someone stuck a little piece of an historic facade onto what is essentially a new building. Where's the rest of it? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 4:04 PM, dbigtex56 said: I agree. IIRC the original renderings placed more emphasis on the relationship between the existing building and the additions. Granted, some features of the existing building were more appealing than others (the south facade with its loading docks was pretty Plain-Jane). But these views make it appear that someone stuck a little piece of an historic facade onto what is essentially a new building. Where's the rest of it? At least the historic side that they have kept faces the planned pedestrian plaza on the north side of the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 10:57 AM, Montrose1100 said: How much are you investing? Zero. I'm not evaluating the value of this contribution based on it's absolute value. I'm basing it on what a company the size of Microsoft donates to other causes. Per their website, Microsoft has donated last year alone 1.4B towards non-profit causes such as this focused on providing access to technologies and services. My point is that this seems more like the minimum, obligatory investment MS is making rather than a full-throated endorsement of the innovation district Houston is trying to build. As a comparison, MS donated $1M to Puget Sound's COVID-19 relieve fund. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 6 hours ago, mls1202 said: My point is that this seems more like the minimum, obligatory investment MS is making rather than a full-throated endorsement of the innovation district Houston is trying to build. Just enough to get mentioned in press releases and say they're attached to the project. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mls1202 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 1:37 PM, clutchcity94 said: I can't find a rendering showing how this side of the building is supposed to look, but are those vertical bars supports for an additional facade, or is it the final design? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyDriveKid Posted September 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2020 There is an image of this side at the 0:57 mark in the video on this website: https://ionhouston.com/. Seems to be the final look for the exterior of those floors. I like them. Breaks up the general wall of glass look, and ties in some of the verticality from the old Sears windows. Tried to attach a screen grab from the video but not sure if it worked. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 They have really started to clean this area up. No homeless congregating around the PPS agency. I know the tents are gone from the 59 south ramp on Montrose side, but how about from the 59 north offramp just west of the Shipley Donuts? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 59 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: They have really started to clean this area up. No homeless congregating around the PPS agency. I know the tents are gone from the 59 south ramp on Montrose side, but how about from the 59 north offramp just west of the Shipley Donuts? When the money flows in, the homeless must flow out. Wonder where they will migrate to next? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mls1202 Posted September 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, KirbyDriveKid said: There is an image of this side at the 0:57 mark in the video on this website: https://ionhouston.com/. Seems to be the final look for the exterior of those floors. I like them. Breaks up the general wall of glass look, and ties in some of the verticality from the old Sears windows. Tried to attach a screen grab from the video but not sure if it worked. oh wow! I definitely like the finished look over what I thought would just be a curtain wall of glass. Thanks for going the extra mile to get it out of the video! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Currently they are downtown. Again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: Currently they are downtown. Again. After which they will likely move back over towards EaDo/East End. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuildingCrazy Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 3:27 PM, H-Town Man said: I wonder why they didn't keep the historic facade all the way around. Makes the building more interesting. Looks like they saved as much as they could. The building extends further than the original building. Also looks like they are preserving the original red stone throughout the first floor exterior. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbigtex56 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/3/2020 at 9:39 AM, BuildingCrazy said: The building extends further than the original building. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 9/6/2020 at 9:54 AM, dbigtex56 said: Really? Yes. The side facing Wheeler used to be set back a bit with a loading dock, and during this project they extended the building to the property line like on the other sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 hours ago, rechlin said: Yes. The side facing Wheeler used to be set back a bit with a loading dock, and during this project they extended the building to the property line like on the other sides. True That leave three other sides, and a significant amount of the original facade has been covered on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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