Urbannizer Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 A number of them in the convention district (Disco Green and in front of the Toyota Center) - all in great shape. If I can recall correctly, the ones above were as well, visibly at least. I like the variety of trees Downtown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 https://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/12/lyric-centre-renovations-and-adjoining.html?m=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Agreed that sycamores are some of the best street trees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 13 months to finish 8 stories, I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Talked with a worker today about the garage, he said they finalized the exterior design just a couple weeks ago and it won't look like most parking garages, he said it will be unique and artsy. He also said there will be 2 tower cranes, 2 basement levels and 8 above grade stories high. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Two tower crane bases are up. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 600 block of Preston will be closed this weekend from 7pm Friday to midnight Sunday for installation of the tower cranes. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Circle 8 is installing the tower cranes this weekend. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 They are finishing up the tower cranes instillation today. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 When you see Blackmon Mooring trucks on site it can't be a good thing. Asked a worker why they were there and he said the Lyric Center building had 7 floors with water damage. I assume ruptured piping. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 fullsizeoutput_12f8 by George Zimzores, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 2:01 PM, hindesky said: When you see Blackmon Mooring trucks on site it can't be a good thing. Asked a worker why they were there and he said the Lyric Center building had 7 floors with water damage. I assume ruptured piping. Have those palms trees always been there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Looks like they have been there since 2007 at the very least. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 14 hours ago, kbates2 said: Looks like they have been there since 2007 at the very least. I passed by a few times and never noticed. Looks good, would love to see more palm trees around the city. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 3/12/2017 at 0:02 AM, TowerSpotter said: I passed by a few times and never noticed. Looks good, would love to see more palm trees around the city. Wow me either. I pass by this all the time. Anyways I'm really happy with how dense Houston is getting. Solid development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kbates2 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Guess this is likely to be a M-F lunchtime only development. Would be cool if a place like this ends up being open at various times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, kbates2 said: Guess this is likely to be a M-F lunchtime only development. Would be cool if a place like this ends up being open at various times. Looked like they had "steakhouse" in the background, which would indicate some desire for a tenant that served the dinner/weekend crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted April 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) We got an email as a progress report today indicating there would be noise over the next five months on this garage. It had an updated rendering of the exterior, which I have attached as a JPEG. (Edited after attachment appeared to be successful) Edited April 25, 2017 by houstontexasjack 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2017 Here's a better look: 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 1/28/2017 at 5:44 PM, hindesky said: Talked with a worker today about the garage, he said they finalized the exterior design just a couple weeks ago and it won't look like most parking garages, he said it will be unique and artsy. He also said there will be 2 tower cranes, 2 basement levels and 8 above grade stories high. He was right, this doesn't look anything like a garage. Love it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So... this is a food hall. I really hope they do a good job soliciting interesting tenants and keep decent hours. The fact that they can appeal to theater-goers, office people leaving work, bar-hoppers on Main, AND increasingly downtown (and midtown) residents should make it possible for this to be something cool. The updated rendering also gives me hope that they'll try to make this a destination. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Kudos to these guys for going the extra mile, especially in the heart of the theater district. Really wish our city leaders would require basic design guidelines for parking garages in downtown. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 This is almost like getting a supertall. Do we realize how rare this is? Should get an award for best/most underrated project of the year. On the subject of garages, I'm puzzled that our 80's highrises had more land (maybe more land is bad assumption?) but did a better job with the garages. Now we have less room and developers do a crappier job. Doesn't make sense. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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