lockmat Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 http://thecampanile.com/images/4503/4503-Montrose.jpg map: http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&...7&encType=1 http://thecampanile.com/home.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Good find. Hasn't this one been floating around for quite a while? Yuck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 A color rendering might get more positive reaction, but yeah kinda boxy. And it looks kinda big for Montrose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgr Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 this is really big. i guess the main entrace would be facing woodrow st. with the rear of the building overlooking rt 59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Hmmm...I saw this but, I did'nt make a thread for it, forgot to..There are renderings I have but, not much info on them.This thing is quite large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 There are renderings I have but, not much info on them.put 'em upupup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 put 'em upupupI will, not today though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 It appears that the entire bottom block is a jumbo parking garage, with some office space dropped on the top like an afterthought. It's just so ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I drove down Montrose today and I can't figure out where this thing is going to fit. It won't. What's going down for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 I drove down Montrose today and I can't figure out where this thing is going to fit. It won't. What's going down for it?After relooking at the rendering and the map, it looks like they would build over Kyle St. where it dead ends into 59 and convert the two lots into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 After relooking at the rendering and the map, it looks like they would build over Kyle St. where it dead ends into 59 and convert the two lots into one.Interesting that they'd choose Montrose as the location for the HQ of The Directorate of Interior Security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonb007 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 That rendering spans from Montrose to Roseland Street. If you look at the rendering you can see part of the arch of the Montrose bridge in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 That rendering spans from Montrose to Roseland Street. If you look at the rendering you can see part of the arch of the Montrose bridge in the background.What will happen to the brick house presently on the lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 If this goes up around the Sky Bar Building (South of Westheimer, before 59), it'll fit in just fine. I kinda like it. a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Midway is also developing M Fifty Nine (rendered above), a Class A office building in the Museum District. It’ll be 13 floors with 74k SF of office space and 7k SF of ground-level retail. Once construction starts in 1Q11, look for it at the intersection of Montrose and 59 — it'll be easy to spot off the highway. The property is designed by Munoz Albin and will have great views of downtown; a GC hasn't been selected. Midway is working with Stream on preleasing and is ramping up the possibility of building another hotel in the Med Center. http://www.bisnow.com/houston_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=9684 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Cool. My thinking is that it will be in the northeast corner of Montrose Blvd & US 59. If so, that's Montrose, not the Museum District. Not to split hairs, but why do people go out of their way not to use the term Montrose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Cool. My thinking is that it will be in the northeast corner of Montrose Blvd & US 59. If so, that's Montrose, not the Museum District. Not to split hairs, but why do people go out of their way not to use the term Montrose?you think it's Kyle and Woodrow?http://maps.google.com/maps?q=houston,+tx&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Houston,+Harris,+Texas&gl=us&ei=sl5gTJnoL8H48AaKz4DCDQ&ved=0CCcQ8gEwAA&ll=29.732432,-95.390012&spn=0.000875,0.001203&t=h&z=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I suspect that house is a goner on the NE corner. That bldg is gonna have fly views! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I've never heard of this firm... I didn't think it would be Houston based with a name like that. I was wrong. Most of their projects are in Europe and are rather nice. I think y'all are right about the NE corner based on that rendering. There is nothing over 3-4 levels along the submerged stretch of 59.. This is going to really stand out. Not to split hairs.....Yeah. It is.Museum District instead of Montrose sounds more prestigious and if you are marketing class A office space, it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nice, street level retail is what is needed right there, and it'll be near other places I can walk to / bike to from my apartment... awesome!Isn't that tower nearby called "Museum Tower" or something even though it's near Montrose and 59? It's really only 5 or 6 blocks from MFAH so I don't have a problem calling it Museum District... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nice design, interesting location....The freeway access is absolutely terrible/nonexistent at that corner. I would be surprised if this gets built unless they secure a large tenant pre-construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Cool. My thinking is that it will be in the northeast corner of Montrose Blvd & US 59. If so, that's Montrose, not the Museum District. Not to split hairs, but why do people go out of their way not to use the term Montrose?The application of the term "Museum District" has spread recently to encompass the area up to about W. Alabama, inclusive of the Menil Collection. I don't believe that Montrose proper continues south of W. Alabama except according to the Super Neighborhood boundaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I realize there aren't legally binding boundaries here, but I always considered that Montrose extended south to Richmond or 59. The "Museum District" as originally constituted covered an uneven blob of an area to fit in a number of museums. That said, no doubt usage has spread to other neighborhoods in the name of sounding prestigious, just as happened with River Oaks. I've said it before, but Houstonians seem to be great believers in the concept of fictionalizing neighborhood names for marketing purposes. Just ask anyone in "Uptown" or "Eado". It would be nice to see something like this, but given the state of the real estate and banking markets I would be stunned to see a spec office building get built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Spec or not, I don't think this office building would have a hard time filling up. Especially at it's location and the size of it (not too big). Not to mention it's a nice looking building that will provide some good views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I would much rather this sprout up along the Main St. line near the Wheeler station to possibly kickstart something there but infill is infill. You (hopefully) have the University line going in near where this is could possibly be proposed so this project doesn't look too bad. Freeway access is good if you are going 59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidegate Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nice, street level retail is what is needed right thereOne would think that wouldn't require a second's thought on the part of the developers but so many highrises round here have passed up the opportunity and continue to do so, and pedestrians are left looking at a stucco wall, the first level of parking, enormous AC vents or a thicket of tired, generic landscaping.This is only slightly related, but I really like the way the greenery has filled in on that sunken level of 59. Softens the whole view quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumby Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 This looks familiar, like something that was being planned over there awhile back. I like its look, but agree about the freeway access. Then again, many of us don't bother to get on the freeway and if my dentist or doc was in an office like that, it wouldn't bother me a bit to take Montrose down to go there. It sure would look nice from the freeway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 There are several offices of comparable height near Richmond and Montrose and they do just fine with the freeway access.No Montrose exit doesn't equate to terrible freeway access. It's 3 min from the Shepherd exit and less from the Spur/Richmond exit. They'll be fine there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I agree that freeway access is a non-issue. The trade of is that while you may be 30 seconds farther from the highway than if you built the office next to an on-ramp, it's in a nicer area where people can actually occasionally walk to places. It's literally 0.5 miles from the nearest onramp (and 0.5 miles from the nearest metro rail station). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 They'll be fine there.It's not about whether they'll be just fine. It's that they could do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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