West Timer 406 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Can you believe that someone would build something like this with consulting HAIF first? What are they thinking? Everyone knows there is no better place to get advice than from guys who hang out all day on internet discussion boards. 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 42729 Posted October 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2019 Shoring up the sides of the build and digging deeper. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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wxman 839 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 They’re seriously getting busy with this site. Lots of piling holes being drilled. Won’t be long before something starts rising on this lot. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Urbannizer 43236 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Allen-Parkway-hotel-and-condo-tower-breaks-ground-14567963.php Construction has started on the first phase of The Allen, a six-acre development next to the Federal Reserve building along Allen Parkway. Contractor G.T. Leach is under way on a 34-story hotel/condominium tower and adjacent retail pavilion that will be part of the overall project planned to include an office tower, upscale apartments and greenspace. Since opening a sales center on the property earlier this year, nine of the 99 condo units have been sold. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4756 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Surely they aren't starting on the condo tower when only 9% of units have sold. Could the Chronicle have gotten this wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 4948 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 They do have a hotel that will be part of this particular building and I'm sure the hotel is ready to get under way. Maybe that helps in the financing. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
htownbro 592 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 They must be really confident they will get 50% sold by the end of next year. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 30465 Posted November 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2019 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post phillip_white 1835 Posted November 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2019 Bumping the webcam link to the current page: http://webcampub.multivista.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=aPublicWebcam.embed&WebcamPublicEmbedUID=FC19B512-8A6E-4D1F-AD93-1FCCACCEDA69&HLS=1 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post CasualObserver 45 Posted December 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2019 No picture, but the crane tower was up yesterday afternoon when I drove by. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 42729 Posted December 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 11:40 AM, CasualObserver said: No picture, but the crane tower was up yesterday afternoon when I drove by. Tower crane base is up, to me it looks like it's in-between the high rise hotel/condos and the mid rise amenities building and will be able to handle construction of both buildings. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post jmitch94 1915 Posted December 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2019 Tower crane is currently going up. 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 45 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Looks like they are building the smaller tower first. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 42729 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 hours ago, CasualObserver said: Looks like they are building the smaller tower first. Yeah, I don't see a climber on this tower crane. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarathonMan 1125 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 2:55 PM, CasualObserver said: Looks like they are building the smaller tower first. I think the building going up first is the 4-ish story mini-building on the NW corner of the plot, yes? At the same time, it looks like their Excavating in the location of the residential tower on the NE corner. Maybe they’ll start foundation work on that one soon. I can’t imagine they’d excavate the area and then just leave an open pit for later development. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 43236 Posted December 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2019 The pavilion and condo/hotel tower are both underway as phase I. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4756 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 16 hours ago, Urbannizer said: The pavilion and condo/hotel tower are both underway as phase I. Which ones are those in the renderings? The two fronting Allen Parkway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarathonMan 1125 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 45 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Which ones are those in the renderings? The two fronting Allen Parkway? Yes. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 42729 Posted December 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2019 https://residencesattheallen.com/construction-cam/ 11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post hindesky 42729 Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 Unloading the crawler tracks. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 42729 Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Looks like the crawler crane is going to drilling pilings for the high-rise 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 43236 Posted January 8 Popular Post Share Posted January 8 https://www.costar.com/article/2022122266/houston-developer-inches-closer-to-changing-galleria-section-of-city-skyline Also since then, DC Partners has been busy with several projects, including completing construction at Arabella and pre-development for The Allen, a $500 million mixed-use, six-acre project by Buffalo Bayou, which recently broke ground. Initial plans for the Allen include a condominium-hotel high-rise, but the developer expects to add one or possibly two additional office structures in future phases of the project along Allen Parkway. 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slcowart416 76 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 How is this project considered close to the Galleria? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post cspwal 3766 Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 From the perspective of a developer living in the Woodlands, anything inside 610 is close to the Galleria 5 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBC2HTX 482 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, slcowart416 said: How is this project considered close to the Galleria? It's not. The article is a piece on the office project on San Felipe between Arabella and Target. Only the bolded tidbit is in reference to The Allen. In any case, a pet-peeve of mine is when people to refer to Uptown as "The Galleria" (not that you did). The Galleria is a mall, not a district, much less one that extends to the other side of 610. Edited January 9 by LBC2HTX 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 4948 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I agree that the whole area is now called Uptown, however I don't think that became a popular moniker until they started building the Uptown development, on the north end of Post Oak. The Galleria is technically a lot more than a mall. There are several office towers, and hotels, and much of the area around the Galleria doesn't mind telling people how close they are to the Galleria. People will call it the Galleria forever. I'm sure a lot more people know the area as the Galleria just because it was the magnet that drew everything to the area, and that's pretty hard to change. I usually call it Galleria-Uptown. That way I know people know where I'm talking about. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iah77 272 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 29 minutes ago, bobruss said: I agree that the whole area is now called Uptown, however I don't think that became a popular moniker until they started building the Uptown development, on the north end of Post Oak. The Galleria is technically a lot more than a mall. There are several office towers, and hotels, and much of the area around the Galleria doesn't mind telling people how close they are to the Galleria. People will call it the Galleria forever. I'm sure a lot more people know the area as the Galleria just because it was the magnet that drew everything to the area, and that's pretty hard to change. I usually call it Galleria-Uptown. That way I know people know where I'm talking about. I think a lot of people from Houston call it the galleria area, when it first was built there was literally nothing around there. Uptown is a much more recent invention I feel. When Sakowitz was there it was just the post oak area. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBC2HTX 482 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I get it, it's like referring to the entire area in Santa Ana / Costa Mesa around South Cost Plaza as "South Coast". My specific peeve is when people say something like "I'm in the galleria" or "I live in the galleria" when they mean the area not the mall. But i'm just weird like that. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iah77 272 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 15 minutes ago, LBC2HTX said: I get it, it's like referring to the entire area in Santa Ana / Costa Mesa around South Cost Plaza as "South Coast". My specific peeve is when people say something like "I'm in the galleria" or "I live in the galleria" when they mean the area not the mall. But i'm just weird like that. It's not just the galleria though, its common here. Lots of people who live by 1960 just say "willow" as in willowbrook and then until recent citycenter area was all just Town and Country meaning they were referring to a mall that hasn't even existed for a decade. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 4948 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Look at how many developments that aren't even in River oaks call themselves River Oaks. River Oaks district, the RO, River Oaks Chrysler which is on Kirby south of 59. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pm91 149 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 My family living here for 4 generations has always called it (aka Uptown) the Galleria. Uptown is a new term. Much like Greenway is more familiar with the older residents than Upper Kirby is. My Granny used to work in what is now Midtown but she had no idea what area I was talking about when I referred to it as Midtown instead of what she knew it as being the 4th ward. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBC2HTX 482 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 33 minutes ago, bobruss said: Look at how many developments that aren't even in River oaks call themselves River Oaks. River Oaks district, the RO, River Oaks Chrysler which is on Kirby south of 59. Right, but that's a slightly different topic. I won't further derail this one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyt36 408 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 5 hours ago, iah77 said: It's not just the galleria though, its common here. Lots of people who live by 1960 just say "willow" as in willowbrook and then until recent citycenter area was all just Town and Country meaning they were referring to a mall that hasn't even existed for a decade. Calling the 1960 area “Willow” ... now there’s a new one for me ... 🤣 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3565 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, mattyt36 said: Calling the 1960 area “Willow” ... now there’s a new one for me ... 🤣 Grew up in Klein and never ever heard it addressed as willow without the brook. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyt36 408 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 14 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said: Grew up in Klein and never ever heard it addressed as willow without the brook. I suppose it’s efficient ... I might start calling Humble “Deer” to save a syllable. 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
por favor gracias 603 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 7 hours ago, LBC2HTX said: I get it, it's like referring to the entire area in Santa Ana / Costa Mesa around South Cost Plaza as "South Coast". My specific peeve is when people say something like "I'm in the galleria" or "I live in the galleria" when they mean the area not the mall. But i'm just weird like that. Carlin fan? Edited January 10 by por favor gracias 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swtsig 2880 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 13 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Grew up in Klein and never ever heard it addressed as willow without the brook. same. spent many a summer near willowbrook mall, specifically shannon's skate shop... never heard it referred to as the willow haha 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4756 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 15 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Grew up in Klein and never ever heard it addressed as willow without the brook. Last time I checked it was Champions. First thing out there was Champions Golf Course. I guess before the golf course the only thing around there was Bammel, but Bammel got depopulated by a giant oilfield blowout. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post citykid09 212 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 On 1/9/2020 at 1:24 PM, bobruss said: I agree that the whole area is now called Uptown, however I don't think that became a popular moniker until they started building the Uptown development, on the north end of Post Oak. The Galleria is technically a lot more than a mall. There are several office towers, and hotels, and much of the area around the Galleria doesn't mind telling people how close they are to the Galleria. People will call it the Galleria forever. I'm sure a lot more people know the area as the Galleria just because it was the magnet that drew everything to the area, and that's pretty hard to change. I usually call it Galleria-Uptown. That way I know people know where I'm talking about. Coming into the city from the Bryan-College Station area (29 to the west loop), it never fails, someone in my family or a friend that I'm riding with will always say "Wow look at downtown (referring to Uptown). It never fails. I would prefer them call it the Galleria instead of Downtown. I always point over to the East (direction of downtown) while its still visible from the freeway and tell them "That is downtown." 5 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post por favor gracias 603 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, citykid09 said: Coming into the city from the Bryan-College Station area (29 to the west loop), it never fails, someone in my family or a friend that I'm riding with will always say "Wow look at downtown (referring to Uptown). It never fails. I would prefer them call it the Galleria instead of Downtown. I always point over to the East (direction of downtown) while its still visible from the freeway and tell them "That is downtown." About eight or nine years ago, my mom came here from VA with her friend, who to my understanding had never left the Richmond, VA area his whole life (I think he's around 75 years old). My mom used to live here, so she knew about our multiple skylines, but I just remember that they stayed at the LaQuinta Inn on 610 near what is now the Amegy Bank building, and we were about to go to Ninfa's on Navigation. I remember her friend asking where it was, and when I told him it was near downtown, he looked around at all the buildings in the Galleria area and said "this isn't downtown??" 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enriquewx91 795 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 15 hours ago, citykid09 said: Coming into the city from the Bryan-College Station area (29 to the west loop), it never fails, someone in my family or a friend that I'm riding with will always say "Wow look at downtown (referring to Uptown). It never fails. I would prefer them call it the Galleria instead of Downtown. I always point over to the East (direction of downtown) while its still visible from the freeway and tell them "That is downtown." My family from Dallas don't travel to Houston often and to be fair they moved to Texas from California. They came in once and we went to a restaurant in the River Oaks area and they were telling us how they liked downtown Houston (we passed by Uptown not DT). I told them yeah that's not even downtown, I took them to downtown and they just said why do you need so many buildings! Dallas has nothing like this. 3 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
htownbro 592 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 15 hours ago, citykid09 said: Coming into the city from the Bryan-College Station area (29 to the west loop), it never fails, someone in my family or a friend that I'm riding with will always say "Wow look at downtown (referring to Uptown). It never fails. I would prefer them call it the Galleria instead of Downtown. I always point over to the East (direction of downtown) while its still visible from the freeway and tell them "That is downtown." I think alot of visitors to Houston are confused about which skyline is downtown. As the developments continue, it will get even more confusing for them. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4322 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, htownbro said: I think alot of visitors to Houston are confused about which skyline is downtown. As the developments continue, it will get even more confusing for them. Indeed. I was driving inbound on the Southwest Freeway with a visitor last week when he spotted the Medical Center skyline. He commented, "oh there's downtown". I said, "do you mean over there to the right?... no, that's the Medical Center." He was dumbfounded and it took a bit to convince him we were talking about the same skyline. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post shasta 332 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 We are developing more like an Asian city than an American one. We will have visible skyscraper nodes in many parts of the city. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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