lockmat Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 This thing sounds insane. The .pdf below was made in 2008. Here are just a FEW highlights. Read the .pdf for more info. (the .pdf goes into much more detail) ----------------------------------------------------- "...world-class, multi-faceted project will be powered by cutting edge technology utilizing solar panels, fuel cells and geothermal energy. [it] will be self-sufficient and will generate additional revenues for the complex. ...will encompass 2,350 acres, phase one will consist of three main buildings designed after the Aztec Pyramids, shopping plazas, two 18-hole championship golf courses, a luxury convention center, an internationally renowned restaurant, a world-class health spa, lush grounds and gardens, and a gated private residence community with home ranging from two to seven million dollars, on one to three acre sites. Several additional phases will be made possible with the acquisition of such a large piece of property for the years to come. The primary structures will be the 18-story office tower with the six-star resort hotel and luxury condominium towers rising up 15-stories on either side. The front of each structure will feature a cascading waterfall from the top of the pyramid into a common man-made lake, which additionally serves as a reservoir for the geothermal cooling system of the complex. ...will have an outdoor amphitheater. The project will be located in the northern quadrant of Houston in a very established and affluent area nearby the home of HP Computer Southwest headquarters. It will in the near future be connected to the affluent Woodlands Community by way of the extension of Woodlands Parkway connecting I-45 to FM 249. The site selected is 40 mins from downtown and 30 from IAH. Our vision is to develop the most unique and luxurious resort and convention center in the entire Southwest. http://www.redriverc...om/Pyramids.pdf http://www.redriverc...m/projects.html ...on second thought, this man might be dead serious. He has been in business forever and has had many big legitimate projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Anybody can put up a website.Let me know (before posting it on HAIF) if you ever come across mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Anybody can put up a website.Let me know (before posting it on HAIF) if you ever come across mine.True, but this company is real. They're building something on Almeda near 288, just south of Midtown. They're number 65 (first one under D-Variances). At least, I am assuming the website goes with the company listed on the agenda.The guy at least lists a very long track record. True anyone can throw up a website, but? I dunno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilverot Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I don't know where this project will be located. There's not much land by the HP campus on 249... The nearest that I can think of is north of Spring Cypress. That area is not affluent like the article mentioned... hmmm......to be honest, the project is a little tacky. sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 I don't know where this project will be located. There's not much land by the HP campus on 249... The nearest that I can think of is north of Spring Cypress. That area is not affluent like the article mentioned... hmmm......to be honest, the project is a little tacky. sorry... Yes, it does sound too good to be true. I think the HP reference was a very general one. I think it would be north of 2920 by their description of the intersection of Woodlands Parkway and 249? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I don't know where this project will be located. There's not much land by the HP campus on 249... The nearest that I can think of is north of Spring Cypress. That area is not affluent like the article mentioned... hmmm......to be honest, the project is a little tacky. sorry...You're right. They should put the giant presidential heads there, to give it a little class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilverot Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 You're right. They should put the giant presidential heads there, to give it a little class.LOL... No thanks! Those presidential heads should stay in Pearland (no need to rain on their parade). Why couldn't someone build a building like the Esperson in downtown anymore? "give it a little class" I didn't mention that northwest houston had class or not... I just prefer not to have this particular project in the area... that's all.If I was able to create a project of that scale I would create something similar to Central Park of NYC to incorporate the trees... (although central park was all planted in). This way everyone can really enjoy it all... It takes forever for trees to grow... why put them to waste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 True, but this company is real.Corollary: Anybody can create a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Anybody can put up a website.Except these quacks... Have you even tried navigating it.Damn sliding door blocks information on every page.. and that annoying elevator music... Uraaaghhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 If you're going to imitate the Maya, at least imitate Classic period Maya, not this Postclassic Chichen Itza derivative. Anybody can put up a website. Let me know (before posting it on HAIF) if you ever come across mine. Yeah, please don't post it on HAIF. It's most definitely NSFW, and I don't need my corporate IT overlords to catch me with that on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Why way in the hell up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 I got a email reply from the CEO basically stating he's serious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hm, here's the thread you speak of. You should ask the CEO whats the current status on this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I don't know where this project will be located. There's not much land by the HP campus on 249... The nearest that I can think of is north of Spring Cypress. That area is not affluent like the article mentioned... hmmm......to be honest, the project is a little tacky. sorry...Well it does have some amusement value. Plus, I've always had a bit of a weakness for mimetic architecture. I really wouldn't mind seeing it get built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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