zaphod 449 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Blow it up and build something else. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tigereye 1843 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Elseed said: The entire building should just have murals on it.That would look pretty sweet. Either way I hope they don't tear it down. Abandoned or not we still needs as many buildings as possible in the city. Insteadc the put the multistory sky dancers on another building. I’d be down for letting the building become Houston’s version of 5 Pointz or Graffiti Park. Let Gonzo247 & other local artists go wild with the entire building as their canvas. Edited December 11, 2018 by tigereye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
htownbro 604 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 any news on this dreadful building Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arche_757 845 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Turn it into a giant climbing structure?! Would be pretty neat I assume for rock climbers? All the while it would provide for a use while the economics of either demolishing it, or renovating becomes favorable. Besides 2 working elevators (not sure code would allow just 1?), and some minimal restrooms/lockers, you’d be able to maybe carve out some parkour areas too? Within the lower floors? Edited April 13, 2019 by arche_757 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3908 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 3:44 PM, htownbro said: any news on this dreadful building There's new graffiti on the Northern side of it 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Nate99 7729 Posted April 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 8:43 PM, arche_757 said: Turn it into a giant climbing structure?! Would be pretty neat I assume for rock climbers? All the while it would provide for a use while the economics of either demolishing it, or renovating becomes favorable. Besides 2 working elevators (not sure code would allow just 1?), and some minimal restrooms/lockers, you’d be able to maybe carve out some parkour areas too? Within the lower floors? Let Crossfit have it for a while, they could make a workout of the demolition. Climb the stairs with a 20 lb sledge, bring back hammer and 20 lbs of material, repeat until there's no more building! 10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highrise Tower 33457 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 12:02 PM, cspwal said: There's new graffiti on the Northern side of it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn173 823 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 With all of the rain this Spring, they've been pumping water out of the garage entrance on Main almost every day. I wonder how bad the structure is with all of that water. It can't be a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeerNut 2571 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Clearly the building still isn't secured maybe they need some more COH violations to force a sale. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 46788 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Saw a water hose pumping water out of it this morning while biking up Travis St. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 3068 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 How is this not on the yearly list of eyesores needing to be demolished by the COH? If they're pumping water every time it rains, the structure has to be dangerous to the public. I guess we have to wait for something bad to happen to a pedestrian before the city will do anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3908 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: I guess we have to wait for something bad to happen to a pedestrian before the city will do anything. or someone driving by 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mollusk 2404 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 In this context, is "REMUV" really graffiti? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specwriter 401 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) On 5/15/2019 at 1:30 PM, mollusk said: In this context, is "REMUV" really graffiti? It would be great if "REMUV" was on the drawings for a demolition contract. 😊 I've wondered for sometime if this thread should be merged with the 801 St. Joseph Parkway thread in Crater Houston Alliance. Maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part. Edited May 19, 2019 by Specwriter additional comment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 44134 Posted August 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2019 Under contract https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ 23 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal 383 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 WOW - clikced expecting to be dissapointed, I'm excited 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7729 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That's encouraging, though I did see some Hare Krishna downtown last week, so don't get your hopes up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 11802 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 22 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Under contract https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Quote Just one block away from Midtown; the favorite millennial neighborhood 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jermh 1083 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, Triton said: We have to rest our heads somewhere when we're not busy killing industries. 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn173 823 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'm very excited about this. I thought the building would fall down before anything was done. Still need to close and get financing for whatever is next, but hope springs eternal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samagon 3266 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luminare 6046 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, samagon said: I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. True. They might also buy it and just sit on it for years. Nobody knows. Its why on the map I always put "Potential Development". The potential is there, but its not if its likely or unlikely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5008 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 19 hours ago, samagon said: I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. I think much of this is done before a property goes under contract. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elseed 57 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 This entire building should just be filled with murals, inside and out. That would be an awesome site to see. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HtownWxBoy 195 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Fingers crossed they do something... that building has been such an eyesore for so long. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonBoy 230 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 19 hours ago, Elseed said: This entire building should just be filled with murals, inside and out. That would be an awesome site to see. My dream for this building has always been to strip it to its concrete, knock out some walls, add creative stairs and ramps throughout, beef up the elevators and/or put glass elevators on the sides, and turn it into a gallery/exhibit/event space/vertical graffiti park. Restyle the garage and add ground floor amenities and you could have a hot spot that generates some revenue at least 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Twinsanity02 1289 Posted August 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2019 My dream has been for a meteor to crash into it at 3:00 am when no one is around and it all tumbles down into a very neat pile. No gets hurt. No traffic blocked. Don't really expect that to happen, but heck, one can dream. 4 2 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonBoy 230 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Thankfully yours is more likely to come true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 46788 Posted September 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2019 Rappelling Off a Building, from reddit u/Driftershoots. 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3908 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Looked up this thread to be pedantic on another thread, and made me think - should the title be updated to be 801 St Joesph Parkway? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1707 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 8/13/2019 at 12:53 PM, Triton said: Listing says "Last updated 1/22/20" Doesn't say anything about being under contract anymore https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Did it specifically say under contract on this page? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Brooklyn173 823 Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1707 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 12:45 PM, wilcal said: Listing says "Last updated 1/22/20" Doesn't say anything about being under contract anymore https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Did it specifically say under contract on this page? 29 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. Loopnet listing now says "last updated 2/3/20" No idea what changed though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4656 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. I believe that is an old drive-through bank. Is that under the same ownership as the old hotel building? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1707 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I emailed CBRE to ask and they nicely replied that the building is still for sale. Looks like this is unrelated. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1707 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: I believe that is an old drive-through bank. Is that under the same ownership as the old hotel building? Different ownership. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7729 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 9:53 AM, cspwal said: Looked up this thread to be pedantic on another thread, and made me think - should the title be updated to be 801 St Joesph Parkway? Probably should for many reasons, but as a reminder of just how bad this thing is, it's an interesting artifact. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X.R. 1122 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonBoy 230 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, X.R. said: So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. Wow I didn't know that existed, yet that's exactly what I want for this. I was thinking art galleries + exhibition space + museum space + vertical graffiti park + observation deck + restaurants and of course ground floor retail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4656 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 3 hours ago, X.R. said: So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. Interesting idea! (except the Wofgang Puck part ... blehh) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn173 823 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I went by this the other day and the dump trucks were using it for a queuing area for the excavations at the Fairfield residential site (sorry for the run on sentence). So I am assuming that this is just lay down area and a construction site office (there was a new generator hooked up for the old bank building). Sadly, probably nothing of permanent value. But hopefully interested eyes might be turned to the old building now... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highrise Tower 33457 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/uhdiradio/ 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaphod 449 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) I have a potential solution guys: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-48068866 Thinking what I'm thinking 😈 Edited April 22, 2020 by zaphod better source 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 It's in a prime location for low income housing, don't know why the city/housing authority hasn't snagged it up yet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ToryGattis 204 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 8:52 AM, Montrose1100 said: It's in a prime location for low income housing, don't know why the city/housing authority hasn't snagged it up yet. Because I'm pretty sure that's about the last thing the Downtown Management District wants it to become. But also experiences in Chicago and elsewhere have shown that low-income towers are hard to keep secure and can become crime hotspots. Lower-rise options work much better and lead to healthier low and mixed-income communities. It needs to become student housing for Rice, UH, UH Downtown, or even Baylor Medical School (probably private serving all of the above). It's right on rail lines to all of those. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn173 823 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I always liked the idea of a senior independent living situation, for many of the same reasons you liked student housing. Near transit and the theaters and the restaurants of downtown. But I fear that the structure itself may be the question now, especially after the reported contract fell through last year. And tearing it down and building something new is unlikely considering all of the available parking lots / development sites nearby. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2185 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 The problem with senior living in high rises...fire alarms and actual fires. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TexasWriter 1 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Any way we could make it into a temporary urban garden? Southwest side gets lots of light streaming in for enough hours of the day, and if someone wants to do something more permanent, then planter boxes would be easy to remove. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn173 823 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 On 4/29/2020 at 10:52 PM, Naviguessor said: The problem with senior living in high rises...fire alarms and actual fires. There are lots of senior housing facilities that are high rise. I'm from NYC which has a bunch, but they exist in many smaller cities. Here's one just down the road a ways. https://thetowersonparklane.com/ Though I am of the opinion that the current building will need to start completely failing so as to reduce the price, and then be knocked down for a new development. Though maybe the owners will want to dump it quickly in a post COVID world and someone will be willing to take the gamble. A very long shot at best. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4038 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) On 4/29/2020 at 8:15 PM, Brooklyn173 said: But I fear that the structure itself may be the question now, especially after the reported contract fell through last year. The website says under contract again. Edited May 14, 2020 by cloud713 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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