TexasGeneral Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (1) Currently the law firm has approx. 104 attorneys in 4 floors.(2) The law firm that will be leasing new space in 2018 has 220 or so lawyers and have about 9 or 10 floors now. The first one may be Porter Hedges. I bet the second one is Andrews Kurth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I'm sure this video has probably been posted already, but I either missed it or don't remember, sorry. But just in case: http://www.capitoltowerhouston.com/video.asp the lobby panorama is pretty cool toohttp://www.capitoltowerhouston.com/lobby-panorama.asp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nate99 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 the lobby panorama is pretty cool toohttp://www.capitoltowerhouston.com/lobby-panorama.asp If the whole tower is not a go, this will be the most badass parking garage in town. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Of course this tower will get built..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) I am betting this does get built, it is in a good location, it is not unreasonably large and over the top, and it can either get new business or steal from lesser buildings nearby. Can't parking revenue also keep it able to pay some bills while space is leased over a few years? Of course this tower will get built..? I'm tending to agree at this point, there was just speculation to the contrary earlier. Did they change the development map back? The tunnel/lobby will be pretty nice. Edited June 18, 2015 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 True. Hopefully they get some tenants signed so they can move forward with the tower portion sooner than later. The tunnel/lobby should be a bit more than just "pretty nice", heh.. It appears to be the best tunnel/street interaction in all of downtown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It is on the new interactive map as the Capitol Towerhttp://www.downtownhouston.org/development/project/capitol-tower/ Construction timeline not available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It is on the new interactive map as the Capitol Towerhttp://www.downtownhouston.org/development/project/capitol-tower/ Interesting that they seem to have bifurcated it on the development map... http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-04-09/150408_Development_Map__Renders_11X17_1.pdf "Under Construction" - #18 Capitol Tower Parking Garage - 7-story, 300-space parkinggarage. Skanska. Est. completion 4Q 2015 "Planned" - #28 Capitol Tower - 35-story, 750,000 SF office tower. Skanska. Est.construction start date not available. Going off the URL, it is 2 months old now, so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Weird. I wonder why they have two maps with different information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Weird. I wonder why they have two maps with different information? I suspect because it's being built in phases, the first of which is underway while the second is not yet a firm "go" for any particular time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mollusk Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Today's vocabulary word: vertiginous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Chron has an article saying they're pouring the foundation in order to be ready "to go vertical when a tenant is signed" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Has Skanska pitched this building to General Electric? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Sweet! The pour starts next month! Capitol Tower is a go!.... well, until more pre-lease but still. Very promising. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/06/23/downtown-towers-foundation-to-be-poured.html Edited June 23, 2015 by Triton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Has Skanska pitched this building to General Electric?I highly doubt GE would. They are going through a major structural change right now. They are killing off their Capital Real Estate to Wells Fargo and Blackstone Group (I would know, I am handling the loan sale). GE right now is looking more at layoffs than buying new space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I highly doubt GE would. They are going through a major structural change right now. They are killing off their Capital Real Estate to Wells Fargo and Blackstone Group (I would know, I am handling the loan sale). GE right now is looking more at layoffs than buying new space.But GE is also very publicly considering moving their headquarters out of Connecticut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 But GE is also very publicly considering moving their headquarters out of Connecticut.Eh, truueee.... But I still doubt they would move to this tower. More likely they would build an office park in some city's suburbs over this location. Since they are getting rid of their CRE, they may just move to Cincinatti or Alpharetta, GA. I could actually see CBRE putting some people in this tower since their business is just absolutely skyrocketing right now and the company is looking to branch out more from the Galleria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I do believe the chron article must have run across this thread. Interesting that they have not dug up any more than we have. They are drilling pilings all the way around. It will be sad if the cranes come down after they finish off the garage portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 They can probably afford to wait. As for GE, Abbott seems to think he can lure them. Based almost entirely on an anticipated change in their tax situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 They can probably afford to wait. As for GE, Abbott seems to think he can lure them. Based almost entirely on an anticipated change in their tax situation. And again, even if they came to Texas which there is a good chance they could, they still probably wouldn't take advantage of this tower. They have always preferred suburban campuses with the ability to expand for future operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I know nothing but this is LEED 4 Platinum does that interest GE, who bring good things to life? Everyone is interested in LEED, its trendy, erm, saving the environment (multiple boxes of LEED paperwork at a time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I know nothing but this is LEED 4 Platinum does that interest GE, who bring good things to life?Perhaps. If we were to see anything from GE, it would likely be built along Beltway 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Perhaps.If we were to see anything from GE, it would likely be built along Beltway 8.I'd be surprised if Generation Park didn't move heaven and earth for thisEveryone is interested in LEED, its trendy, erm, saving the environment (multiple boxes of LEED paperwork at a time).Trendy is good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 GE's oil & gas business is growing and they already have a substantial presence in Houston. With their finance/real estate business shrinking, it is not out of the question for them to move their HQ to Houston. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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