HoustonIsHome Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Isn't GE O&G headquartered in uptown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Isn't GE O&G headquartered in uptown?Well, I work for GE Capital so I'm not 100% sure but I believe it is actually located on Beltway 8 close to IAH. Next time you drive on Beltway 8, count the number of buildings that have GE's logo on them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Every real estate developer, politician, and prospective Starbucks franchisee is begging GE to move their HQ to their particular location. If they pack up and move out of CT, they are going to get a honey of a deal. So this tower (or 609 Main for that matter) might have a legit shot at landing them, but they’d be competing against more locations than any of us could imagine. Edited June 26, 2015 by Nate99 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Well, I work for GE Capital so I'm not 100% sure but I believe it is actually located on Beltway 8 close to IAH. Next time you drive on Beltway 8, count the number of buildings that have GE's logo on them.... Yep, right at Beltway 8 and JFK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Their construction schedule on this thing blows. Jack hammering begins at 10 pm and continues all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Surely they're subject to same COH noise regulations as the rest of us working downtown...? And what I'm earth are they doing that requires night work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 They have been working at night for months. They used to wait until ten or eleven to break out the wrecking ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDW Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They were installing drill piers at night to make up time in the schedule. The wrecking of the garage was done at night to protect the public and to work around Metro. Balling that building during the day would have been dangerous, too many cars & Pedestrians. There are noise ordinances but in downtown it gets fuzzy. The police need a good amount of complaints to shut work down. From what I have heard is when they get started coming out of the ground they may be working around the clock. May or may not happen, we shall see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted July 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2015 Shamelessly borrowed from reddit: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Not sure if I ever posted this, it's kind of old but i thought it was cool at least (just going through some old photos and videos since I haven't posted much lately). Does anyone know how to embed a YouTube video?https://youtu.be/mAEx4PgRAW4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 From earlier today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Progress. From JPMC skylobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Progress. From JPMC skylobby. Edited July 31, 2015 by amashgo 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 ^^^ cool illustrations nate99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mab Posted August 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2015 Rain our shine, concrete trucks will line up in downtown Houston Saturday to pour the mat foundation for Capitol Tower this weekend.Skanska USA Commercial Development and its subcontractor Baker Concrete Construction will pour the mat foundation for the proposed 35-story office building at 800 Capitol Street.Workers will continuously pour the equivalent of 900 truckloads over Saturday and Sunday. The job will consist of pouring over 9,300 cubic yards of concrete using 1,200 tons of rebar on a footprint covering 35,000 square feet. The building’s footprint equates to about 60 percent of a football field.Travis and Milam Streets between Capitol and Rusk will be closed to traffic, as will portions of Capitol and Rusk. Metrorail service will not be interrupted.Rain will not affect plans, according to Skanska. However, for safety reasons, weather conditions such as high winds or lightning would halt the operation until those conditions passed.Skanska has said it will not start vertical construction on the 750,000-square-foot building until preleasing goals have been met.Check this space Monday for pictures.http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/08/capitol-tower-concrete-pour-all-set-in-downtown/ 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Time to settle in. They're projecting a 19 hour pour. 4 pump trucks. They really needed 6. Hazards of working down town and only being able to get so many lane closures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2015 Mat pour is in progress, lots of concrete trucks in downtown headed to the site. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Saw from this video of the mat pour that a 3rd tower crane base has been installed. https://www.periscope.tv/w/aKnzlDEyMDQyMjM5fDY4MTcyMTkztxkeCJMO1xsegKOwsqB-eD_7fKQ4e8Y7_lzCuC5G7IU= 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Must be close to signing a lease, perhaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Must be close to signing a lease, perhaps?Man I hope so. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Taken by bfusel2 http://imgur.com/gallery/3rpcmJ9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Man, even tho this tower won't be a skyline changer, this is one of my favorite projects. Can ANYBODY provide any hope of this being built? Is it possible that construction has started? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Man, even tho this tower won't be a skyline changer, this is one of my favorite projects. Can ANYBODY provide any hope of this being built? Is it possible that construction has started?I would like to think that if they are going to have 3 tower cranes, they might be building more than just a parking garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 How often does someone do a mat pour for a building that they're not sure they're going to build? Genuinely curious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 How often does someone do a mat pour for a building that they're not sure they're going to build? Genuinely curious.First time I've seen this in the current growth spurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 It looks like the base/foundation of the crane is fixed in to the mat/slab. Would they just cut that off flush when they are done? I want to get my hopes up as much as the next HAIF'er, but this thing is weird, who knows what they are doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 It looks like the base/foundation of the crane is fixed in to the mat/slab. Would they just cut that off flush when they are done?I want to get my hopes up as much as the next HAIF'er, but this thing is weird, who knows what they are doing.Yes, tower crane bases become part of the finished structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 My big concern with this one is the fact that Hines still has ZERO tenants for 609 Main. I would imagine that there is race to the bottom on tenant rates between Skanska and Hines right now. Skanska definitely has the better location but I would imagine that Hines is getting very aggressive on lease rates. It would be quite impressive to see the Skanska folks sign a tenant before Hines.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 My big concern with this one is the fact that Hines still has ZERO tenants for 609 Main. I would imagine that there is race to the bottom on tenant rates between Skanska and Hines right now.Skanska definitely has the better location but I would imagine that Hines is getting very aggressive on lease rates. It would be quite impressive to see the Skanska folks sign a tenant before Hines....I don't worry about Hines finding tenants. Although it's a different climate than BG Group, I hope Skanska lands something so there isn't a void. Plus we get two new towers to gawk at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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