Popular Post rechlin Posted April 1, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2016 It's a little hard to see in the webcam, but it looks like they've put in 3 palm trees: 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 ^^^ pool area looks like PURE CHAOS... wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted April 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2016 Tower crane is coming down. Now with even more palm trees! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 lLooks like about 8 palms have been planted by this photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 47 minutes ago, bobruss said: lLooks like about 8 palms have been planted by this photo. Farthest 4 look planted, think the other 4 are just sitting there waiting to be placed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Crane's coming down. Â Attached image but getting haif error on iPhone upload. Â Maybe it'll show up, maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Made good progress today but still didn't get the crane all the way down yet: Â 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 What a beautiful building she has become. 6/12/14: George_R_Brown_Avenida-20140612-105129 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 4/7/16: George_R_Brown_Avenida-20160407-180627 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdotwill84 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 is it time for some Discovery Green upgrades? Â cooler lighting? signs? idk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 25 minutes ago, sdotwill84 said: is it time for some Discovery Green upgrades?  cooler lighting? signs? idk. More variety in trees? I think the "We Heart Houston" sign should be moved here or Tinsley. Vistors & Locals can snap their selfies. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 22 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said: More variety in trees? I think the "We Heart Houston" sign should be moved here or Tinsley. Vistors & Locals can snap their selfies.  That sign definitely deserves better than blank townhouse walls as a backdrop.  The whole time they were building those I had hope there would be some landscaping that would keep the two entities separate but obviously I was in fantasy-land.  However, the fact they plopped them there behind this 'iconic' sign is intrinsically Houston. Maybe it should just stay as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted April 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2016 Grabbed this yesterday when the crane was coming down... Â RIP DG lawn... Â 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I think that one sprinkler is going to need some help 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdotwill84 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 49 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said: More variety in trees? I think the "We Heart Houston" sign should be moved here or Tinsley. Vistors & Locals can snap their selfies.  both of those ideas work for me.  not that discovery needs it, but it would be nice to keep current with all the new things popping up around the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 1 hour ago, brijonmang said:  That sign definitely deserves better than blank townhouse walls as a backdrop.  The whole time they were building those I had hope there would be some landscaping that would keep the two entities separate but obviously I was in fantasy-land.  However, the fact they plopped them there behind this 'iconic' sign is intrinsically Houston. Maybe it should just stay as it is. Don't tell me you're a part of the "Keep Houston Fugly" crowd?  Some statue or central art work would be nice. I know they moved the phantom thing to the GRB, but something facing OPP would be nice as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 ^^^ forget exotic signage and added accoutrements, discovery green needs to rediscover some green grass... should it continue to hold up to its namesake.  this is now the month of april.. and this lawn looks simply awful.  surely they can do better than this.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 12 minutes ago, monarch said: ^^^ forget exotic signage and added accoutrements, discovery green needs to rediscover some green grass... should it continue to hold up to its namesake.  this is now the month of april.. and this lawn looks simply awful.  surely they can do better than this....  It just had this on top of it...   They re-seed it every few months. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I wonder if there would be a way to get grass seed on everyone's shoes when they walk in so that it get constantly reseeded...and then whenever you visit discovery green the park follows you home... ok bad idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 ^^^ actually, the lawn was looking quite brownish even before the MARCH MADNESS events took place.... and we all could see it. Â hopefully, they shall enhance their maintenance regimen of this most important aspect of the downtown park.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Monarch - i came here to see a better picture of the white wall you don't like. Someone post a recent pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, monarch said: ^^^ actually, the lawn was looking quite brownish even before the MARCH MADNESS events took place.... and we all could see it. Â hopefully, they shall enhance their maintenance regimen of this most important aspect of the downtown park.... Â Perhaps so, but they've just cleared out the last of the stuff from last weekend. The grass was going to be a casualty anyway. It will be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, Chi-Char-Hou-Dal said: Monarch - i came here to see a better picture of the white wall you don't like. Someone post a recent pic  ^^^ this is it my pal chi-char-hou-dal, it was located within the convention center thread.  see the white wall located upon the outer exterior of the new hotel.... why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016   Found an old rendering - looks like it used to be windows 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 They should paint a mural on it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cloud713 Posted April 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2016 The Wall.Does This Wall Make My Podium Look Big? by Justin Anderson, on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 ^^^ gorgeous illustration cloud713! Â but man.... that wall..... what is the meaning of it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 54 minutes ago, monarch said: ^^^ gorgeous illustration cloud713! Â but man.... that wall..... what is the meaning of it? Â Houston First should install a large digital screen over it when the area is built out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Â Houston First should install a large digital screen over it when the area is built out. Â ^^^ boy, you are good urbannizer... for i was thinking the exact thing when i first laid eyes upon it...(what a wonderful wall for a large LED digital monitor for the downtown convention district). Â but then i thought.... am i losing my mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 That's....incredibly dumb. If they're gonna put a screen on the entire wall then what's with the triangular cut-out of windows? I doubt they'd bother with a (technically) 5-sided screen, so there's gonna be a portion of the wall that won't have a screen. There's nothing "architecturally pleasing" about that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Hotel Marriott by Randal Davis - the higher to podium, the closer to God. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 From yesterday as the crane was coming down. Skyridge: Marriott Marquis by Chris Rojas, on Flickr  Looking up: Marriott Marquis by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Marriott Marquis by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Marriott Marquis by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Marriott Marquis by Chris Rojas, on Flickr  7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 One more section coming out. One more left in the hole according to this rigger. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted April 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2016 Courtesy of Bobruss: Â 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 ^^^ great illustrations brijonmang! Â i wish you could have inquired about that HUGE white wall on the other side of this hotel while you were there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 13, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2016 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Craig-Biggio-to-open-sports-bar-in-downtown-7244377.php#photo-9108699  Astros fans dream of having a beer and some wings with Craig Biggio. Now they can. Sort of. The Astros All-Star is lending his name to a sports bar set to open downtown in November. The two-level sports bar, Biggio's, will be a high-profile drawing card for the new Marriott Marquis Houston, under construction at 1777 Walker near Discovery Green. The sports bar will target foodies as well as baseball fans, said Jay Marsella, director of sales and marketing for the hotel.  The menu has yet to be finalized, but Marsella describes Biggio's as an upscale sports bar where diners can get a good steak as well as bar food like burgers and wings. Local craft beer, wines by the glass and craft cocktails will also have their place on the menu. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That's huge. Can't wait for this to open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 ^^^ BIGGIO'S at the MARRIOTT MARQUIS is going to become a financial gold mine. Â this place is going to be the essential drinking / meeting / eating / cheering spot. OMG the fun that awaits this place.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016  ^^^ HILTON AMERICAS, is going to have to step up its game BIG TIME in order to keep up with the new MARRIOTT MARQUIS. incorporating PAPPASITO'S restaurant into this locale.. is a major start to add some much-needed life to this huge facility.  however, more needs to be done to make this giant property breathe, shout, and sparkle.  if not, the MARRIOTT property will run rings around this very quiet hotel. it needs to get it's groove back.... and fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 2 hours ago, monarch said:  ^^^ HILTON AMERICAS, is going to have to step up its game BIG TIME in order to keep up with the new MARRIOTT MARQUIS. incorporating PAPPASITO'S restaurant into this locale.. is a major start to add some much-needed life to this huge facility.  however, more needs to be done to make this giant property breathe, shout, and sparkle.  if not, the MARRIOTT property will run rings around this very quiet hotel. it needs to get it's groove back.... and fast... Monarch, the only thing the Marriott will have the upper hand on is a Texas sized/shaped lazy river. The Hilton is always buzzing with activity. I'd say the lobby has at least another 5 years before the interior design could use some updating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I am hopeful that the new sports bar includes an ample outdoor dining/drinking section with direct access from the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 So the Hilton needs a Rockets bar/restaurant, and a lazy river. How to outdo the Texas shaped lazy river though? Maybe a road map of Houston, with the 3 loops as the lazy rivers, connected together with the highways going into downtown? Downtown could be an island in the middle of it all with a performance area/stage on it, possibly revolving? Throw in some overpass styled bridges to walk over the water "roads" and you've got yourself a swimmable ode to Houston. Ok, I might of taken that a little too far.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) ^^^ actually the HILTON AMERICAS is soooooo quiet and downright boring that a "lazy river" shall not do it justice. it needs the RED SEA...... Edited April 14, 2016 by monarch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I like the Hilton Americas 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I walked inside the Hilton Americas the Friday of Final Four week and the lobby was PACKED with people and Pappasito's was slammed as well. Hilton pioneered this area (well if you don't include the Four Seasons) so they didn't include GFR and other amenities in the development because nothing was around it except GRB and a new Toyota Center. Now that we have a convention district they have added the Starbucks, made Pappasito's accessible from the street with a patio. I love the hotel.  With that said, I do think the Marriott will blow it out of the water though.... lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Nole23 said: (well if you don't include the Four Seasons) Â I don't think anyone wants to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Sunstar said: I like the Hilton Americas  Me too. Pappasito's downtown is perfect for the area too. Apart from being reliably good food, it is a trusted brand in a place with increasing local visitors that will reinforce folks' perception that downtown is a place worth coming back to or spending more time in pre/post game/theater/concert/etc.   2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 That is for sure something downtown needs a bit more of - chains that suburbans/tourists know the name of that aren't closed after 3 pm. Â Last I checked, the Chipolte in the Post Rice wasn't open Saturday or evenings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I like to take a wait-and-see attitude. While the Marriott sounds like it will be awesome, I want to see the finished product before I start kicking the Hilton to the curb .   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 New rendering of Biggio's on Twitter. Â Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, cspwal said: That is for sure something downtown needs a bit more of - chains that suburbans/tourists know the name of that aren't closed after 3 pm.  Last I checked, the Chipolte in the Post Rice wasn't open Saturday or evenings  Disagree. I think that tourists at least would be much more interested in restaurants that aren't chains.  Suburbanites also are not very likely to venture downtown to try the downtown Chipotle as opposed to their neighborhood one.  We just need more restaurants that aren't closed after 3 pm altogether. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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