lockmat Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) This place is gonna be huge. Also, what is a curtain-wall high-rise?McCord Development Inc. is set to launch Generation Park — a 3,635-acre corporate park near George Bush Intercontinental Airport that, when completely developed, would have a total value of more than $5 billion.http://www.bizjourna...-sets-huge.htmlhttp://www.generationpark.com/Last year's info from Swamplot http://swamplot.com/...ark/2011-06-09/ Edited April 27, 2012 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Oh yeah, I forgot one of my favorite parts of the article. It describes the retail aspect as City Centre on steroids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) The sprawling Generation Park project near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, shown in this rendering,has 207 development sites.Sprawling indeed. I love how they say it will compete with downtown buildings for tenants, good luck with that claim.Looks like a standard office park, only bigger. Not very walkable looking.Generous setbacks, natural water features, and an abundance of walk trails creates an idyllic work settingEvery master planned community has that, it's called wasted space and retention ponds.I love the video, Watch the The 5 Districts Listen to the R&D district section of the video starting at 0:55.Located south of the Rention Pond, Lake District, in a heavily wooded environment. The R&D district design with generous forested set backs to keep innovation and trade secrets private.Are they eff-ing kidding me?Jessie, please note, I am happy you found this, and not teasing you, rather the developers for coming up with this nonsense to sell something we don't need.Didn't we already have a huge office park announcement from Hines already. And everything else in the video is already done, it's called the Woodlands. Edited April 27, 2012 by Pumapayam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 This project was announced and been planned long before the Hines office park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 This would be far better off as a master-planned community. It's only 19 miles to downtown along a new, uncongested, and toll-free freeway. It's surrounded by big regional parks to the south, east, and west, and Fall Creek and Summerwood have already established and proven the market. And it's wholly within Sheldon ISD, which has neither a particularly good or bad reputation because its so sparsely populated. All it would take is this, which could be a project of similar scale with Shadow Creek Ranch, and the ISD's reputation would swing toward positive. (It certainly makes more sense to develop this as residential than for Lennar to bother developing the EarthQuest site as residential, 35 miles out in New Caney.)It could have a small commercial component, but nothing so ambitious. Few employers have ever been especially interested in northeast Houston, just the same as how Pearland is not a big draw for employers. I don't envision that pattern changing too much. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Pretty much all contemporary high rises are curtain wall lockmat. That just means the exterior wall (generally glass) is hung outside of the structure. Think of any tower in "uptown" or, more attractively, the new building that looks like a lighter downtown. Or any number of other buildings really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Good luck, my friends. You'll need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Screen Shot 2012-04-28 at 3.35.32 PM by wools, on Flickr Features: Pedestrian friendly 10-lane boulevard with 3 medians. Modeled after Las Vegas Blvd., long known as one of the most pedestrian oriented streets in America. 1.5-mile long "Generation Park Lake" retention pond. Forested-setback "R&D district" to, uh, "keep innovation and trade secrets protected." Edited April 28, 2012 by woolie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 From the good folks at BisNow -- a massive new development is coming.Highlights:3,635 acres -- 1/4 the size of Manhattan.Called "Generation Park" because it's so big, the next generation will have to finish developing it.Winfield Road becomes Generation ParkwayGeneration Park will be built in five phases and have five districts: The Corridor (mixed-use), Lake District (corporate HQs), R&D, Industrial, and rail-served foreign trade zone (FTZ). 930-acre Phase 1 encompasses the Corridor and FTZ areas. One 60-acre tract along the Beltway will be a medical center. Ryan is talking to major medical systems to build a regional hospital (there are none in the northeast). Phase 1 amenities include a promenade along a lake. Linky: http://www.bisnow.com/houston_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=24803 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 A pipe dream. Horrifying and disgusting at that. Destroying 1 MILLION trees shoud be a crime against humanity. Unless he moves them. Which he probably won't. Just look at him. Ugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ehh - he planted the million trees twelve years ago. It's not exactly old growth forest he's clear-cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 @ LTAWACS 1 million trees which he paid for and planted. He can do what he pleases with them. How many trees have you planted ? Since your so concerned. He planted the trees so that the area would have a wooded feel im sure he will leave a great majority of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 @ LTAWACS 1 million trees which he paid for and planted. He can do what he pleases with them. How many trees have you planted ? Since your so concerned. He planted the trees so that the area would have a wooded feel im sure he will leave a great majority of them.Ryan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Who is Ryan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 From the good folks at BisNow -- a massive new development is coming.Highlights:3,635 acres -- 1/4 the size of Manhattan.Called "Generation Park" because it's so big, the next generation will have to finish developing it.Winfield Road becomes Generation ParkwayLinky: http://www.bisnow.co...ory.php?p=24803OLD NEWS. This information was posted April 27, 2012 in a thread titled "Generation Park" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LarryDierker Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 FMC Technologies buys 173 acres at McCord’s Generation ParkCurious what will come of this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoothrewpoo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 R&D, some light industrial, and a new office tower... FMC Technologies buys 173 acres at McCord’s Generation ParkCurious what will come of this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/bisnow-exclusive-generation-parks-first-buyer/Just some more information on Generation Park and some deals that they seem to have coming down the line. From the 18 months it'll take just to get infrastructure to FMC it might take a while for this thing to really get going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 The Chronicle is reporting that construction will begin during the first half of 2013. http://www.chron.com/kingwood/news/article/Generation-Park-to-bring-more-than-100-000-jobs-4290344.php?cmpid=houtexhcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Here are some links to some recent interviews with Ryan Mccord about Generation Park: Also Ryan Mccord spoke about Generation Park at a recent Bisnow conference : http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/greg-and-chip-to-head-hendricks-berkadia/ "McCord Development prez Ryan McCord agrees you can build a better mouse trap. He's planning something really innovative for Generation Park's first office tower. He says it'll be a first for Houston, but we can't hear more about it until this fall. In other Generation Park news, Ryan announced he has proposals out for two 1M SF fulfillment centers." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Anybody know when this is going to breakground? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Will this really destroy 1 million trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Will this really destroy 1 million trees?no it will destroy thousands of trees, but on the bright side its designed to be a green environment. Edited August 4, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Anybody know when this is going to breakground? They haven't announced any buildings going up as of yet, they are currently working on the infrastructure for the project such as roads and utilities. I read in a Bisnow article that Ryan McCord said that a office building would be announced this fall, its suppose to be something that has never been built in Houston before. Also FMC Technologies purchased 173 acres within the Generation Park development this year so hopefully they will break ground on something soon. I imagine it will be some type of HQ or corporate campus since its such a large purchase. Will this really destroy 1 million trees? Seriously doubt it will be that many, the majority of the trees on the site are pine trees planted by McCord. The project seems like it will have a very wooded setting so I think they will only take out the trees that have to come out to build. Ryan McCord compares it to The Woodlands alot so i'm sure it will have alot of trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Wow can't wait to see the renderings for that mysterious building in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Wow can't wait to see the renderings for that mysterious building in the fall.I know I hope it is interesting. http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/greg-and-chip-to-head-hendricks-berkadia/"McCord Development prez Ryan McCord agrees you can build a better mouse trap. He's planning something really innovative for Generation Park's first office tower. He says it'll be a first for Houston, but we can't hear more about it until this fall. In other Generation Park news, Ryan announced he has proposals out for two 1M SF fulfillment centers." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 New videohttp://vimeo.com/71674509 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) It's a wonderful development in an area of town that hasn't seen activity like this for 30 years. While it is a suburban campus "town square", its a step in the right direction from previous campus developments.But does anyone else cringe at the words used in the video? How can people not see through all the B/S buzz words? Will the new water cooler talk be "hey John, let's go innovate at the plaza"! Oh man... Edited August 5, 2013 by Montrose1100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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