swtsig 2929 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That memorial city plaza plan is so pie-in-the-sky it's absurd. That will never happen under MetroNational's watch.... Not while we're alive at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bachanon 442 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That memorial city plaza plan is so pie-in-the-sky it's absurd. That will never happen under MetroNational's watch.... Not while we're alive at least. darn you, realists! kidding aside, i do wonder if the area will become a "downtown" unto itself, not memorial city specifically. the retail in the area is very fragmented though.....my mind must be wondering in the sky pie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
livincinco 576 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) darn you, realists!kidding aside, i do wonder if the area will become a "downtown" unto itself, not memorial city specifically. the retail in the area is very fragmented though.....my mind must be wondering in the sky pie.I would say that the odds are pretty good that Memorial City becomes a companion city to Houston (similar to Uptown) within the next 25 years. If you look at the way the corridor between Memorial City and the Energy Corridor is densifying along with all the growth in the Westchase area, it makes it a pretty logical town center. There's already talk about another large mixed use going in next to City Centre. Edited July 23, 2013 by livincinco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
august948 1301 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I would say that the odds are pretty good that Memorial City becomes a companion city to Houston (similar to Uptown) within the next 25 years. If you look at the way the corridor between Memorial City and the Energy Corridor is densifying along with all the growth in the Westchase area, it makes it a pretty logical town center. There's already talk about another large mixed use going in next to City Centre.That's going to be fun to watch. I'm especially curious to see if the towers expand down the Beltway south of Richmond and join up with the lone tower in chinatown at the Beltway and Bellaire. There's a lot of commercial real estate, quite a bit undeveloped, down that way. Similarly there's been considerable expansion westward down I10 towards the Grand Pkwy. We might end up with a westside loop consisting of I10, Beltway 8, Westpark and the Grand Parkway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
livincinco 576 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That's going to be fun to watch. I'm especially curious to see if the towers expand down the Beltway south of Richmond and join up with the lone tower in chinatown at the Beltway and Bellaire. There's a lot of commercial real estate, quite a bit undeveloped, down that way. Similarly there's been considerable expansion westward down I10 towards the Grand Pkwy. We might end up with a westside loop consisting of I10, Beltway 8, Westpark and the Grand Parkway.I was actually just looking at some numbers on this and 25 years may have been conservative. As of Q1 2013, the CBD had 38.5 million sq ft of office space with nothing under construction (but a lot planned). The combined Katy Freeway and Westchase submarkets have 33.0 million sq ft of office space with 3.1 million under construction. Granted that covers a lot bigger space, but those areas are close to having the same amount of office space as the CBD already. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/51808118/ColliersAttachments/Research/Q1_2013_Office_Market_Research_Report.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swtsig 2929 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I would say that the odds are pretty good that Memorial City becomes a companion city to Houston (similar to Uptown) within the next 25 years. If you look at the way the corridor between Memorial City and the Energy Corridor is densifying along with all the growth in the Westchase area, it makes it a pretty logical town center. There's already talk about another large mixed use going in next to City Centre.The level of development along the energy corridor and beltway between 10 and Richmond is pretty remarkable... Citycentre, MCP, briar lake, Phillips, town center, 10 west, dow site which is supposedly under contract to an end user... It's pretty cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4639 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That memorial city plaza plan is so pie-in-the-sky it's absurd. That will never happen under MetroNational's watch.... Not while we're alive at least. As stated in the documents, it's a 50-year master plan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Urban Weaving Multi-Use building http://www.chengfolio.com/urban-weaving.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Greenspoint Office Tower - 2007 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=459367717484181&set=pb.433389216748698.-2207520000.1375018803.&type=3&theater 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1167 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 This would of made a nice change to the greenspoint skyline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 This would of made a nice change to the greenspoint skyline. Even though it looks like a few of the buildings going up in West Houston, I do agree. There was also another tower planned for Greenspoint back in 2009, around 20 stories high. That one was cancelled as well of course. Going a bit further back in time now, the Houston Center - Phase One. From the book "Houston Lost and Unbuilt" by Steven Strom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1167 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'm guessing your referring to this one? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 ^ Yeah that's it. Would've been a nice addition to that area. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 http://www.scahouston.com/SCABrochure.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swtsig 2929 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 looks nearly identical to Chevron's new tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fortune 891 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 http://www.scahouston.com/SCABrochure.pdfI wonder if this was planned for downtown ? If so it would be nice if it came back to life with the incentives program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brijonmang 5510 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I wonder if this was planned for downtown ? If so it would be nice if it came back to life with the incentives program. It says it was part of Boulevard Place which would put it in Uptown. I think I remember some other renderings for this popping up in the BLVD Place thread at some point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1167 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow if so that would of been a great companion to the williams tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChannelTwoNews 2924 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) I wonder if this was planned for downtown ? If so it would be nice if it came back to life with the incentives program. I think this one was the initial version of the sleeker tower that Hanover proposed for the BLVD Place project. Not the one that's under construction but the one prior to it, pictured below. Thought it was cancelled or put on hold indefinitely. Then again the current BLVD Place plans and renderings show the above tower, with the same footprint still there along San Felipe at Post Oak Lane, so who really knows. Edited July 29, 2013 by ChannelTwoNews Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) M59Post Oak TowerThe Mix @ Midtown (Original Proposal)1600 West Loop SouthWest Ave. Phase II Edited July 30, 2013 by Urbannizer 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fortune 891 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I don't think the M59 or the West Ave phase II are cancelled, they just haven't developed yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) I don't think the M59 or the West Ave phase II are cancelled, they just haven't developed yet.In the thread for M59 I remember swtsig saying it was dead/cancelled, but you may be right about West Ave Phase II. Edited July 30, 2013 by Urbannizer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4038 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 wow, i wish the AIM tower was built. the original proposal for The Mix looks fantastic too. im not familiar with that development. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fortune 891 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) The Mix would have been a really nice development for the Midtown if it was completely built out like that, only one section was completed with the 24 hour fitness on the top floor. The sites where the post oak tower & 1600 west loop south building were proposed, are currently on the market so hopefully developers will buy them and build towers. Edited July 30, 2013 by Fortune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Going back in time again..this time as far back as the 1920s. I showed my friend the original Houston Center plan from the "Houston Lost and Unbuilt" book and he was going to the library, so he decided to get the book. Bank of the Southwest Tower The Sterling Hotel Other design proposals for the Gulf building:Houston City Hall Office Building: Downtown Motor Hotel: Red Wolf Hotel: Apartment House: 20-Story Office Building: Mall for Second City National Bank: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston? 139 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm gettin mad just looking at this thread. Houston would be a different place if at least some of these developments were built. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/4593-the-buzz-on-binz-at-la-branch/?p=91572 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Methodist Hospital North Campus Expansion http://www.kpf.com/project.asp?ID=299 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fortune 891 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/4593-the-buzz-on-binz-at-la-branch/?p=91572I wish this was built instead of what ended up being built.I think the Methodist project will still happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KinkaidAlum 2832 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Methodist's plans are still in motion. It's a question of when, not if... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Main Place - 62 Floors, designed by HOK.Page 15http://www.stearnsassociates.com/newpdfs/Stearns%20Associates%20LLC_Sustainable%20Design_5.25.2010.pdf 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2291 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Main Place - 62 Floors, designed by HOK. Page 15http://www.stearnsassociates.com/newpdfs/Stearns%20Associates%20LLC_Sustainable%20Design_5.25.2010.pdf That's where HP is. I would have loved the height but it looks like a Dallas high rise, no thanks. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3720 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 That's where HP is. I would have loved the height but it looks like a Dallas high rise, no thanks. Agreed. I'm glad we missed the building boom of the late 80's, because all the towers were over designed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonBoy 229 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone else wish that downtown had a roundabout? It's random but is really cool to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdude 1592 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone else wish that downtown had a roundabout? It's random but is really cool to me. Downtown did have a roundabout once, by what is now the main post office. It's hard to see how one could be integrated into most of the grid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2291 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) http://www.theplansource.org/images/projects/morris_project_2_image_2.pdf Actually, there are quite a few here: http://www.theplansource.org/companies/morris.htm Edited August 16, 2013 by lockmat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChannelTwoNews 2924 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I'd been curious about this one for some time. I'd only seen it proposed at 55 stories / 765 feet based on some of the period reports from the Houston Post. Was supposed to have been a project put forward by Urban Investment & Development and Treptow / Murphree (developers of The Huntingdon and a few other buildings). Only appeared to be viable for about a year or so before the bust based on that info. Not bad in terms of height, but I'm not the biggest fan of the design. Main Place - 62 Floors, designed by HOK.Page 15http://www.stearnsassociates.com/newpdfs/Stearns%20Associates%20LLC_Sustainable%20Design_5.25.2010.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2291 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I found this pdf that shows the options BBVA Compass was considering. This first one is probably still in the pipeline but I'm sure the design could change. I think it is pretty sweet!! I guess they liked their current site but not this other proposed design. I have a feeling most would have liked this one better instead. http://jll-houston.com/OfficeInv/BBVA.pdf And I also found this time lapse video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-RBB-jVf3s 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'm not sure about the first one, it is different though.KPF'S idea for Bank of the Southwest Tower: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1167 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Galveston Bay Hotel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Another design for River Oaks District. One of many that didn't make the cut. :-( http://www.coxistarchitecture.com/river%20oaks%20district.htm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4038 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 ugh, why did ROD have to scale back their plans and get rid of the highrises.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Huge 2398 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 ugh, why did ROD have to scale back their plans and get rid of the highrises..Ha! I called it, knew they were gonna do that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 West 8 http://www.rfld.com/docs/west8.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Riva Place POC Office Tower Jennings Island 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 http://generikdesign.com/projects.html (#8) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LTAWACS 152 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What's this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3720 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Damn you recession! Where was Riva Place? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44131 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Damn you recession! Where was Riva Place? Me dunno the exact location for Riva Place. I don't think this is anything new, so I'll dump this here as well: pdf file in Chinese:http://www.pantacles.com/upi/beijing%20%5B1%5D.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1167 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Wouldn't this have been the hotel proposed for the convention center? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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