ChrisPHous Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Rendering from Bizjournal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I saw that Bizjournal rendering. It's missing a few oak trees from the Waterwall Park. Like most of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 now why couldn't they have added some sort of retail component to this? how perfect would it have been to have a restaurant or cafe directly overlooking the park??? to me it just seems like a no-brainer in this type of setting. this area is already very dense, only getting denser, and the pedestrian traffic would be phenomenal. c'mon, houston!Good point. That area is just starving for some decent retail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 It would make a nice spot for some sidewalk cafes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hopefully someone from Hines in a position to make decisions regarding retail for this project reads this blog and reconsiders retail here because it really does appear to be a no brainer. I wonder if parking considerations factored into any decision not to include retail here. The retail spaces would almost be forced to rely on the Galleria or Transo's parking garages because the 518 spaces in Waterwall Place's parking deck would hardly accommodate 322 residences and their visiting guests (1.5 cars per unit is somewhat standard for these type developments) let alone additional retail visitors. Personally, I know I have a difficult time finding on-street parking whenever I visit the Waterwall Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 I don't really think that is a very good retail spot at all. The Waterwall doesn't get terribly too many visitors and besides that, the place is kind of cut off from everything else despite being next door to the galleria. That corner really doesn't have much visibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I don't really think that is a very good retail spot at all. The Waterwall doesn't get terribly too many visitors and besides that, the place is kind of cut off from everything else despite being next door to the galleria. That corner really doesn't have much visibility.That shouldn't matter to post-modernist aesthetes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I used to eat lunch at the waterwall a lot when I was young. I would take girls from work there. This is one place in Houston where street level retail might work. The empty street level retail under apartments one street over has probably convinced the developers that it doesn't work in the Galleria though. I think they may be wrong in this case but the people who develop these projects are not walkability geeks like many HAIF people. They do the studies, see what works in the area according to statitisics and go home to their families. It's just a job, they want to make money, go home and forget about work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That shouldn't matter to post-modernist aesthetes. Erm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 BizNow has an article on it, with a photo of the construction site: http://app.newsletter.bisnow.com/e/es.aspx?s=2636&e=10453&elq=61223dfb4ebc4e788ca083a11f0ec76b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Merged threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Personally, I know I have a difficult time finding on-street parking whenever I visit the Waterwall Park.That's because there is none.And one whole block away is free covered parking. (It's this small little development called the Galleria.) And there was even a sidewalk connecting the two until construction started. But I guess the walkability geeks who are always complaining about Houston not being walkable actually mean they want to park at the curb of their destination and walk the 25-feet to the Waterwall.And then they wonder why Wal-mart has to have scooters. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 From yesterday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 You kno the economy is strong in Houston when you see this. What's crazy is the economy hasn't been so white hot since the late 70's early 80's. I always wondered when someone would build on that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Tower crane on site today (not sure if they'll get it up with the rain). Post Oak is absolutely nuts with construction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Crane is mostly up today. It's as tall as it's going to get - just have to finish building the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Although this piece is a little over a month old, felt the need to post if just for the construction photo... http://www.bisnow.co...family-project/ ...taken from the 51st floor of the Williams Tower. Edited October 1, 2012 by ChannelTwoNews 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I never realized there was underground parking right there. I wonder what type of parking facility this place will have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) I never realized there was underground parking right there. I wonder what type of parking facility this place will have.I think that is just a loading dock ramp. Edited October 8, 2012 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 i heard from a decent source (nothing concrete, mind you) this weekend that Hines has added a retail component to the ground level of this project. didn't say w 100% certainty but that's what i was told when we discussed this project. hope it's true bc i stand by my assertion that a restaurant/cafe/coffee shop in this location would do well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 The park is on the left 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Does this mean you've updated your website, Lockmat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Does this mean you've updated your website, Lockmat? Some today, yeah. I've still got a few more to updtae. There are a few projects that we don't have threads for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Great location 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Did you notice any retail being added? Doesn't look like it from that view but if they were adding it it would be on the park side. For the life of me I can't remember who told me they were adding some but I really hope it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 I was just clicking and running so I didn't even get to see that side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I walk by the park side every weekday. I've seen no signs of retail. I could be wrong but from what they have put up so far it looks like all apartments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Interesting design fact: it will be in a U-shape with a courtyard in the middlewww.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=2402Also their website waterwallplace.com/ Edited May 11, 2013 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Some Wall and Windows. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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