lockmat Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Maybe it wasn't Hilcorp's decision. It is part of the plans of Downtown Management District. Anyway, just like Main Street Square, closing the road off to cars can create a better pedestrian environment. Main Street Square has trees for shade and etc.Maybe, but I was the meeting and the downtown district rep said "they" are considering closing the street, so who knows, but you're probably right.Seems like something hilcorp and the district would decide together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Crane is going up.. I'll post a picture later Already? Houston works fast. I'm dying to see a picture. Post it Tumbleweed_Tx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think I'm going to have to start taking my 'puter to work every day so I can post updates... can't figure out how to post Flikr photos to a web page on the android phone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Awesome! Just wondering though, has there been an official announcement or press release made concerning this tower going up? I know the secret is out but not sure if it went out on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Why not? The current Main Street Square at the Reliant tower doesn't have street level retail. Corner Bakery and Compass Bank are there in the lobby, or are you referring to something else? That section of street doesn't serve much purpose besides serving as a place to do u turns from Lamar over to Dallas... Can you make left turns on to Main there off of Lamar? If you couldn't do that, it would be completely worthless anyway. In that case, any other alternative of value would be a positive thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Awesome thanks Tumbleweed_Tx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 so that was concrete/a crane pad in the bottom of the terraced hole.. interesting location for the crane. thanks for the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) There are two crane pads, #1 - Edited February 14, 2014 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) #2 Edited February 14, 2014 by Nate99 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 nice.. i wonder what distinguishes projects from getting one crane vs having multiple cranes for the build. i wouldnt think this is much bigger than SkyHouse but SkyHouse only had one crane.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 nice.. i wonder what distinguishes projects from getting one crane vs having multiple cranes for the build. i wouldnt think this is much bigger than SkyHouse but SkyHouse only had one crane.. All a matter of paying extra for speed of construction, I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Corner Bakery and Compass Bank are there in the lobby, or are you referring to something else? That's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) I can't wait to see all these cranes rising in downtown! Edited February 14, 2014 by Sky-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) this was the second stop on the stumble today (the one that turned into a stroll...lol) 1111 Travis? Is that going to be the Hilcorp address?Anyway, peeking in the wind screen on Main at Dallas Edited February 17, 2014 by Tumbleweed_Tx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Cranes going up this weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 http://twitter.com/ThaChadwick/status/436948497984536576/photo/1Is this the base of the cranes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 http://twitter.com/ThaChadwick/status/436948497984536576/photo/1Is this the base of the cranes? Can't see anything in your link, check out posts #509 and #510 in this thread, I took pictures of both of the crane bases from the top of the old Foley's garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 http://twitter.com/ThaChadwick/status/436948497984536576/photo/1Is this the base of the cranes?Your twitter is set to private. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Cranes going up this weekend. Yes, sir. They are putting up the crane at Travis and Dallas right now. It looks to be about 8 stories high so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yes, sir. They are putting up the crane at Travis and Dallas right now. It looks to be about 8 stories high so far.Funny you mention that !! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Picture of the construction site: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 this once proud block... and yet "high octane" foley's / macy's stronghold. has now officially become "the phantom menace" as per downtown houston. simply weird... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I have a short video of the first horizontal piece going on the crane. I'll post it when I get home tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I have a short video of the first horizontal piece going on the crane. I'll post it when I get home tonight Awesome! So did both cranes go up or just one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 just one yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6h39zwWYc8&list=UU6r4Zq6Aen2RHPz2RYPIPuw&feature=c4-overview 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Click the image for higher resolution. Edit: I tried to capture it as best I could but for over a month now (maybe two) there has been major work on top of the Bank of America Center. You can barely see the scaffolding in this photo. Edited February 24, 2014 by Triton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 How many cranes do we have in downtown right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I have tried to get the scaffolding at BoA too, but can't get the zoom.... what are they doing over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I regularly grimace at your posts... but this one picture is one of the best I've ever seen - aside from Priyanka Chopra. Good photo, man. Keep it up. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 How many cranes do we have in downtown right now? One for Skyhouse. One for this, soon to be two. One for the Demo work on 609 Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Unfortunately this was the only shot I could get today. There were too many construction crewmembers today. Maybe someone can get a better one this upcoming week. Edited March 2, 2014 by Triton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 This pic alone tells why the Exxon building should be left as-is, or renovated more lightly than the proposed steroid renovation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Good eye H-Town Man, I didn't even notice it at all. Anyways, I think when a big company like Exxon decided to move out of there completely, that sealed the old building's fate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) It looks wood is propping up the sides of the old foundation. However, didn't the old Foley's go several levels below ground than that? I seem to recall reading somewhere that it had a fairly extensive underground labyrinth of tunnels, with things like a car center and "Foley's Academy" in the basement, as well as a restaurant. Edited March 3, 2014 by IronTiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 ^^ IIRC, the car center was across the street in the parking garage, and Foley's Academy was on the same level as the hookup to the rest of the tunnel system. Over the years the dining option(s) moved all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah, that story about an underground labyrinth and multiple levels of basements seems to have turned out to have been nothing but urban myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 yep. The bathtub was it. One level of basement was all the Foley's had.They had to dig down another 10' for the foundation for the new tower, and for the crane anchors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Could we have a rendering for this? Some of the prior posts confused me as to what the tower will look like. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Could we have a rendering for this? Some of the prior posts confused me as to what the tower will look like. Thanks everyone. Seriously? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yes, seriously. Either provide a pix or send me to the post page to refresh my memory. Sarcasm is wasteful. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 What I mean is that I saw some early stuff via page 3 or so, then I sort of lost the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) This is my fav rendering Looking east down Dallas at Travis St. According to the roof plan, that notch on the right hand side of the rendering will be a nice spot to see the Main St. canyon and the expanded park below. Edited March 4, 2014 by infinite_jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thank you Infinite Jim. I like that very much. I was a bit disappointed with the seemingly 30 something storey glass ceiling not being shattered (considering that downtown boom is becoming a catch phrase, and the last time that phrase was used HTown was getting 50 something storey towers) BUT, I have embraced the infill, and I really like this one. I am content to view 20, 30 and 40 storey towers rising for the next decade IF we get at least one 60+ by 2020 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I would be happy with just 20 storey buildings filling up the gaps. The fact that we are getting 30 and 40 storey buildings is just gravy. I wouldn't care if we didn't get another 60+ for years if we keep on getting so many infill projects. I like supertalls but priority for me is:1. Infill2. Increased residential population3. Increased entertainment options4. Increased transit options5. Increased dining options6. Grocery options to suit the growth7. Other retailers8. Improved public spaces9. A supertall or two10. Better lighting.I think that would bee my list in order 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I will second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I forgot, what are they doing with the macys parking garage to the west? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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