lockmat Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) What's the general floor plate shape of the linebeck building Edited March 14, 2013 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Owl Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 1) we need a thread for the Linbeck building! Thanks swtsig 2) can't Linbeck and Hines just play together and build one 82 story building? then everybody wins!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 When will we be able to see the Linbeck building ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 When will we be able to see the Linbeck building ? whenever someone decides to post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 what t linbeck building ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 whenever someone decides to post it LOL . . . You don't care to share ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Wow, what an awesome thing to log in and see. In one of those renderings, the building looks to be significantly taller than MainPlace. Is that accurate? 41-stories should make it SHORTER than MainPlace...even with the slant, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Wow, what an awesome thing to log in and see. In one of those renderings, the building looks to be significantly taller than MainPlace. Is that accurate? 41-stories should make it SHORTER than MainPlace...even with the slant, yes? They said 41 but they have not ruled out something taller. I take the compares as them getting it serious thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Can somebody piece together an a rendered image of what downtown will look like with this building in place? Preeeeety please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 whenever someone decides to post it Maybe he is implying it is already out there. We just need to find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yay. Hines does it again. Will any other major developers in town raise their games to match Hines? Also excited to hear about the Linbeck Tower... that's the one for the Southern part of Market Square, right? If so, I actually would prefer something shorter than a 50 story tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 linbeck recently knocked it down from 50 stories to 41 or 42 i believe.It's too bad both Linbeck and Hines scaled back their projects. Hopefully a major relocation or expansion downtown causes one of them to change their minds. Anything is better then what's there now though so as long as they go through it's a win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 What's funny is that this brochure was published two days ago.Who markets for linebeck, anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Ok, in one of those renderings, there's a building directly behind the Esperson Building that I cannot place. Am I having a brain fart and missing something obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The one on the right? The othe glass tower? If that's what you are talking about I had the same exact trouble. I'm pretty sure that is BG Place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 It's BG Group Place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Welcome to Houston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I checked on Whois.com and 609main.com is registered to Hines. However when I go there nothing shows up.I'm looking towards one of their videos bc I am curious what the skinny curved side looks like. I'm assuming they don't have a rendering of it bc it would show more of the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I was thinking it might be BG Group Place but I don't think I've ever seen it from the angle. With it being BG Group Place, then this thing, as is, would appear to be about 650 feet tall. Would really love to see it taller. Main @ Texas is such a prime spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great looking building! Made my day seeing that, really excited about this for downtown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 That slant in the design pleases me very much. Hines never disappoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The first rendering was a bit confusing at first because it had "disappeared" the Chase Center across the street. It also looks like the vacant Sterling Building on the same block as the Hines project has been vanished. Does anyone know if it is slated to be demolished? My impression was that it was not sold along with the rest of the block. Will 609 Main be connected to the tunnel system? If so, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The flier says something like 'unparalleled tunnel access.' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Isn't it strange how at the end of Nancy's story it says that a Hines spokesperson said a brochure has not been made public? They must mean one for Hines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Does that mean it's perpendicular to tunnel access? The flier says something like 'unparalleled tunnel access.' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I wonder if there are offices above where the roof starts to slant i.e., is that just a box tower with a decorative slanted roof? If you look closely at the renderings, it would appear that especially in the dusk-time photos the office lights end directly below where the slanted roof begins. It would appear to me that it's a box tower with a decorative slanted roof. Even in the photo viewing the tower from the north, the slanted roof portion is clearly lighter than the rest of the building. So I suppose the big question now (besides how tall this thing really is going to be.. hopefully taller) is how this tower looks from the east since we haven't been provided with that angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Isn't it strange how at the end of Nancy's story it says that a Hines spokesperson said a brochure has not been made public?I think the key term is public. Colville does some of their leasing so it's no wonder they had a brochure advertising the tower. Since it says they just started marketing the tower, they probably wanted to hammer out some more details before they ran an article in the Chron or something. Does Hines have information leaked often though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) I think the key term is public. Colville does some of their leasing so it's no wonder they had a brochure advertising the tower. Since it says they just started marketing the tower, they probably wanted to hammer out some more details before they ran an article in the Chron or something. Does Hines have information leaked often though?You would think they were on the same page as far as the release of the brochure. Adding to my confusion was thinking that Coy Davidson's company was releasing it, but its not. He works for Colliers and Colvill made the brochure. I'm curious how he got his hands on it.Edit: it's in the photo roll on their website, so they are obviously not hiding ithttp://www.colvilloffice.com/houston_home.htmlAlso listed in their properties http://www.colvilloffice.com/houston_portfolio.php# Edited March 15, 2013 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 This is a wider shot of a previous rendering Also, Colvills app says there is space for a restaraunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I also like how the slant will direct eyes towards Texas' tallest building a block over. One of the things I have always admired about the Houston downtown skyline is how most of the tall buildings work together as a cohesive unit. Glad to see this tradition live on with this new tower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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