capnmcbarnacle Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Chevron picked up the parking garage across the street as part of their long term plans. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/03/chevron-buys-downtown-property/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Chevron picked up the parking garage across the street as part of their long term plans.http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/03/chevron-buys-downtown-property/Holla!Chevron more sure than hines/others. Can't wait for the rendering to leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 well of course Chevron is more sure... they are going to own and occupy the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Pollers in subsude's thread don't seem to think so, only by a few votes of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Kudos for Chevron for being a good corporate citizen. I'd hate to see Houston lose a ton of business to the suburbs, or, worse yet, unincorporated areas of the county... ahem, ExxonMobil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Pollers in subsude's thread don't seem to think so, only by a few votes of course That's because of the rendering. Having a rendering out makes something far more real, and until a rendering comes out for Chevron, there will always be those who are skeptical that it will happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontiger Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 For what it's worth - I had a conversation with a Chevron employee who just moved into my apartment complex this weekend, he was just transferred in from CA office. He seemed to be aware of the new tower... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Kudos for Chevron for being a good corporate citizen. I'd hate to see Houston lose a ton of business to the suburbs, or, worse yet, unincorporated areas of the county... ahem, ExxonMobil. It's unincorporated......for now. I bet dollars to donuts Houston is licking their chops waiting for this to be complete. Is there an off chance that when The Woodlands becomes a city that they could hop the county line to acquire the property? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I drove by today and didn't see any scaffolding or signs of construction on any of the properties. I'm not even sure what they could do. Attached is where the new tower will go I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I always thought that the "second Enron tower" looked like a love child from the "first Enron Building" and the old Exxon building. Enron's shape and glass. Exxon's overhangs and proportions/profile. Brilliant tribute to both. Lets hope whatever Chevron puts up makes as much sense and continues the thoughtful harmony. Regardless how tall it is. But tall would be nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Chevron picked up the parking garage across the street as part of their long term plans. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/03/chevron-buys-downtown-property/ Any chance they will tear it down to build a 4th tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Any chance they will tear it down to build a 4th tower? My sources say this is the long term plan. Full disclosure: my sources are just the other voices in my head. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It's unincorporated......for now. I bet dollars to donuts Houston is licking their chops waiting for this to be complete. Is there an off chance that when The Woodlands becomes a city that they could hop the county line to acquire the property? No, unless Houston allows it, which I very seriously doubt would happen. Houston essentially controls all of Harris County for incorporation/annexation purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) It's unincorporated......for now. I bet dollars to donuts Houston is licking their chops waiting for this to be complete. Is there an off chance that when The Woodlands becomes a city that they could hop the county line to acquire the property? I don't think The Woodlands would be able to, even if they were a city. It's in Houston's ETJ. Oops. Sorry I jumped the gun before noticing the question had already been answered. Edited March 27, 2013 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoothrewpoo Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Any chance they will tear it down to build a 4th tower? Nope, they've already earmarked the land for a future 4th tower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It's unincorporated......for now. I bet dollars to donuts Houston is licking their chops waiting for this to be complete. Is there an off chance that when The Woodlands becomes a city that they could hop the county line to acquire the property? Woodlands isn't going to become a city for a long time...maybe never. Once the truth came out how much it cost to be a city and provide city services, most residents decided that they were not that scared of Houston after all. Most are content to remain a village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Woodlands isn't going to become a city for a long time...maybe never. Once the truth came out how much it cost to be a city and provide city services, most residents decided that they were not that scared of Houston after all. Most are content to remain a village. THE Woodlands lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Btw, since Chevron now owns the Enron complex, can we expect the new Chevron tower(s) to be Enron 3 so-to-speak? Will they try and make a similar looking tower to match the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Nope, they've already earmarked the land for a future 4th tower. How much room do they really need? If their long term plan calls for that large of a downtown expansion that would be incredible. I can only hope that is true and that they make it public. Exxon's campus has put the spotlight on The Woodlands and has caused a lot of companies to move that way, as well as expedited the Grand Parkway extension from 290 all the way to 59. That would be exciting for downtown and maybe they could sway some people to get some rail lines built to connect them with companies in Greenway and the Galleria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Chevron picked up the parking garage across the street as part of their long term plans. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/03/chevron-buys-downtown-property/The garage I think the article is referring to is 425 Bell St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 The garage I think the article is referring to is 425 Bell St. ?? The garage referred to is 1400 Louisiana, as it says in the article. (Bordered by Bell, Clay, and Louisiana, in the 600 block of Bell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoothrewpoo Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) . Edited March 28, 2013 by hoothrewpoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 How much room do they really need? If their long term plan calls for that large of a downtown expansion that would be incredible. I can only hope that is true and that they make it public. Exxon's campus has put the spotlight on The Woodlands and has caused a lot of companies to move that way, as well as expedited the Grand Parkway extension from 290 all the way to 59. That would be exciting for downtown and maybe they could sway some people to get some rail lines built to connect them with companies in Greenway and the Galleria. well their san ramos HQ still house about 3k people, give or take... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 More completely idle, baseless speculation to add to the above. If there are plans for a fourth tower several years out - it makes sense on a couple of levels. IF the long-term plans are to move Chevron headquarters from San Ramon to Houston. ( I read somewhere that Houston has 7000 employees, San Ramon 3000 - before the transfer of the 800 that are being moved here). In the O&G business, there are two big age clumps of employees. A huge amount are older, nearing retirement - these are the survivors left over from the 70's-80's boom years before the bust. Then there are the huge amount of new hires in the last 5-8 years. The cohorts in between are very thin, because times sucked in the O&G industry and no one went in if they could avoid it in the late 80's through early 00's. So who is at San Ramon? All the higher ups (i.e. old-timers) who don't want to move and have the power to block the move within the company. But all these workers are nearing their RV purchasing age and planning their move to Del Webb communities in AZ and FL. All that will be left will be the younger cohort which are not long-term established anywhere (or are already hired on in Houston) and more amenable to moving. So I could see when the grumpy high-ranking old-timers start leaving, any internal opposition will be reduced. Plus if there are any promises to the city of San Ramon by Chevron (and I think there are) a few years down the road, they might have expired also, or are cheap enough to buy out of. Like I said - pure idle speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 California taxes are also supposedly changing the minds of Chevron's execs at San Ramon too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) ?? The garage referred to is 1400 Louisiana, as it says in the article. (Bordered by Bell, Clay, and Louisiana, in the 600 block of Bell) My bad, yeah the garage has a address plaque that shows 625 Bell. Edited March 29, 2013 by infinite_jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 More completely idle, baseless speculation to add to the above. If there are plans for a fourth tower several years out - it makes sense on a couple of levels. IF the long-term plans are to move Chevron headquarters from San Ramon to Houston. ( I read somewhere that Houston has 7000 employees, San Ramon 3000 - before the transfer of the 800 that are being moved here). In the O&G business, there are two big age clumps of employees. A huge amount are older, nearing retirement - these are the survivors left over from the 70's-80's boom years before the bust. Then there are the huge amount of new hires in the last 5-8 years. The cohorts in between are very thin, because times sucked in the O&G industry and no one went in if they could avoid it in the late 80's through early 00's. So who is at San Ramon? All the higher ups (i.e. old-timers) who don't want to move and have the power to block the move within the company. But all these workers are nearing their RV purchasing age and planning their move to Del Webb communities in AZ and FL. All that will be left will be the younger cohort which are not long-term established anywhere (or are already hired on in Houston) and more amenable to moving. So I could see when the grumpy high-ranking old-timers start leaving, any internal opposition will be reduced. Plus if there are any promises to the city of San Ramon by Chevron (and I think there are) a few years down the road, they might have expired also, or are cheap enough to buy out of. Like I said - pure idle speculation.More baseless, idle speculation, but if the above is true then there's probably going to be some lively debate within the Chevron rank and file about Houston vs the Bay Area. I work for a company based not far from San Ramon and most people there of all cohorts, but particularly the younger ones have a negative attitude towards Texas in general and don't really believe me when I tell them how diverse Houston is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 It's been a little while since we've had any updates on this. Do any of the guys with "inside sources" have anything that could be shared here? I think this building is the most likely to go up next despite no real press on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I have not seen any press on it. I believe Chevron may move their headquarters here, and build a tall skyscraper where the YMCA was. It is very hush hush but I think something will be announced soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Agreed on the new tower. No way HQ moves here. All the execs I know there love San Ramon way too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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