jmitch94 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 The Bank of the Southwest Tower was to have been 1404 feet tall and took only one block. Cries a little after hearing this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Helmut Jahn, Helmut Jahn get on a plane and come as quick as you cahn. Houston needs a new gorgeous supertall Not another boring ugly mall Make it dazzling, make it sweet New York, Dubai, Hong Kong will hail your feat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 The limiting factor on the height on most structures is cost, not so much geotechnical engineering. Could a 1400 foot skyscraper be built on a 300x300 block. Yes, provided you have the $$ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 The Bank of the Southwest Tower was to have been 1404 feet tall and took only one block.Bringing up THAT name should be a bannable offense here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Theater Square? Should we start putting up electronic billboards on all buildings surrounding market square? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 At least one on the parking garage next to Market Square Tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 If you're going to post rumors, at least provide all of the information. It's a 102-story W Hotel.I believe you have made a mistake. The 102-story tower is proposed for the corner of Bissonnet and Ashby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) its the 102 story mixed use hotel, apartment, office building, with GROUND FLOOR RETAIL!!!!-double post- Edited October 12, 2015 by Sky-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 water under the bridge news: Hines owned this site up until 1990 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I was eating at Franks Pizza yesterday and the owner was there and he was mentioning that he believes it's still stalled. It's a shame, had I won the billion dollar powerball I would have bought this block and built a restaurant and coffee shop on the ground floor, floors 2-4 would have been high end apartments (maybe ultra boutique bed and breakfast, I was still working out the details when my dreams were crushed), and floor 5 and 6 would have been my personal home. Edited January 21, 2016 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I was eating at Franks Pizza yesterday and the owner was there and he was mentioning that he believes it's still stalled. It's a shame, had I won the billion dollar powerball I would have bought this block and built a restaurant and coffee shop on the ground floor, floors 2-4 would have been high end apartments (maybe ultra boutique bed and breakfast, I was still working out the details when my dreams were crushed), and floor 5 and 6 would have been my personal home. That guy should know, just look what he's building one block over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Aquinas isn't giving that site up unless its something good. The last time it stalled out is because the developer they were in talks with just didn't work. Which I find odd because they do have a real estate group in house.They are content to let it sit until the right thing comes along, their parking lot is minimal effort and pretty lucrative. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Aquinas isn't giving that site up unless its something good. The last time it stalled out is because the developer they were in talks with just didn't work. Which I find odd because they do have a real estate group in house.They are content to let it sit until the right thing comes along, their parking lot is minimal effort and pretty lucrative. Had I won, I'm sure a wad of cash would have been the right thing to come along. hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Come on! I'll probably be older and wrinkle by the time this is ever completed.Not if the tears from the Houston Potential thread keep your face moisturized. Edited January 22, 2016 by Montrose1100 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Had I won, I'm sure a wad of cash would have been the right thing to come along. hahaha. Maybe. Not only is the lot lucrative, but assuming a tower gets built (assume a +/-100-150mil project) I don't know that they'd want to give it up because they own Linbeck and thats a good size job to have in the books, especially if it hits when they have staff coming off of another project and have no where to send them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2016 Here's something. A model of Downtown Houston which was shown during Gensler's "By Design" event included a model of this tower (in brown). You can see that the design has evolved. Open the images in a new tab for a better look. Captiol Tower is also shown, Gensler is behind the design for that one as well. http://genslerbydesign.com/#/skylab/ 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 In addition to his tower, it looks like they finished out Skanska's. One can only hope, I suppose. Intresting modeling, hope some of their effort bears fruit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Pretty good in height! Looks about the same height as Centerpoint Energy Plaza from the last image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 What's up with the multi-colored models? Guess someone likes the GSW Building enough to give it full details.Also assume they don't like 609 Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Or Block 334 or the 2 Sky Houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) What's up with the multi-colored models? Guess someone likes the GSW Building enough to give it full details.Also assume they don't like 609 Main.Right? Let's go ahead and give full details to the juice box, that one church, and the GSW, but that Esperson building, one of the most iconic in Houston with the intricate crown, a box will suffice. it looks like they started building this model on the east side of town, and after spending 5 months making the juice box and GSW, they realized they only had a month left to complete it and phoned in the rest of it. Edited February 4, 2016 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Right? Let's go ahead and give full details to the juice box, that one church, and the GSW, but that Esperson building, one of the most iconic in Houston with the intricate crown, a box will suffice. it looks like they started building this model on the east side of town, and after spending 5 months making the juice box and GSW, they realized they only had a month left to complete it and phoned in the rest of it. The block with Annunciation Church on it needs to be spun 180 degrees. Or maybe they're planning on installing a lazy Susan. BG Place looks odd somehow with the Stowers building area/space not where it should be, and the Melrose/Le Meridian was replaced by a low-rise box. The Nau Center is still there too, so it is all over the place in terms of what is there and what is not. Edited February 4, 2016 by Nate99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 International Tower Theatre square is back in the news! http://swamplot.com/hines-and-hearst-being-sued-over-planned-demo-of-former-houston-chronicle-building/2016-04-26/ Quote Linbeck’s Theater Square entity claimed in a Wednesday night filing that the planned demo is the latest in a string of interferences with its attempts to build a tunnel through the former newspaper building’s basement and connect its property into the broader downtown tunnel network. Oh yay more parking Quote As for what’s coming up next for either block: the lawsuit filing says that a parking structure with ground floor retail are planned for Theater Square’s property asphase 1 of a larger development. The former Chronicle building is slated forsurface parking-lot-dom for the time being. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) A parking structure on one of the more important blocks downtown. Awesome. (obviously this is already a "parking structure" as is - the retail should at least make it better than the current surface lot, but still, F) Edited April 26, 2016 by kbates2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 "phase 1 of a larger development" sounds like the Skanska tower, and the Texaco building tower. A couple of examples of parking garages built to hold towers some day. Are there other examples from previous rounds of development? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Not sure If I should be happy because that means this building would probably be the first to get off the ground next cycle. But it also might mean they might just get cancelled and inducted into Houston's dead building hall of fame... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Downtown-property-owner-files-lawsuit-to-halt-7375374.php The Linbeck entity said it is in the initial phase of developing its site, which will include a retail and parking structure on the southern half of the block. The city has approved its foundation permit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Given the relative shortage of parking in this part of Downtown, constructing a parking garage (similar to Skanska as noted above) makes for a good place holder on the property to generate some revenue until the next cycle picks up. We are moving to the Chronicle garage because MST is taking over the lot to the northwest corner of Market Square Park. There's actually a need for more parking for a change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Swamplot posted the above photo. http://swamplot.com/digging-into-the-downtown-tunnel-tussle-that-spurred-the-hines-hearst-lawsuit/2016-04-28/ A couple of things: 1) Do you guys think the entrance to the new tunnel gives away the orientation? It seems most are at the front of a building. 2) If they want to build a tunnel, doesn't that pretty much confirm this will mostly be an office tower? 3) Swamplot reported in their follow-up article that Hines repeatedly told Linbeck they would be demolishing the building. If Linbeck is right that they had access to it, how does repeatedly telling Linbeck you're breaching the contract make it right? 4) I think in the long run, Linbeck will eventually have access to the tunnel once Hines builds, they just might have to wait until they do or if they decide to build first they'll have to pinky promise their tenants they 'll eventually have access. 5)Lastly, the tunnel access on Hines' site pretty much guarantees they'll have an office component too. The tunnels is part of what makes a downtown Houston building class A.It would be a waste not to incorporate it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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