Triton Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Completion appears to be soon! Direct image for better viewing: http://i.imgur.com/PyXqCKk.png Credit to Urbannizer for posting the pdf! Edited March 7, 2014 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Everybody should be excited or disappointed to know that they are removing the open sky walk extension from the side of the building right now. Check it out in the skyhouse webcam: http://oxblue.com/open/SkyHouseApartments. They took off the bottom part on Friday and are taking off the top part right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 lol, goodbye would be sky walk. No feelings whatsoever. I do hope to see additional work done on the building's exterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Took this on my way to work this morning. It looks like they did some work on the exterior of the garage Edited February 25, 2021 by urbanize713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'm so glad they preserved the building but how ugly. GREEN OMG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 It's not that green. It is more tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Is this a poorly managed project or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 More info: In the negotiations, the authority will see if the owner, HDT Hotel, would consider selling it a small piece of vacant land next to the hotel for the public to use, said Bob Eury, the authority's executive director. "We'd like to have more public space, especially with more residents coming into downtown," he said.Indeed, several new projects are underway in this once-quiet section of the city's core. The redevelopment authority would like to create a public amenity on that original site. If the owner would consider selling it, the authority would ask for a right of first refusal to buy the property, which is only about the size of a single lot, perhaps 5,000 square feet, Eury said.Renovations have already started on the building, which is expected to have 212 hotel rooms. A restaurant is proposed, too.The owner pegs the renovation cost at about $17 million, according to an application requesting funding."They said they experienced cost overruns on it," Eury said.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/City-may-help-with-Savoy-s-rebirth-5308908.php?cmpid=btfpm#/8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 So his would become a park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Is this a poorly managed project or what? In my experience, renovations and remodels invariably have all sorts of surprises, most of which end up costing money. Lots and lots of money. There are two ways of dealing with it: Handle the problems on the fly and hope that the contingency reserve that you thought was huge when you set it up is adequate (this is what usually happens in a commercial context, since time = money), or do a thorough gut and survey before preparing the plans for going forward (example: the 1910 courthouse). (edit: spelling fixed) Edited March 12, 2014 by mollusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 More info: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/City-may-help-with-Savoy-s-rebirth-5308908.php?cmpid=btfpm#/8Wow, I didn't realize you posted this article already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 They're definitely busy inside right now. Walked by there about an hour ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 The rendering is good. It's clean and simple. We don't need Holiday Inn going crazy with their color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 heh "Savoy Field" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 New paint going up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I want the Savoy Houston sign to hang in my bedroom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Painting the north side. It looks great and I really like it! I actually think this will turn out better than most people are thinking. I wasn't able to get a photo of it on my bicycle but they are actually covering the brick in this beige material (stucco? I don't know). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 That is an improvement. I hope it does look good and is a success in the end since I hate this one so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 EIFS! EIFS for everyone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Garage looks sharp now, totally killed the third world vibe that thing had developed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wow, it looks like a new garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 This building needs the world's greatest paint job! So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Looking at the colors they have chosen it's going to have a modern clean lines feel to it...or just wishful thinking on my part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Anyone have a before and after picture of the garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Better look at ze render: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 wow! are we serious? so they plan to remove all of that excess upon the roof away, and then install a "stone" skirting? simply beautiful, should it hold up. management, obviously has more capital as per renovations, than previously thought. props, as always, for sharing urbannizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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