cspwal Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 700 spots for a 300 unit building - I suspect the tower is still at least in their long term plans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 yeah right, move ins arent happening in for another 6-9 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 yeah right, move ins arent happening in for another 6-9 months.It's hard to see, but the building on the right has dry wall, light fixtures and cabinets in the bottom levels on the side facing Rusk. It's the other building that I'm curious how can be finished in 9 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Another 6 months minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 It looks like the interior units will have balconies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Cmon lol those arent real balconys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Based on what we can see now, I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure how they are integrating the building with the garage. I'm interested to see what else happens to the foundation of the garage portion. I'd bet that will tell whether or not they planned for the tower design. A plausible (and completely fabricated) scenario exists that the cycle of this project went something like this: 1. Incentives and superheated Houston economy provokes ambitious tower concept 2. Project design works out work needed to restore old side a work commences 3. Project design works out particulars of new tower construction right about the time the economy cools 4. Designers sent back to the drawing board to slash a few million off the garage/tower design. 5. Tower option removed completely in favor of a structure that will support the garage and no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Sadly that is probably the case. However, the current building is still quite tall, and if what we get is just a block that is all that tall (instead of a giant hole) right next to the Metro rail transfer station(s) I'll be happy. Just glad that the Texaco building survived and wasn't leveled for Skyhouse Rusk or something 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Sadly that is probably the case. However, the current building is still quite tall, and if what we get is just a block that is all that tall (instead of a giant hole) right next to the Metro rail transfer station(s) I'll be happy. Just glad that the Texaco building survived and wasn't leveled for Skyhouse Rusk or something Indeed. I think I found this forum initially when I walked by that hole for the first time and started poking around the internet to find out why there was a giant crater in the middle of downtown. Just based on what is actively being built/restored right now, the transformation of that area will be as good of an outcome as one could reasonably expect in terms of renewal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Soon this will be known as "The Star". http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/docs_pdfs/hahc/Application_Materials/December_MATERIALS/1111_Rusk_MATERIALS.pdf 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 From that PDF, it looks like the future tower isn't completely dead, because it's still referenced on the floor plan on page 9. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Soon this will be known as "The Star". http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/docs_pdfs/hahc/Application_Materials/December_MATERIALS/1111_Rusk_MATERIALS.pdf Oh no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 ^^^ a cool and modern day tribute to the TEXACO star. THE STAR, out of the box thinking.. with a cool modern day touch.... cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Bad light hole picture... better light brick (real brick) picture... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Edited December 17, 2015 by Nate99 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 ^^^ great job nate99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 They're filling in that hole? Why WAS that hole there, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 They're filling in that hole? Why WAS that hole there, anyway?The last structure there was a parking garage for Texaco. They tore it down to make room for some kind of development that never happened. It has been a crater for probably 15 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 The last structure there was a parking garage for Texaco. They tore it down to make room for some kind of development that never happened. It has been a crater for probably 15 years. It was the Gibraltar Savings / Texaco Annex, a small office building. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 It was the Gibraltar Savings / Texaco Annex, a small office building. Cool, had not seen those. I was going off of the door that s up against Capitol down in the hole labeled "GARAGE". They are chipping out a bunch of foundation. It is fairly extensive work going pretty deep. Makes me wonder if they are working to keep the tower option alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Cool, had not seen those. I was going off of the door that s up against Capitol down in the hole labeled "GARAGE". They are chipping out a bunch of foundation. It is fairly extensive work going pretty deep. Makes me wonder if they are working to keep the tower option alive. Methinks that the "GARAGE" door opens to a tunnel to the garage across Capitol, which appears to be of similar vintage to the now departed annex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Methinks that the "GARAGE" door opens to a tunnel to the garage across Capitol, which appears to be of similar vintage to the now departed annex. That would make more sense given which side of the door the label is on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 It was the Gibraltar Savings / Texaco Annex, a small office building. Cool pictures of the building. I think I had seen some old B&W photos of it at one point, but it looks like it was a nice small office building - similar in style to the HCC office building in midtown Drove by here yesterday and it looked like the newer tower (west tower) had interior walls or at least fittings of some kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 ^^^ quite nice. props nate99... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Methinks that the "GARAGE" door opens to a tunnel to the garage across Capitol, which appears to be of similar vintage to the now departed annex. That is correct. I had sort of assumed that they would rebuild the tunnel through the Gibraltar Savings parcel to reconnect to the garage and Magnolia Hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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