Nate99 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 They have some of the windows removed on the South and East facing sides now. Sounds like work is really picking up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodToBeMe Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 They have some of the windows removed on the South and East facing sides now. Sounds like work is really picking up. What do you ever mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 What do you ever mean? Just that they are actually doing stuff on the site with the reported activity. There have been fits and starts with this thing for a decade. Other people reported activity, and I saw where windows had been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Quite a lot more activity today. There are several guys on the roof by the southwest side of the taller building, where they have set up another structure, a ladder up to a third floor window by the south corner, a few more guys hanging out a fifth floor window that has been removed (hard to see in the photo but just above the ladder), and they've removed a bit of the façade between the third and fourth floors on the southwest side of the shorter building. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I haven't really kept up with this project but are both the taller and shorter structures being renovated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I haven't really kept up with this project but are both the taller and shorter structures being renovated? Yea the both of em and phase 2 is the highrise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I love this project. So fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I saw this coming..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I saw this coming.....saw what coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 saw what coming?wrong thread I meant to post under goodtobeme comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Sorry for the bad image quality: Already has open windows 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Progress seems slow but good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Progress seems slow but good. Very slow. Are they playing fort or actually renovating this thing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Very slow. Are they playing fort or actually renovating this thing? They are probably waiting for the IRS to forcefully flush them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 For what's its worth, I did walk by the site yesterday and see 20+ trucks in the parking lot (next to the building, adjacent to big hole in the ground). People are doing something inside the building so I think we'll start seeing more apparent signs of activity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 This is a renovation and a garage. Most of the work on the building will occur on the inside so it wont ever look like a major construction site from the front side.I hope it goes well and they decide to build the high rise on the back side.Those renderings looked good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I imagine there is a LOT of work to be done on the inside. http://arch-ive.org/archive/texaco/ I saw a webpage or video or something a couple years ago where someone went inside the building and took a bunch of pictures but I'm having trouble tracking it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Aarosurf, any luck finding the vid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 No - it's been so long ago I can't remember what the website was. When work slows down I'll have a chance to dig around a bit more and hopefully track it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Finally some visible progress! Today they just started building the construction lifts on the southeast and northeast sides. Sorry for the poor picture, but lighting just wasn't good today. Click for a larger photo: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Mast-Climber work platform... we normally just call them Mast-Climbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 It would be cool if they put some type of restaurant or bar on the second floor with that patio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 What will be taking up the small space on the north end of the San Jacinto side of the building. Most of the renderings seem to be from the Capitol St perspective, but the San Jacinto facade is so impressive it would be nice to see it emphasized. As I recall the original hotel proposal for the property had its main entrance on San Jacinto, but the next proposal opened onto Fannin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Very cool. Thanks for the update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Of everything happening in the city right now, this project is my favorite. This building is gorgeous and I was so worried it would be lost after so many past attempts failed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I agree KinkaidAlum such a beautiful building to add to our modern skyline... this building is very classy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Literally taking decades of dirt, dust and pollution off this beauty. I've been Swoooned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm thankful for the photo update, but it's just grainy enough that I can't tell if they just cleaned it or if they also removed the architectural detail too. I think I can barely see it, am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm thankful for the photo update, but it's just grainy enough that I can't tell if they just cleaned it or if they also removed the architectural detail too. I think I can barely see it, am I right? I'm pretty sure they are just cleaning it. At least from every aspect I can tell. At first I was thinking the same thing until I had to take a second look at some older pictures of the building. It is pretty crazy to think a building looks one way before you take off the dirt and grime and it looks completely different after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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