Nate99 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Swamplot speculating about the tower foundation... http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28162-1111-rusk-texaco-building-renovation/?page=32#comment-529571 Someone that knows better than I might be able to look back through the photos and hazard a guess, but didn't see the kinds of pilings being drilled or extensive foundation work that the other recent towers got for their foundations here. Could be apples and oranges, but Hillcorp's tower had much more rebar and Hines' Aris seemed to have a lot more pilings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 that's what soil samples are for... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 6 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: that's what soil samples are for... LOL I guess that came across as me making a conclusion, I'm certainly not qualified to do so. The big foam blocks and other work they are doing for this one look superficially unique compared to the others I've seen recently downtown. They still have a partial "tub" from the old hole/building intact on the Fannin and Capitol sides too. It will be interesting to see how they tie it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted April 15, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2016 I could have sworn I uploaded these earlier... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I wonder where that digger is going... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 What is being built on that lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 On 4/18/2016 at 8:09 PM, HoustonBoy said: What is being built on that lot? At a minimum, it is going to be the garage and amenity space for the new apartments in the Texaco building. There were plans to put a 40 story residential tower on top of said garage, but those seem to be at least temporarily shelved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 IMG_5031 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr IMG_5032 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 ^^^ another strangely slow construction project. they must have loads of money / capital.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 This project missed the cycle and is likely positioning itself to take advantage, when it opens in 2020, of the next cycle. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 ^^^ another great job hindesky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'm guessing they won't start taking in residents until the parking garage is built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 They installed min-blinds on the western tower and they look like the cheap metal kind. Those should look nice in a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 What are they doing with this building? 609 Main topped out and building the crown. It has been renovated for years. Does anybody know the hold up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 More progress on the back side. Slow but steady. They finally put a nice green metal roof on the mechanical penthouse last week too, and are finally putting the white TPO roof on the older building (about half done at present). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 And the garage? any bets on when this will be done and leasing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted July 15, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2016 Finally the last set of windows is going in. Looks great! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Pilings for a future high rise? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 The parking garage is probably still designed to build a high rise on top of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Will this be ready when Houston hosts the Winter Olympics in 2038? and we used to joke about block 334. sheesh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I don't know much about renovating buildings like this but it does seem to be taking forever. I'm pretty sure they started at the end of 2013.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 They made the hole bigger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 5 hours ago, cspwal said: They made the hole bigger! Looks like a consistent level all the way across the block along Capitol. Interesting that they did the foundation in phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Probably easier to get the concrete trucks in that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Steel going in... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Rebar encased in steel, does this mean the new high rise is going up? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I don't think so. I think it means that they are building the foundation for a possible, maybe, sometime in your lifetime, highrise on top of the garage. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 1 hour ago, UtterlyUrban said: I don't think so. I think it means that they are building the foundation for a possible, maybe, sometime in your lifetime, highrise on top of the garage. ^^^ @UtterlyUrban i find this hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I'm not a structural engineer, but those columns don't look big enough to shoulder a high rise on top of the garage they're building. This looks like a garage designed structure for cars and live load of moving vehicles but not strong enough to hold an additional high rise on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Is it possible to tell if the abandoned tunnel section from this block under Capital Street will be reopened and reconnected to the building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Subdude said: Is it possible to tell if the abandoned tunnel section from this block under Capital Street will be reopened and reconnected to the building? I haven't looked at it from the Fannin side to see if they covered over that door with the tub wall in a while, but I'll try next time I walk by. It would be cool if that tunnel remained open and reached over in to the Magnolia and then to 609 to tie in to the tunnels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 As I recall from talking to one of the guys working on the tunnel at 609 Main, they abandoned the tunnel between 609 and the Magnolia so as nice as that would be, I don't think that tunnel will reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I'm trying to figure out what the next step is here. The surface in the new hole looks like gunite, and it was sprayed all over the base of the shoring I-beams that are tied in to the temporary retaining walls. I guess eventually that it will have a concrete foundation like the other side, but they poured that right on to the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The proposed tower would go over the area with steel on it already, so this side only needs to support a relatively lightweight parking garage. I assume the white we see here is just the layer to cover the dirt that goes down before putting down the rebar for the slab, but it won't need to be anywhere near as beefy as the concrete poured on the other side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 14 hours ago, rechlin said: The proposed tower would go over the area with steel on it already, so this side only needs to support a relatively lightweight parking garage. I assume the white we see here is just the layer to cover the dirt that goes down before putting down the rebar for the slab, but it won't need to be anywhere near as beefy as the concrete poured on the other side. The coating is definitely just a base/stabilization layer of some sort. They prepped and leveled the dirt one day and then few days later it was all covered over. I know next to nothing about structural engineering, so it's interesting to see how they all come together to enable the end product. This building cycle downtown has been fun to watch from that perspective with many differing approaches. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thats a lot of rebar. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I guess that I am just noticing that they have added some balconies for some of the units. Similar to Commerce Towers, it looks like they added them in the back so that the front facade was kept historic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArtNsf Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Is this the construction starting on the 38-story residential portion or just the parking garage ? Would be awesome if they were starting the high rise construction already ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 hours ago, ArtNsf said: Is this the construction starting on the 38-story residential portion or just the parking garage ? Would be awesome if they were starting the high rise construction already ! Just the garage for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Never seen a steel frame parking garage. Is this done often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The only other local one that springs to mind is behind 1001 McKinney, at the southwest corner of Fannin and Walker. It was built when they emptied the building and did a full renovation, circa 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 That garage looks cheap and hideous. Hope it does not look like that. Not next to an elegant older building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Not only is that garage cheap looking and hideous, it also features very narrow spaces and a single, two way traffic helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2016 DSC_1422 by Derek Kastner, on Flickr DSC_1426 by Derek Kastner, on Flickr 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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