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mollusk Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Angostura said: Are there situations where the top floor ISN'T the highest? Certain college dorms (just a rumor I've heard, of course...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 5 hours ago, mollusk said: Certain college dorms (just a rumor I've heard, of course...) Usually it's a room on the 4th floor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2016 After the L7 concert at House of Blues, I have to take some pics on my way to the light rail. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 ^^^ @hindesky holy cow my good pal! please, may you relay to us upon whether or not if this particular edifice is making a difference upon this gorgeous street? looking at your illustrations, it just seems incredible! props.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 ^^^ H is for historic hard work houston heart hotel alessandra @hindesky dude, you have outdone yourself today... MAGNIFICENT! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I meant tallest... lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 http://pubs.hawthorncreative.com/valenciagroup/ renderings on page 42-43 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 ^^^ @Mab big props our good pal for the cool renderings. HOTEL ALESSANDRA is going to become a luxury powerhouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79ta Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 19 hours ago, Mab said: http://pubs.hawthorncreative.com/valenciagroup/ renderings on page 42-43 thanks for the link. i think more impressive than the renderings is that burger on page 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Quote A highly anticipated boutique downtown hotel is one step closer to delivery. Hotel Alessandra, a 20-story, 223-room hotel, topped out on Aug. 1. The hotel is being developed by Houston-based Midway Cos. and Houston-basedValencia Group, which will operate the hotel. Hoar Construction is the general contractor. Roughly 175,000 square feet of elevated concrete slabs were poured in nine months, according to a release from Midway. There have been 1,300 tons of rebar used during construction, and the hotel will contain around 128 miles of electrical wire upon completion. All in all, the development used 11,000 cubic yards of concrete, according to the release. San Francisco-based Gensler's Houston and Los Angeles offices designed the hotel, which will have 10,000 square feet of ballroom and meeting space, an indoor/outdoor event deck with a reflecting pool, as well as a restaurant and bar. Plans for the hotel's lobby, which was originally pegged for one of the top floors, was moved to the second floor during redesign work revealed in February 2015. The hotel was originally expected to be complete in time for the 2017 Super Bowl, but won't be finished in time, Midway's Ann Taylor said in May. Among other things, she cited weather-related delays. Upon its completion, Hotel Alessandra will anchor GreenStreet, a mixed-use development formerly known as Houston Pavilions that Midway is renovating. Midway tore down a GreenStreet building that housed the former Yao Restaurant & Bar to make room for the hotel last January. The hotel broke ground in spring 2015. Midway and Valencia are also collaborating on two hospitality projects in College Station. The George, a 162-room luxury hotel, will help anchor Midway's 60-acre mixed-use called Century Square. There's also Calvary Court, another hotel in Century Square, that Midway and Valencia are developing. That hotel will contain 141 rooms and will feature rustic designs inspired by Texas A&M University traditions, according to Midway marketing materials. Modeled after Midway's popular CityCentre complex in Houston, Century Square will include retail, entertainment space, two hotels, an office building and a mid-rise apartment complex. It should deliver this fall. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2016/08/photos-downtown-luxury-hotel-tops-out.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/08/alessandras-progress-forever-short-of-21.html 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 ^^^ @hindesky another great illustration! this development is rising steadily.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted August 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2016 Looks topped out to me. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 ^^^ @hindesky another round of outstanding illustrations my pal. in spite of the dreariness of the day, you prevailed big time. BRILLIANT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 ^^^ i am trying to comprehend just what they are trying to accomplish with the very top of this edifice. this new design seems to differentiate from the second round of renderings. is there now going to be a huge opening at the very top of this hotel? inquiring minds....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, monarch said: ^^^ i am trying to comprehend just what they are trying to accomplish with the very top of this edifice. this new design seems to differentiate from the second round of renderings. is there now going to be a huge opening at the very top of this hotel? inquiring minds....... Perhaps they are trying to make it less beige. Compared to the original renderings, this place looks, well, beige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2016 https://www.flickr.com/photos/mwschaff/29163218331/in/dateposted/ 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timoric Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The Aloft renovation has a rooftop lounge/bar, but I don't think it is a full restaurant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Perhaps I lack full understanding of these things, but this design, from the beige color scheme to the annoyingly alternating offset windows, just doesn't scream "luxury" to me. I suppose it's what's inside that counts. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Let's hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 13 minutes ago, Subdude said: Perhaps I lack full understanding of these things, but this design, from the beige color scheme to the annoyingly alternating offset windows, just doesn't scream "luxury" to me. I suppose it's what's inside that counts. If we're lucky the Hotel will have black chandeliers like their citycentre property. Edgy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 4 hours ago, Subdude said: Perhaps I lack full understanding of these things, but this design, from the beige color scheme to the annoyingly alternating offset windows, just doesn't scream "luxury" to me. I suppose it's what's inside that counts. The place screams "I am a Fairfield Inn somewhere in the bland suburbs, conveniently located a quarter mile from the interstate" to me. Total bait and switch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2016 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/08/cranes-high-over-houston-august-2016.html 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 ^^^ is it just me, or does the hotel seem quite larger now in scope and scale... wow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 This building is ugly. A big disappointment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 7:47 PM, hindesky said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I think it is nice, ugly is those AT&T buildings. This will help Green Street to a major asset to Downtown. Hard to believe it will not be finished by January. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) i keep on thinking the same thing...its almost like they said they wont be open in time for Super Bowl to relieve some of the stress and pressure in case they aren't...but secretly they are trying to be open by then Edited September 2, 2016 by gene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I was thinking the exact same thing. The Super Bowl is still 5 months away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I don't think it's ugly or nice. It just blends in with the surroundings. Does not stand out in a bad or good way. Just nondescript. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thats the problem. If you look at the image that Urbanizer posted on page 65 taken at a distance from the east you have a hard time even noticing the building. It blends in better than Waldo. I just keep thinking of what should have been there. Would someone remind us what we missed out on with a fresh look at the original plans for what would definitely have been a building that would have made a lot of people very happy. I don't know how to do it or I would have posted it here. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 For the benefit of bobruss and everyone else, here's a quote of Urbannizer's original announcement of what we should have gotten instead: On 3/26/2014 at 8:29 AM, Urbannizer said: This is amazing. 7,000 sq ft of retail, demolition work begins in June. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/retail/article/Luxury-project-is-latest-hotel-planned-for-5350301.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 It had a very sleek transparent design. I love how it looked like a video gaming desktop computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I think for happiness and sanity sake it is best to forget that drawing. Reality is what it is. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) This is basically Hotel Sorella CityCentre 2.0. I guess we shouldn't be surprised. That's Midway's frame of reference. Edited September 2, 2016 by Gator Purify 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Agreed Tiger.. I had hoped they might do that, given the green space shown in the initial conceptual renderings. All of the barren flat roof tops in our urban areas are so much wasted potential. On September 13, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Urbannizer said: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Plan-calls-for-tax-dollars-to-help-create-4810595.php?cmpid=atfpm 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 ^^^ @tigereye really cool job here my pal! referencing these illustrations can only highlight just how very subtle and elegant MIDWAY is constructing and integrating this hotel facility into this entertainment complex.... almost seamlessly. the beautiful palm trees only add to the vitality that all of this will bring once completed. this is going to be one gorgeous place.... wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 1 hour ago, monarch said: ^^^ @tigereye really cool job here my pal! referencing these illustrations can only highlight just how very subtle and elegant MIDWAY is constructing and integrating this hotel facility into this entertainment complex.... almost seamlessly. the beautiful palm trees only add to the vitality that all of this will bring once completed. this is going to be one gorgeous place.... wow! I agree @monarch. The design is consistent with existing complex and will fit in quite nicely when complete. Now if only Midway would open up entrances with patio seating along the Dallas St side (along with that rooftop park atop Forever 21) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) On 9/2/2016 at 0:38 PM, Timoric said: I think we all have to admit that the new buildings in Houston this cycle save a few major exceptions like 609 are very pedestrian. But....that is ok...if...later we get some signature buildings and these are just fill-in that helped get us to the tipping point we all hope for. If Houston is doing the hard and not sexy work of getting transportation, downtown living initiatves, better parks and better roads done to usher in the right conditions and it will pay off in the future, this is just the transition happening. The main potential for better design I think lies in property types such as downtown retail, hospitality, and mixed use, where lack of an established demand base or low outside perceptions limits the amount that investors are willing to risk. With downtown office, since it is so established, we are much closer to being maxed out. Although if there is a big increase in downtown office demand as the baby boomers fade out and downtown residential grows, that could lead to better office designs. Suburban design is probably as good as it's going to get. There is no foreseeable increase in the appeal of the suburbs. Inner loop apartment midrise architecture is probably also maxed out, although things could get more interesting in places like Midtown or along Buffalo Bayou as developments cluster and synergize. To take Dallas' McKinney Ave. corridor as an example, from about 2000 to 2010 you had density being developed, but it was pretty bland, being a frontier area. Since 2010, development has become higher quality because the neighborhood is established and risk is lower. Midtown is a step or two behind, but starting to make this transition. The ultimate thing would be if Houston could somehow make the leap to becoming a tourist destination, led by downtown/Midtown/Museum District forming an attractive, exciting urban core that is unique in the southern U.S. Such a change would absolutely raise the bar on development throughout the city. Even if we only manage to neutralize our current abysmal reputation among other regional cities, that would make a big difference. Edited September 9, 2016 by H-Town Man 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Embassy Suites is happy to see this hotel completed. It makes it look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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