JoninATX Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Always forgeting about this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr A bit of a mistake on that one, this was the third, lol 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Went to go see Book of Mormon Last Wednesday. They were doing a nice placement. Had about 6 concrete trucks lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 For a second there it looked like the guy on the right had a metal claw for a hand. Nice update! From this morning: Market Square Tower by brijonmang, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Market Square Tower by marclongoria, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DRUTH Posted February 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2015 one more.... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good lord this is slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good lord this is slow. Actually, this one is going pretty quickly compared to other residential buildings that took/are taking forever to finish the first floor (Astoria, Block 334) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ZKB9 Posted February 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good lord this is slow. Cut them some slack, they got ran over by a truck 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good lord this is slow.Block 334 laughs at your ignorance. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 All valid points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graystone Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 One of my co-workers relatives is the site foreman on this job for the concrete work. Believe me they are going full out on this project putting in long hours.Getting off the ground floor takes a lot of not so visible prep work. Things should begin to speed up from a visible standpoint now though. Supposedly they are really excited about this job since it is one of the few that is using a mobile jacking form for the center shaft. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 This is one of the biggest fallacies of the internet, instant gratification! Foundations take such a long time to prepare and I'm sure they had to deal with a lot of unknowns when they initially dug down. Not to mention they are squished between the street and the existing parking garage. Once you get the foundation done the rest sort of falls into place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Luminare brings up an excellent point. This project doesnt have as large laydown yard for material as some of the other projects in Downtown. This affects the ordering and storage of materials needed for construction, which can make scheduling and project management more cumbersome and tedious. Also, the joke earlier about the truck probably does have some credence. I know if I was engineer of record for this project, and a truck hit my structure like it did, I'd hire a 3rd party engineer to perform an evaluation of the 'damaged' area before proceeding. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Pool deck? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) It's rising!!! Edited February 18, 2015 by JoninATX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Looks like a pool deck from the render. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Looks like a pool deck from the render. Are we thinking it will be a brick exterior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Are we thinking it will be a brick exterior? We think it will be, but nothing has been confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I like brick for highrises more, in my opinion. It looks better than the glass over the course of decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted February 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2015 Market Square Tower by marclongoria, on Flickr 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I love that this is going up and will block part of that big blank wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaf Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 what goes on the first few floors, I mean, could people have views of the side of the garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie21love Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 They could paint a nice mural alongside the garage or have a nice vine covered wall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 the infinity edge pool at the top of this gorgeous tower, is shockingly amazing! can you just imagine swimming in it..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there I guess there is a gap between tower and garage, where the pool will sit there interesting.. i never noticed the gap. but there isn't a pool back there? hopefully they will make it a little dog run or some other form of amenity for the residents instead of just being dead space. it does make you wonder what will be on the lower floors in the back. all the amenities? hopefully no units... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 interesting.. i never noticed the gap. but there isn't a pool back there? hopefully they will make it a little dog run or some other form of amenity for the residents instead of just being dead space. it does make you wonder what will be on the lower floors in the back. all the amenities? hopefully no units...There is no gap that is just a partial representation of the parking garage. Any pool back there would never see the sun and thus would never be used. Pools on the east side and on the top floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 There is no gap that is just a partial representation of the parking garage. Any pool back there would never see the sun and thus would never be used. Pools on the east side and on the top floorAh that makes sense. And yeah, my question mark was more towards the comment I quoted who I thought was saying there would be a pool back there. But as you basically said, that would be stupid. Heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 There is no gap that is just a partial representation of the parking garage. Any pool back there would never see the sun and thus would never be used. Pools on the east side and on the top floor Interesting. The parking garage is a lot taller than what is represented there. I wonder if the first 10 floors or so of the tower (2 in the base and 8 of the tower structure) are parking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Interesting. The parking garage is a lot taller than what is represented there. I wonder if the first 10 floors or so of the tower (2 in the base and 8 of the tower structure) are parking?Parking garage only looks about 4 stories at best in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted March 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2015 By anjacob on Reddit 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Wow, that's the best aerial shot of Houston I've ever seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Any chance there could be a infinity edge pool on the north side? Doesn't look like it, but that would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Wow, that's the best aerial shot of Houston I've ever seen. Wait a few years. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Wanna see a shot from that vantage point at night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post H-TownChris2 Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 3.15.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 3.15.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 great job h-townchris2! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 27, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2015 3/27 by Chris Andrews on Twitter 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Triton Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Before Critical Mass... yes, I know you probably hate me now. lol Market Square Tower by marclongoria, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Before Critical Mass... yes, I know you probably hate me now. lol Market Square Tower by marclongoria, on Flickr I've always wanted to join, but I have no bike haha. How is the experience? Looks like a party. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I've always wanted to join, but I have no bike haha. How is the experience? Looks like a party.I've been going for two years now. It's a lot of fun. It's definitely calmed down from it's earlier time, especially thanks to the police presence. They really help out. During last night's trip, we went to UofH, Texas Medical Center, Rice Village and then to River Oaks and back into downtown. The weather was perfect... probably the best one I've ever been to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I get the idea of increasing drivers' awareness of people on two wheels, having ridden both self and motor powered bikes for a loooong time. I'm fine with sharing the road, even when that means I've got to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting some entitled Fred Spandex running a stop sign or pulling a J hook even when my right blinky is on and the light is green. The sidewalk, however, is not the road. That's why its called a sideWALK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlyoung83 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 From afar 3/28/15 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I get the idea of increasing drivers' awareness of people on two wheels, having ridden both self and motor powered bikes for a loooong time. I'm fine with sharing the road, even when that means I've got to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting some entitled Fred Spandex running a stop sign or pulling a J hook even when my right blinky is on and the light is green. The sidewalk, however, is not the road. That's why its called a sideWALK. I think it has moved past driver awareness honestly. I feel like it's just an event for a big group of Houstonians to enjoy Houston on their bikes but maybe that's just me. Other people have their other reasons for going. As for Fred Spandex, there are morons on both sides.... it's just the vehicle/bike they chose to be idiotic with.... I actually used to believe that about riding on sidewalks but it is perfectly legal for a bike to be on a sidewalk (under a certain mph) and in Houston, it's very necessary... Sometimes it is frankly unsafe to be in a lane with cars, as seen with all the ghost bikes around town (people run over by wreckless drivers). Edited March 29, 2015 by Triton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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