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Market Square Tower: 40-Story High-Rise For Downtown


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24 minutes ago, Avossos said:

you're missing one

I think you're right.  I missed a "completed" level hiding behind the scaffolding near the top.  That gives us 41 stories . . . 40 stories plus a crown/mechanical "floor" on top, all as originally planned:

2 story podium

34 stories "completed" and windowed

5 stories above un-"completed."

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1 hour ago, hindesky said:

From the Raven Tower? What does it take to go up there?

Completely free, just sometimes they check ID to enter the Raven Tower bar area but that's it. They rarely check on Sundays.

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27 minutes ago, BeerNut said:

Sometimes they limit access because of private parties.

That's generally before 7pm. Usually, they allow anyone up after that point or else you'll have a lot of pissed off people driving all the way over there and not able to go up.

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7 hours ago, Nole23 said:

" Don’t have time to run errands? No worries, Market Square Tower’s convenient amenities include runners to pick up dry cleaning, groceries and more. "

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I am curious about this.  

Runners for dry cleaning?  I understand that some dry cleaners deliver to highrises around town.  I am surprised that these folks aren't simply arranging for pickup/delivery of dry cleaning.

groceries?  How would that work?  If all they are going to do is "pickup groceries", does that mean that are cutting a deal with Randal's, Pheonicia, or whole foods, or somewhere to have the employees of the grocer "shop", based on a website order or phone order,and then have the apartment's "runners" go get it?  Or are they saying that the apartment "runners" will also "shop" the order in the store?  Hard to imagine the later and very curious on the former.

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4 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said:

I am curious about this.  

Runners for dry cleaning?  I understand that some dry cleaners deliver to highrises around town.  I am surprised that these folks aren't simply arranging for pickup/delivery of dry cleaning.

groceries?  How would that work?  If all they are going to do is "pickup groceries", does that mean that are cutting a deal with Randal's, Pheonicia, or whole foods, or somewhere to have the employees of the grocer "shop", based on a website order or phone order,and then have the apartment's "runners" go get it?  Or are they saying that the apartment "runners" will also "shop" the order in the store?  Hard to imagine the later and very curious on the former.

Instacart / Favor / Uber Eats / etc. all offer grocer runners at this point for HEB / Whole Foods / Sam's Club / etc. Imagine it will be through a service like that. It's not that big of an amenity. I live in a non-doorman building and have my dry cleaning picked up and dropped off every week and am having my groceries delivered by Instacart today at 7pm.

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5 hours ago, downtownian said:

Instacart / Favor / Uber Eats / etc. all offer grocer runners at this point for HEB / Whole Foods / Sam's Club / etc. Imagine it will be through a service like that. It's not that big of an amenity. I live in a non-doorman building and have my dry cleaning picked up and dropped off every week and am having my groceries delivered by Instacart today at 7pm.

I have my dry cleaning picked up and dropped off at my building.  Today I ran down there in my undershirt because I ran out of clothes. When I came back upstairs, I thought about how much better it would be if they picked it up from IN my place and put it back IN my closet.  Then I realized how lazy I am.  Then I tripped over my roomba.

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8 hours ago, downtownian said:

Instacart / Favor / Uber Eats / etc. all offer grocer runners at this point for HEB / Whole Foods / Sam's Club / etc. Imagine it will be through a service like that. It's not that big of an amenity. I live in a non-doorman building and have my dry cleaning picked up and dropped off every week and am having my groceries delivered by Instacart today at 7pm.

Thank you for this.  Very helpful.

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On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2016 at 11:00 AM, rechlin said:

That's a great shot.  And to give an idea of how much things have changed from this angle recently, below I have attempted to highlight everything that's new in the last 15 years:

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You could grab the HSPVA and Alexan blocks in a year or so too.  Texaco might as well be new too.

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1 hour ago, astros148 said:

Im going to stop by the leasing off tomorrow and get information on the rent prices. I know they were starting off at 1700 but im curious to see if they have dipped at all due to the market. 

still looking forward to your haif pool party!

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There is a window sign on Main Street that has a large detailed rendering that is better than I remember seeing.  

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Tried to get closer shots of both decks.  I thought that the lower pool was going to be raised to the second level.  Wrong.

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This pool is only a little bit cool.

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