jmitch94 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 6 hours ago, H-TownChris2 said: Man...I remember taking the picture of them installing the crane base as if it were yesterday...time flies... I was thinking the same thing about 609 Main. Feels like the demo of the previous building was just yesterday and now the crown is almost finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 23 minutes ago, jmitch94 said: I was thinking the same thing about 609 Main. Feels like the demo of the previous building was just yesterday and now the crown is almost finished. And in about ten years when downtown gets its next office tower, this oil bust will feel like yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted July 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2016 A little more detailed look at the base/pool patio 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 *Just bumping a page worth of threads ahead of all of the spam* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2016 No tower crane for the first time in well over a year. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htx2009 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Market Square Tower is not the tallest residential building in Houston but is the tallest residential high rise in Downtown Houston to date with the tallest pool in Texas. Market Square Tower is over 500 feet and has 41 stories and One Park Place has 37 stories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Isn't One Park Place 518'..? I thought Market Square was 499'. 41 floors? Did they add one? Edited August 23, 2016 by cloud713 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted August 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2016 Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 On 6/28/2016 at 5:29 PM, Houston19514 said: I'm not sure it's even the tallest residential building downtown. Emporis has Market Square Tower at 498 feet and One Park Place at 501 feet. (FWIW, Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at only 468 feet. The Huntingdon still reigns as the tallest residential in Houston, at 503 feet. 2929 Weslayan is 533 feet, The Huntington is 503 feet, Market Square is 502 feet,and One Park Place is 501 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 This building really got a free pass on the preexisting ugly garage. If they had built this development from scratch with that block vacant, and the entire block came out looking the way it does, it would be the worst atrocity downtown since the Embassy Suites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Look it up on the 2016 World Almanac. Who knows? It shows Pennzoil Place at 523 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Any word on how leasing is going? with 500 Crawford at 40% and places like skyhouse reportedly leasing at rates a bit ahead of planned, I am curious how this place will lease. Word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted August 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2016 From Saturday... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/BKoDJsUAZgg/?taken-by=marketsquaretower Edited September 21, 2016 by adr Trying not to wreck the page. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUfan13 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 ADR, something in that video is wrecking the page, can you change it to a link rather than an embed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 44 minutes ago, BUfan13 said: Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. Woah - News to me http://www.marketsquaretower.com/coming-soon-market-square-tower-cvspharmacy/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 1 hour ago, BUfan13 said: Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 2 hours ago, jmitch94 said: ^^^ is it large enough to accommodate a CVS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 This is interesting. A friend of mine told me that he spoke to a leasing agent for this place and, if he heard correctly and I heard correctly, the leasing agent said that they were bringing a "grocery store" to the building. If this is what the leasing agent supposedly was referring to, that was a bit of a stretch but likely good in a pinch and better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I heard the cvs is supposed to be across the street in the International Tower lot inside of the parking garage they are building. Possible park frontage, which kind of sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 8 hours ago, adr said: Woah - News to me http://www.marketsquaretower.com/coming-soon-market-square-tower-cvspharmacy/ From the link.. Quote September 20th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that CVS/Pharmacy will be coming soon to Market Square Tower. This new urban store concept will offer grab & go prepared foods, fresh produce and healthier snack options…right at your doorstep! Stay tuned for more updates. "Grocery store" does seem like a bit of a stretch, but there will be some options, none the less. Maybe Aris will get a legit grocer? Seems like they hoped to sign one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Guess that settles it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Saw that they are taking up 13k square feet for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 People want "more urban"... well, more urban isn't a large standard grocery store. This CVS sounds like it'll be like Duane Reade on 100 Broadway in NY. That place is really nice. Even has a decent salad bar, full service pharmacy, small grocery selection (but much larger than a normal Walgreens/CVS), gifts, etc... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Isn't there a CVS on Main? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 There is. It has more grocery items than a usual CVS, but not that much - and critically it doesn't have produce, which this store is supposedly going to have. I wonder what the hours are going to be - the CVS on main isn't open after 5 on the weekends, which would be crazy for a grocery store 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 5 hours ago, cspwal said: There is. It has more grocery items than a usual CVS, but not that much - and critically it doesn't have produce, which this store is supposedly going to have. I wonder what the hours are going to be - the CVS on main isn't open after 5 on the weekends, which would be crazy for a grocery store Your point is well taken, but, Actually, it's even more crazy for a drug store in these days of 24-hour drug stores. I am excited to see this new concept and I am hoping it's more than a pile of apples and bananas, pre-made sandwiches, and some Raman. While that is good in a pinch, this side of downtown needs an urban grocery. Something small but jam packed. Wipe out all of Pheoncias upstairs. Wipe out that big bread conveyor belt. Wipe out the dessert counter and the hot dinner counter. Wipe out the back side cash registers that I have never seen used. What's left? The pizza counter, the prepared foods counter, cheese, meets, fish, produce, eggs, dairy, salad bar, booze, soft drinks, coffee, and some packaged foods. Would all of that have fit into the space in this tower? IDK. Hopefully it will fit into Aris. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 5 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Your point is well taken, but, Actually, it's even more crazy for a drug store in these days of 24-hour drug stores. I am excited to see this new concept and I am hoping it's more than a pile of apples and bananas, pre-made sandwiches, and some Raman. While that is good in a pinch, this side of downtown needs an urban grocery. Something small but jam packed. Wipe out all of Pheoncias upstairs. Wipe out that big bread conveyor belt. Wipe out the dessert counter and the hot dinner counter. Wipe out the back side cash registers that I have never seen used. What's left? The pizza counter, the prepared foods counter, cheese, meets, fish, produce, eggs, dairy, salad bar, booze, soft drinks, coffee, and some packaged foods. Would all of that have fit into the space in this tower? IDK. Hopefully it will fit into Aris. The back cash registers at Phonecia are used during weekday lunch hour, which is always packed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Downtown needs something like the Midtown Randall's (which already seems more cramped than your typical grocery store) but more packed with stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 4 hours ago, cspwal said: Downtown needs something like the Midtown Randall's (which already seems more cramped than your typical grocery store) but more packed with stuff. Maybe, too me that is "too big" for an "urban" store. Angels on the head of a pin though. i do remain surprised that a grocer other than Pheonica has not announced plans to move into downtown yet. With all the new residents, their likely only needs to be one more..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2016 Rooftop pool glass wall looks massive from the ground. Lower level pool is still under construction. Sidewalk pavers. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 ^^^ wow! this development is going to become a MASTERPIECE once completed. talk about...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 From far away, I really don't like the look of this building. But, I do think that at street level, I am going to like it a lot. I think I wrote this before on this thread. Regardless, I am thinking that the developer has really done a terrific job on the first several floors blending the architecture of this new building into the history around it. I'm betting that the casual pedestrian walking directly in front of this building will think that it "feels right". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I would love many more buildings that just scream history when you see them. I really love historical buildings and it'd be super cool if we could get a cool Robert A.M. Stern building up in here, as we don't have too many older skyscrapers. In my opinion, there's nothing more beautiful than a tastefully done historically building, and I appreciate the fact that the architects are attempting to blend their buildings in. (I believe that the Aris' base is pretty respectful as well, it looks like it could disguise itself as an older building, other than the glass shard, but I find the conflicting styles interesting and attractive.) This next part is a bit unrelated, but hey, this is an architectural forum. In my opinion, there's nothing better than a tastefully done cornice on a historic building! I wish a developer could build a few midrises/highrises in a neo-historic fashion, though that might not be too economical. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyhtown Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Saw tonight some kind of lighting as if is part of the rooftop maybe the permanent lighting of the building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 On 9/25/2016 at 6:27 PM, hindesky said: Rooftop pool glass wall looks massive from the ground. Lower level pool is still under construction. Sidewalk pavers. Im liking the details on the lower levels. What's with the missing "panel"/section near the top in the first couple of pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, cloud713 said: Im liking the details on the lower levels. What's with the missing "panel"/section near the top in the first couple of pictures? I believe it was the tie-in spot for the tower crane. Edited September 28, 2016 by hindesky 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 So that's what the thing halfway up tower cranes is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted October 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2016 A couple from yesterday... 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placoors Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Another story about the CVS in the Chron this morning: http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/CVS-to-open-in-Market-Square-Tower-9646403.php 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 On 10/3/2016 at 8:04 AM, ChannelTwoNews said: A couple from yesterday... Beautiful pics and gorgeous high rise ! Thanks for this !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nole23 Posted October 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2016 Their FB says "Less than 30 days" So I'm guessing people will start moving in soon. https://www.facebook.com/Market-Square-Tower-766821583419455/ 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 XTREME! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I really like the setbacks on this building. It gets better all of the time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) The initial rendering did little to make me think this thing would turn out so well. The street level looks substantial unlike so many of the other apartments that have gone up this cycle that look like they'll last 8 years before they start to mold out and fall apart. I agree with the setbacks too. They're sexy. What a pleasant surprise compared to the Hotel Alessandra/Randall Davis bait and switch. Edited October 6, 2016 by KinkaidAlum 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 There is a strong reference to the deco period with all of the detailing and setbacks. Very reminiscent of the mid twenties style that made such a statement in New York with the Chrysler, Paramount, and American International and in Houston one of my favorites. The Gulf Building. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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