H-Town Man Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Not necessarily arguments, but everyone talking about how they don't like look of the parking garage and the need to mask it all the way round. That's exactly what Baylor did with their parking garage and they paid a lot of extra money for the aesthetics.For my part, I don't think it needs to be masked all around (although a partially masked garage may look strange), I just wish it were off Main Street. Not an appropriate place for a garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I think they did the orientation this way with the set back for scale so the building didn't seem as imposing from the street level/out of place in Midtown.Considering they were only working with half a block, they would of had to of split it up into quarter blocks for the garage to go on the half away from main, and offices be fronting main st from the ground floor all the way to the top of the building. That garage would of been tiny floor plates/really tall.. Like 14 stories tall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I have always thought that the main street corridor leads itself to a mix of office,residential and entertainment structure.. As for gfr given it location to HCC a decent place to eat for worker/students /and staff could go over big there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Isn't this lot size very small though? Isn't the office structure only being built on half the city block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Will Share the block with Ensemble Theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'm sure they also plan on people parking there for rodeo, texans games and other big events at nrg, since it's right at the rail station.It's easy to access from midtown and montrose for people wanting to park and ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Weren't these the guys calling their development "pro-urban vs proforma"? Yeah, right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Perfectly fine with this building. I'd like to see Midtown have more stuff like this TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) I'm ok with this building as well. It looks a little too fat for the site, but this will be a nice infill for this area. At least they are trying to blend the garage with the rest of the building. Hopefully in the future with more people living in this area we can reduce the amount of parking needed with each new construction or midtown could plan some general parking structures for the whole area. This is a decent start though. Not like it needs to be super flashy. Once you bring the businesses then you bring the demand to have people live in the area because midtown is still relatively a ghost town. Edited June 4, 2014 by Luminare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) If you look at the rendering closely it appears that they have masked the corners and ends of the garage to keep it from looking so much like a garage. I could be wrong but it looks like they have altered the facade on the ends to be a little more appealing. Is there another rendering out there showing the reverse angle? I see the edge definition of a different facade system on the south extending over as the roof so it could look like anything from the TxDot bldg off Washington/Hempstead to the downtown Metro bldg by PGAL. It's not a bad rendering but the angle is not very flattering. Good location, midtown has great north-side roads and ok east-west roads. Lots of stuff to do afterwork close by. An office lobby works as a natural fit between a church, theatre, and resturant/bar/club scene. It's close to the HCC bldg in height which is on par with most other midtown midrises. Nice infill, ready for the other renderings showing site ingress/egress. Edited June 4, 2014 by infinite_jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I've seen the books one before. I think that was for a library. Can't remember. It would make for an excellent look for a university garage.I like the tropical looking one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 See that's the catch. In those pictures the garage was part of a variety of uses for those sites while this is probably going to be a several tenant or maybe single tenant commercial building so not much incentive for them to go above and beyond to dress up the garage. I'm sure in those examples the projects had to contend with much stricter neighborhood design standards, plus probably got incentives to try and do more with the property......also zoning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 And some of those garages are really really ugly. That, and one of them is in the carved-out remains of a former grand movie palace. Seems like an odd thing to post as an aspirational model. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 The "Book Garage" is in Downtown Kansas City and yes...I believe it is for the Downtown Library Branch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I think it fits in fine with the area and helps continue to merge the downtown and Med district skylines... That being said... the huge pedestal for the garage is kind of ugly, but at least there is street retail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Parking needs to go somewhere. Better sandwiched between other uses...than almost any other option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) I noticed this in a semi-unrelated article. Think we've heard most of this... but has the reason for the larger parking garage been mentioned? In addition to the office tower, RHS Interests plans to build 30,000 square feet of shop space, 363 apartments and a shared parking garage with 773 spaces. Construction could start in 60 days. The developer has been active in Midtown since 1999 when it bought part of the 3700 block of Main near Alabama and opened the Continental Club. It owns other nearby buildings that house restaurants such as the Breakfast Klub and Sparrow. Little said the office building won't break ground until a company has committed to leasing a substantial amount of space. Potential tenants, he said, could include medical-related firms that can't find space in the Texas Medical Center or downtown occupants that want to get out of the congestion in the central business district. "We don't want this to be a speculative development and throw anything up and hope for the best," Little said. "This is a well-known, recognized developer for that area and they want to be prudent in their approach." Little said the developer is planning to ask a net rental rate of $30 per square foot per year for the new office space. The building will have a higher-than-typical parking ratio with three spaces per 1,000 square feet of office space. "Downtown," Little said, "you're lucky to get 1 per 1,000."http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Condo-developer-dials-up-luxury-for-historic-5529311.php Edited June 14, 2014 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Something 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 It's about time we see something having to do with Mid Main. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I don't know how old these markers are but I don't believe I've seen them before. My photo is making it look faded but it's definitely not. 2014-09-09 19.33.51 by marclongoria, on Flickr These markers are now gone from Mid Main since construction has started and there are now markers where this office tower will be going in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 So they are building the office tower simultaneously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The site was being scraped this morning. Ensemble theatre really took care of that grass up to the end. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Wow. This intersection is moving fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Bravo! The site was being scraped this morning. Ensemble theatre really took care of that grass up to the end.image.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I this still happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Nothing has changed since they scraped the grass to create a parking lot (which one HAIFer interpreted as groundbreaking for the project - what an idiot). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Is this still going to be developed, or is it on hold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 On July 14, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Alec said: Nothing has changed since they scraped the grass to create a parking lot (which one HAIFer interpreted as groundbreaking for the project - what an idiot). Someone interpreted the parking lot work as a groundbreaking..? Even if they did, not sure that's worth calling someone an "idiot". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 41 minutes ago, cloud713 said: Someone interpreted the parking lot work as a groundbreaking..? Even if they did, not sure that's worth calling someone an "idiot". well, it is literally true (if one wishes to be a tad pedantic...). It's just not a *****"Groundbreaking"***** 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 6 hours ago, cloud713 said: Someone interpreted the parking lot work as a groundbreaking..? Even if they did, not sure that's worth calling someone an "idiot". Yes, it was me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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