The Travis: 30-Story High-Rise At 3300 Main St.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[H-Town Man]

Anyone feel like this will be a Heaven on Earth Inn in about 30 years?

 

[Naviguessor]

^^ It's got about the same amount of charm. 

[MarathonMan]

On 2/11/2020 at 3:37 PM, H-Town Man said:

Anyone feel like this will be a Heaven on Earth Inn in about 30 years?

 

I’m thinking it goes more the way of Houston House.

[cspwal]

Nothing can replicate the unique joy of Houston House - of 500 people sharing one elevator, of the guy at the front desk (who you know who it is if you have lived there) to the constant "renovations" that get neglected after a few months.  No modern complex can completely capture the glory of Houston's first high rise apartment building in downtown

[dbigtex56]

Looks like a model apartment may be nearing completion  - the unit on the northwest corner (top floor) has lights.

[hindesky]

I don't think the entire parking garage will have these covering them, I think this floor might be part of the utilities area.

[Highrise Tower]

[Squirrel]

The midrise units attached to the parking garage look like they're made of cardboard...

[DrLan34]

[hindesky]

[Brooklyn173]

[H-Town Man]

On 3/21/2020 at 2:58 PM, hindesky said:

 

I can't decide if the stucco or the bare concrete looks better.

 

[dbigtex56]

On 3/24/2020 at 8:20 PM, Brooklyn173 said:

Here's hoping that the repairs being made to Trinity Episcopal Church include an over-all cleaning.
The old girl is in dire need of a good bath.

[H-Town Man]

13 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said:

Here's hoping that the repairs being made to Trinity Episcopal Church include an over-all cleaning.
The old girl is in dire need of a good bath.

 

This may be a solidarity thing with the mother church in Canterbury.

 

 

[BeerNut]

 

 

[hindesky]

[danielsonr]

20 hours ago, hindesky said:

I sure hope there ends up being some type of screening covering those parking levels, but based on a rendering I saw a while back in this thread, I am not going to hold my breath waiting.

[midtowndweller]

Was on my balcony last night and forgot to take pix, but the bottom panels (Pool terrace level downward) were lit up and changing colors. I want them to go all the way up. I’ll try to take a pick tonight if they’re illuminated. Didn’t know it was going to have that feature. Really great addition to the skyline. We need a little more light in our skyline nothing too tacky like Vegas but I’m waiting for something like Los Angeles’ Wilshire Grand Central.

 

I circled the ones that were lit up.

Edited April 23, 2020 by midtowndweller

[hindesky]

Unloading cabinets, crews were cleaning units out and the crane was brought to take the smaller palm tree down from the pool area and hoist up a larger sized one identical to the others.

[hindesky]

[slcowart416]

 

From Westmoreland.

[Mattie]

Are those windows or lights?

[hindesky]

Sidewalks are all open.

[CREguy13]

Have there been any announcements on retailers opening here?  Hoping this building grows on me over time, and solid retailers that serve the neighborhood will certainly help.

[hindesky]

6 minutes ago, CREguy13 said:

Have there been any announcements on retailers opening here?  Hoping this building grows on me over time, and solid retailers that serve the neighborhood will certainly help.

I checked the windows on Travis but didn't see any signs or permits for retail.

[midtowndweller]

On 5/8/2020 at 12:11 PM, Mattie said:

Are those windows or lights?

Those are windows. It looks like the windows of the stairwell.

[Avossos]

I am curious about this building. Strikes me the poster child of cost engineering. The shape isn't bad, but when you look at the stucco - it looks dated / sloppy.

 

I guess this boils down to materials... 

 

It will hopefully bring a lot of life and energy into midtown. Agree with @CREguy13 that the retailers can help make this a solid development portfolio.

[danielsonr]

5 hours ago, Avossos said:

I am curious about this building. Strikes me the poster child of cost engineering. The shape isn't bad, but when you look at the stucco - it looks dated / sloppy.

 

I guess this boils down to materials... 

 

It will hopefully bring a lot of life and energy into midtown. Agree with @CREguy13 that the retailers can help make this a solid development portfolio.

Yes, I hope they use higher design/finish standards for their future project at Montrose/Westheimer. Or sell the property to someone else, like Hines or Hanover.

[urbanize713]

From when I toured the building the leasing agent said an Asian restaurant had signed a lease for the retail space facing Main Street. Take that for whatever it's worth. 

[Texasota]

I mean, if a restaurant has signed a lease, there is probably a greater than 50% chance that it is *some kind* of Asian cuisine. 

[Brooklyn173]

[West Timer]

More glass and metal. Less cement and stucco.

[Stone]

Just to keep me from jumping off the ledge, PLEASE tell me the rest of the paint is back-ordered due to COVID -19 and it will be here in 2-3 weeks!!!!!!!? 😩

[Stone]

[midtowndweller]

They FINALLY turned the lights back onto the building! Waited for months to take a pic for y’all!

 

Edited July 7, 2020 by midtowndweller

[monarch]

^^^ outstanding work @midtowndweller  what a gorgeous display of exterior LED lighting!  

[Urbannizer]

Complete

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/07/08/madison-marquette-opens-the-travis-apartment-tower.html

[hindesky]

First restaurant has been announced, HaiDiLao Hot Pot.

https://houston.eater.com/2020/7/14/21324131/haidilao-hot-pot-houston-opening-midtown

 

High-end hot pot restaurant HaiDiLao’s Texas expansion continues with a second Houston location that’s currently under construction in Midtown, just north of the MATCH Theater.

Construction permits filed in May indicate that HaiDiLao is set to open its doors on the ground floor of the forthcoming mixed-use development the Travis at 3300 Main Street, at the intersection of Main and Francis. That puts the restaurant in the middle of a quickly-changing neighborhood and neighbors with a number of wildly popular Houston Asian restaurants like Mai’s, Gen Korean BBQ House and Spicy Girl.

Founded in China in 1994, the chain is known for its lavish hot pot spreads, a bounty of proteins to cook, and large selection of broths, along with over-the-top approach to customer service, including shoe shines, manicures and free snacks. As previously reported by Eater, the chain also has a location in the works in Katy that’s set to arrive sometime early next year. Yesterday, Eater Dallas reported that a location would be opening in DFW suburb Frisco.

No timeline is set yet for the Mid-Main location’s opening.

[hindesky]

[dbigtex56]

On 7/9/2020 at 6:01 PM, Urbannizer said:

Complete

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/07/08/madison-marquette-opens-the-travis-apartment-tower.html

@HAIF Since it's no longer 'Going Up!' can this topic be moved to 'Midtown'?

[hindesky]

Liquor Sales sign for the hot pot restaurant 

[MarathonMan]

We’ve seen the accent lighting on the south face, but the north face of The Travis now has its own lighting scheme.  Looks like it’s got some missing elements and needs a little work.  

[HouTXRanger]

Are they ever going to cover the parking podium with something? I can't believe they've left it as bare concrete, it's incredibly ugily . . .

[MarathonMan]

4 hours ago, HouTXRanger said:

Are they ever going to cover the parking podium with something? I can't believe they've left it as bare concrete, it's incredibly ugily . . .

Couldn’t agree more.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[MarathonMan]

North side of The Travis at night.  Better than the daytime view.  It’s oddly fitting, though, that there are a couple of lights that are out-of-sync with the rest.  Maddening — just like the unpainted parking garage.  LOL!

Edited October 30, 2020 by MarathonMan