Avossos Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Luminare said: because this property is 108' above sea level. Are you sure?... My house in the heights is at 50... you're saying Midtown is 50 feet higher than Heights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 The official elevation of Houston is 80 feet. Katy is 141 feet and Conroe is 205 feet. So it gets high relatively quick from the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, Avossos said: Are you sure?... My house in the heights is at 50... you're saying Midtown is 50 feet higher than Heights? Not sure either. I just know that number comes from whatever survey was done for the project. Its the proper way to begin your heights for drawings when it comes to elevations. Its not exactly for every project, but its one standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 For what it's worth, this site says that block has an elevation of 46' http://en-us.topographic-map.com/places/Houston-6818619/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Exactly. My point was, the 438' height quoted previously was misleading. It's a 330' tall building, with its top 438' above sea level. Edit: I'm not sure what the 108' figure is, because that sounds too high for this area. Regardless, I think we can expect this building to rise closer to the 330' figure we previously had. Edited August 31, 2018 by jmosele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, wxman said: The official elevation of Houston is 80 feet. Katy is 141 feet and Conroe is 205 feet. So it gets high relatively quick from the coast. 1 hour ago, cspwal said: For what it's worth, this site says that block has an elevation of 46' http://en-us.topographic-map.com/places/Houston-6818619/ Midtown at 40-50 feet seems right. No idea about the other areas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Avossos said: Midtown at 40-50 feet seems right. No idea about the other areas... I've looked at elevation maps of Houston endlessly for years. Indeed, there is great variation in elevation, from right at sea level off to the southeast and at the bottom of the east end of Buffalo Bayou, upwards to over 100 feet out near West Oaks and northward near IAH. Downtown proper including Midtown, has elevations that range between 40 feet to near 60 feet. Not a huge difference, but in an area considered so "flat" any elevation changes over an area are interesting to those that are looking around and paying attention to the lay of the land. For instance, driving north on Kirby, then east out of River Oaks and onto Allen speedway - oops Parkway... one can really see the difference between the bottom of the Bayou near 10 or 20 feet elevation to near 55 to 60 feet in that part of River Oaks, with the beautiful undulating, albeit small, front yards and banks of the Bayou, even on the roads to some degree. I'm no expert, but if you want to look around and look closer at our flat terrain, you can always spot a natural elevation variation in many areas just by looking closer. Out in Brookshire, where I grew up, the elevation even rises to a whopping 165 feet - wow and as some one else pointed out, near 200 feet towards Conroe and The Woodlands. A lot of rambling about elevation, I know, but I still find Houston's topography fascinating and ever so important to determining flood prone areas versus those that are reasonably safer from inundation. And yes, ALL of the areas I mentioned here are still in the Houston area, though may not be considered in the "city limits". I'm not sure what city limits really means for us in Houston anyway. WE have no limits ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 No updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Not a lot of visible progress in the last 2 months, though they are working on it. It's just starting to go vertical. They have the first floor pillars (to support the second floor) poured, but that's it. It's hard to get a photo from a moving train (with windows that aren't always especially transparent) of something that doesn't yet look very impressive, but I may try to take a photo one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 As promised, here's a photo. Again, I'm sorry for it being stretched, but until the image posting bug is fixed in this forum (if any of the admins are still watching this site), I can't figure out how to post images that aren't stretched: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Going up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattyt36 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 11:44 AM, ArtNsf said: I've looked at elevation maps of Houston endlessly for years. Indeed, there is great variation in elevation, from right at sea level off to the southeast and at the bottom of the east end of Buffalo Bayou, upwards to over 100 feet out near West Oaks and northward near IAH. Downtown proper including Midtown, has elevations that range between 40 feet to near 60 feet. Not a huge difference, but in an area considered so "flat" any elevation changes over an area are interesting to those that are looking around and paying attention to the lay of the land. For instance, driving north on Kirby, then east out of River Oaks and onto Allen speedway - oops Parkway... one can really see the difference between the bottom of the Bayou near 10 or 20 feet elevation to near 55 to 60 feet in that part of River Oaks, with the beautiful undulating, albeit small, front yards and banks of the Bayou, even on the roads to some degree. I'm no expert, but if you want to look around and look closer at our flat terrain, you can always spot a natural elevation variation in many areas just by looking closer. Out in Brookshire, where I grew up, the elevation even rises to a whopping 165 feet - wow and as some one else pointed out, near 200 feet towards Conroe and The Woodlands. A lot of rambling about elevation, I know, but I still find Houston's topography fascinating and ever so important to determining flood prone areas versus those that are reasonably safer from inundation. And yes, ALL of the areas I mentioned here are still in the Houston area, though may not be considered in the "city limits". I'm not sure what city limits really means for us in Houston anyway. WE have no limits ! Subsidence has historically been a big deal in Houston, with some areas losing 12 feet over the past 100 years. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/For-years-the-Houston-area-has-been-losing-ground-7951625.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Nice shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 3300 Main next door is doing a remodel. New developments really do spark interest elsewhere. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2019 https://www.roykeramik.de/en/houston/ 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It is crazy how fast Caydon went up in comparison this this one. Caydon really went after it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Urbannizer said: https://www.roykeramik.de/en/houston/ Larger rendering and highlights of info from the link: High-rise with approximately 328 residential units and approximately 1,380 m² of retail space on the ground floor. The project will take approximately two years to build. It is planned that the project will be sold after it is completed and stabilized. Leasing of the units is expected to start in Q4 2019. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Is it common for German architects to do their renderings in map pencil? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 12 hours ago, thatguysly said: It is crazy how fast Caydon went up in comparison this this one. Caydon really went after it. Having 2 tower cranes probably helped. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, hindesky said: Having 2 tower cranes probably helped. Probably helps that they are also looking at knocking out 2 more in record time....oh and the fact that its one foreign investor instead of probably a committee of investors like this one has. 1 entity moving things forward is always quicker than a committee moving things forward. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 This is going up at a good speed now. Def going under the radar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Response Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I like wide shots like this ^ so you can see how the building looks in its environment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattyt36 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 8:31 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: Mom driving. EK you’re such a great addition to the Board. I wish I had your enthusiasm because it’s so apparent in every post! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nate4l1f3 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 6 hours ago, Timoric said: Saw this picture and thought, what is the nicest CVS in Houston? I used to work LP for Houston area CVS’s so I’ve been to 90% of them. The nicer/cleaner/newer ones are in the suburbs but if we’re talking strictly in the loop I guess you could say Kirby @ 59 and Market Square? TBH none of them really separate themselves and they’re pretty much built all the same with the 2 DT locations being exceptions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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enriquewx91 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 This building is going up fast! Drove from Spring to Hobby this morning on I-45 and the structure is now visible when coming over Buffalo Bayou. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HOU_huckster Posted March 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) From yesterday. A view from 3550 Main. Perfectly framed. Edited March 28, 2019 by HOU_huckster 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MarathonMan Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 56 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said: I think this building could look very nice. . . But I have to say the white metal railings on the balconies really cheapen the look, and they’ll disrupt the views from the units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 hours ago, MarathonMan said: I think this building could look very nice. . . But I have to say the white metal railings on the balconies really cheapen the look, and they’ll disrupt the views from the units. I believe there are code requirements on guardrails that prevent a 4" sphere from passing through the vertical posts. Often times you'll see the glass guard rails on these buildings but those are expensive. Perhaps they got value-engineered out? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 43 minutes ago, Purdueenginerd said: I believe there are code requirements on guardrails that prevent a 4" sphere from passing through the vertical posts. Often times you'll see the glass guard rails on these buildings but those are expensive. Perhaps they got value-engineered out? Honestly the initial renders were pretty vague about the railings. Railings always seem to get left out or are a last minute decision. I probably would have gone with something like this: A good middle ground between your plain standard safety railing and all glass. Could have potentially work with the austere facade. If one actually thinks about it for more than 30secs then there are plenty of options. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Caydon is using glass on its balconies just up the street. More expensive, maybe, but sooooooooo much nicer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Luminare said: Honestly the initial renders were pretty vague about the railings. Railings always seem to get left out or are a last minute decision. I probably would have gone with something like this: A good middle ground between your plain standard safety railing and all glass. Could have potentially work with the austere facade. If one actually thinks about it for more than 30secs then there are plenty of options. Yeah thats an elegant product. Youre right though, even on the structural engineering side we normally punt the guard rails to a 3rd party and its not even looked at until construction is well underway. Ive done handrails for industrial sites, but theres a few times here and there where I've had to design custom guardrails for architects, but surprisingly its difficult to get the look they want and comply with code requirements. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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