Triton Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Wait, how can they start if the tower itself will take up the whole parking surface? Wouldn't they have to move the construction trailers off the site for them to start? The trailers will be there for a while. This tower isn't set to go up until the beginning of next year. I guess it is just early preparation for both this tower and perhaps Marriott Marquis across the street, though I doubt any debris would be able to get to this parking garage from there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thanks! Kind of a bummer that there waiting until early next year to start, but I guess it's better to wait than to rush through them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 At the same time, this one isn't going away. BisNow included a mention of it in today's edition. Along with a 6-story residential also being developed by Trammell Crow but not shown on the development map. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 At the same time, this one isn't going away. BisNow included a mention of it in today's edition. Along with a 6-story residential also being developed by Trammell Crow but not shown on the development map. the other one isnt listed on the development map anymore? weird. its called Alexan Downtown i believe.. heres the thread for it.http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30294-block-73-6-story-267-unit-residential-building/?hl=%2Bdowntown+%2Bresidential#entry460043 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Now 40-floors, but down to 309 units instead of 314. http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-08-28/140814_Double_Sided_Development_Map_Renders_Map_11x17.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 40 seems to be the magical floor count. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Sort of glad because if 40 becomes the norm for infill, perhaps it will prompt other builders to blast the 60 storey ceiling to create a signature tower. I am hoping. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 40 seems to be the magical floor count. 40 is the new 39. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Honestly, with the changes that seems to occur month to month or quarter to quarter (I.e. Camden Conte), I really don't trust that development map much any more. This building could be 40 floors or 50 floors, or 10 floors by the time it is built..... IF it is ever built. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Houston Chron has also updated this as under construction. Last I checked over the weekend, there were still trailers here. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/slideshow/Highrises-under-construction-in-the-Houston-area-96439/photo-6201257.php Edit: I believe this won't start until the beginning of next year. Edited October 28, 2014 by Triton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 They have a lot of floor counts wrong, (like 39 floors for 2929 Weslayan, which they also have labeled as 2925 Weslayan) so I think it's safe to assume they have no idea what they are talking about. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMF Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The Chronicle is strictly 'amateur hour'. It's like their website is run by summer interns. I would trust the most clueless poster at HAIF before I would trust anyone that writes for the Chronicle. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yeah. The "writing" accompanying the picture of the 40-story Block 98 building describes the Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites development at Crawford and Rusk. That is under construction. Had anyone at the Chron actually looked at their little slide show and accompanying narrative, even they probably could have figured out that the building pictured was more than the 14 stories described. The Chronicle embarrasses again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) The Chronicle embarrasses again.This is true. But, let's face it, the Chron like many other papers is under financial duress. Quality is suffering. That said, the reason that the Chron is suffering is because of people like me. I didn't pay the chron a dime to see that slideshow. They had all the expense to create it and got zip from me. That is at least part of the problem.For those of you who subscribe to the chronicle, you have every right to complain. Me? Nah, I get what I paid. I really have no right to cast stones. Edited October 29, 2014 by UtterlyUrban 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is true. But, let's face it, the Chron like many other papers is under financial duress. Quality is suffering. That said, the reason that the Chron is suffering is because of people like me. I didn't pay the chron a dime to see that slideshow. They had all the expense to create it and got zip from me. That is at least part of the problem.For those of you who subscribe to the chronicle, you have every right to complain. Me? Nah, I get what I paid. I really have no right to cast stones. It is true that newspapers are under great financial duress. On the other hand, you have an army of smart, ultra-talented writers from the top journalism schools in the country who can't find jobs, and would kill to work for a newspaper as big as the Chronicle at low pay. I had a friend who went to the Columbia School of Journalism (one of the top 2 in the country) back in '03-'05 and the best job he could get was a small daily in rural Pennsylvania, for which he worked 70 hour weeks. Finally got burnt out and gave up journalism to do tech writing for an engineering firm. If there is someone at the Chronicle who can't read fast, spell, or match pictures with their descriptions, they should be replaced by one of the thousands of people who are salivating for that job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is true. But, let's face it, the Chron like many other papers is under financial duress. Quality is suffering. That said, the reason that the Chron is suffering is because of people like me. I didn't pay the chron a dime to see that slideshow. They had all the expense to create it and got zip from me. That is at least part of the problem.For those of you who subscribe to the chronicle, you have every right to complain. Me? Nah, I get what I paid. I really have no right to cast stones. They made money off you just the same. Didn't you notice all of the advertising? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This one is now described in at least real estate summary as a 40-story building atop a 12-level parking podium. Any clarification? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Sounds like a 52 floor building including the parking deck. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If somebody didn't describe this one wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This one lists it as a 40 story tower, with 12 story garage podium. Still sounds like 40 floors total, rather than 40+12 or 52 floors. http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-10-28/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2014-3Q.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I didn't think there was room for all that side-by-side on the site. But it could be... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) There's not. There would likely be 28 levels of residences on top of the 12 floors of parking. A 52 story residential would be the second tallest residential in the state, just behind the austonian, right? Edited October 29, 2014 by cloud713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) The previous unit count was 309 in a 40 floor building, or slightly more than 7.5 per floor. Unless there's a density increase, the floor count would have to be 40 atop 12 (or beside 12). Incidentally, the initial rendering of the building appeared to be 23 atop 9. Edited October 29, 2014 by toxtethogrady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 There's not. There would likely be 28 levels of residences on top of the 12 floors of parking. A 52 story residential would be the second tallest residential in the state, just behind the austonian, right? In number of floors... building heights can be deciving. Petronas Towers "passed" the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in total height, but certainly not in the number of floors, or even highest floor level. I was going to say a 52 floor tower with 40 floors of residential was looking to be quite ambitious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 For Houston, yes. It just depends on how strong demand is. Right now, the city is good for 24,000 apartment units a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 40-floors, not 52. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 They made money off you just the same. Didn't you notice all of the advertising?I did notice that.I'll best that their web operations aren't profitable. So, my guess is that they still didn't make any money off of me. And, that's unfortunate for them. I do subscribe to the WSJ but I see little reason to subscribe to the Chron.Anyway, back to the subject of the thread. I hope that this project kicks off in early 2015. My guess is that they will tie the garage podium for the new structure into the existing garage somehow so that they can use the existing garage structure (ramps, etc.) and leave just parking spaces for residents and guests underneath the new tower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 They're still listing the start period as Q1 2015. I'm guessing demand is strong enough that they'll have a name for this project by the end of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Anything on this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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