bobruss Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 We are about to see density levels for residential in the Minute Maid area reach historic proportions and if this gets built I think we will start seeing some serious retail and service oriented GFR in the area. This is truly a remarkable turn around from five years ago when virtually a handful of people lived in this quadrant. My wife and I being one of them. What a difference five years make. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2018 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I have never heard a name for this tower except the Trammell Crow block 98 tower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 4 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said: Can someone point me in the right direction to the tower's name? Walker Apartment Tower/Block 98/800 Walker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Urbannizer had a George Springer-type day yesterday. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Urbannizer had a George Springer-type day yesterday. Springer in the World Series when he was gamma ray burst hot. Not the cold as Hoth Springer that sometimes shows up. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Crazy to think parking can work on a site this small, but this project will be awesome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Bitter sweet. The pics from the Marriot pool won’t be as cool. Shucks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 18 hours ago, CREguy13 said: Crazy to think parking can work on a site this small, but this project will be awesome. It is very narrow as this pic shows but the surface parking lot has 49 spots with 3 two way entrance/exits, I doubt the podium will have that many entrances on the ground floor but may have a service elevator entrance for furniture delivery. 11x49=539 parking spots 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Check out the lot sizes in some of the supertalls going up in NYC. They are quite small 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 The physical logistics of building a building that on this site will be impressive to watch. Safely Navigating the turns inside that finished parking garage up to the 11th floor will take until Lunch. i am thrilled that this project is coming out of the ground (hopefully) very soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 9 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said: Check out the lot sizes in some of the supertalls going up in NYC. They are quite small Yeah but their foundations are built on bedrock, not clay and silt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 17 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Yeah but their foundations are built on bedrock, not clay and silt. they also have next to zero parking requirements. downtown houston certainly has less parking requirements than say katy but not sure by how much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post H-Town Man Posted January 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2018 Mods... save this thread. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post talltexan83 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 Parking lot was closed today when I walked by. Looks like they were doing some surveying and marking up of the pavement. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 11:50 AM, H-Town Man said: Mods... save this thread. Moved to new thread City of Houston Parking Requirements 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, talltexan83 said: Parking lot was closed today when I walked by. Looks like they were doing some surveying and marking up of the pavement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 0:11 AM, j_cuevas713 said: Yeah but their foundations are built on bedrock, not clay and silt. Doesn't quite work that way. A building with this cross-sectional area would likely be built with driven or drilled piles, with a matt-foundation on top. The depth of the piles might more here than in NYC, but the construction technique is roughly the same. Spread Footing foundations are rare for high rise construction. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Just now, Purdueenginerd said: Doesn't quite work that way. A building with this cross-sectional area would likely be built with driven or drilled piles, with a matt-foundation on top. The depth of the piles might more here than in NYC, but the construction technique is roughly the same. Spread Footing foundations are rare for high rise construction. NIce thanks for the insight 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urbanize713 Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 Mark up on the ground 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 The anarcho-hopscotchers live by different rules. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 This is going to be fantatic! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 How are they building in the sidewalk. Aren't there set back rules. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Looks like they'll be using nearly every buildable square inch. The remaining sidewalk widths will be similar to what was all over the place before the Cotswold Project and the street rebuilding took a lane (or more) out of a bunch of streets in favor of sidewalks. For example, the columns for the arcades at the old Texaco building and at the Rice used to be right behind the curbs, and the sidewalks on some of the older parts of Walker are still about this width. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 With all those markups on the ground, it would be pretty funny if they figured out that it wouldn’t fit! That would be an “ oh flurf” moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 measure twice, cut once, less flurf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Are we sure this wasn't just a couple of HAIFers who just couldn't wait? My money's on Monarch, with technical advice from Purdue. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Are we sure this wasn't just a couple of HAIFers who just couldn't wait? My money's on Monarch, with technical advice from Purdue. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 They should just ask for the abandonment of that part of Crawford. Its a pretty useless section of street now. Would help with that sidewalk issue because its going to be a tight squeeze on that lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 More surveyor markings. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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