Parkside Residences: 43-Story Residential High-Rise At 808 Crawford St.

[H-Town Man]

On 5/18/2020 at 4:17 PM, CREguy13 said:

 

 

Very fair criticism!  I walked back, but unfortunately all the workers were gone.  However, this was left behind.

 

Still sitting in the same place?

 

[Luminare]

3 minutes ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Still sitting in the same place?

 

 

Drove by earlier today. Yes its still in the same place.

[hindesky]

[Houston19514]

They have permission from the FAA for the Tower Crane (530' tall).  Work Schedule:  07/10/2020  to  12/30/2021

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=430913867&row=2

 

They also received their determination from the FAA back in February for a 468' tall building.  Work Schedule:  04/20/2020  to  10/21/2022.  Oops.  I see now this was already posted in February.  Oh well.  Here's a reminder.

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=430526526&row=4

 

Edited May 28, 2020 by Houston19514

[H-Town Man]

On 5/23/2020 at 4:38 PM, hindesky said:

 

Looks like prep for a groundbreaking ceremony? Is that mulch on the pallet?

Also, is the chain link fence for this lot or leftover from the parking garage work?

 

[hindesky]

5 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Looks like prep for a groundbreaking ceremony? Is that mulch on the pallet?

Also, is the chain link fence for this lot or leftover from the parking garage work?

 

Didn't look closely at the bags but the fence is from the garage work.

[j_cuevas713]

Love the density happening downtown. 

[Avossos]

All the equipment is gone. Cars parked in lot earlier today.

[ttuchris]

Saw the tree removal permit on a walk today. 

[Luminare]

15 hours ago, ttuchris said:

Saw the tree removal permit on a walk today. 

 

Well like other projects downtown, that means this one is going up soon. From previous markings they did a year or two ago, they have asked the city to encroach pretty deep into its ROW which means that the trees will only get in the way of having a decent size sidewalk.

[Twinsanity02]

Hope your right Luminare.  This project has had so many starts and stops it was feeling like Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football. Too bad about the trees though, but if it goes up it will be a decent addition to the skyline view along I-69.

[Luminare]

2 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said:

Hope your right Luminare.  This project has had so many starts and stops it was feeling like Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football. Too bad about the trees though, but if it goes up it will be a decent addition to the skyline view along I-69.

 

If what transpired at Block 387 near the METRO building is any indicator then this should be the case.

[Paco Jones]

The project is underway.  They are currently working on underground utilities.

[Avossos]

3 hours ago, Paco Jones said:

The project is underway.  They are currently working on underground utilities.

 

does that mean they are digging up some dirt?

[cloud713]

On 6/2/2020 at 11:19 AM, Paco Jones said:

The project is underway.  They are currently working on underground utilities.

Cars were parked in the lot during the march on Tuesday when you posted this.. Unless the underground utilities were in the city ROW/not interfering with parking.

[MarathonMan]

8 hours ago, cloud713 said:

Cars were parked in the lot during the march on Tuesday when you posted this.. Unless the underground utilities were in the city ROW/not interfering with parking.

Not much happening construction-wise, but I ran by there yesterday and they were removing the parking signs from the entrances.  It’s not much. . . but it’s something.  

[hindesky]

All the equipment is gone except for the port-a-potty which I guess is for parking patrons.

Edited June 15, 2020 by hindesky

[CaptainJilliams]

So much for this one starting soon lol?

[Avossos]

 

On 6/6/2020 at 11:46 AM, MarathonMan said:

Not much happening construction-wise, but I ran by there yesterday and they were removing the parking signs from the entrances.  It’s not much. . . but it’s something.  

 

23 minutes ago, CaptainJilliams said:

So much for this one starting soon lol?

 

Maybe we need to confirm if this is an active parking situation... meaning... are the signs indicating this is parking gone? Are there places to pay? access is available?

 

groundbreaking tends to get delayed on most projects.

Edited June 15, 2020 by Avossos

[H-Town Man]

Drove by the site and took a video. This is what's going on there right now:

 

 

[ZRFkris]

Should be taller than Hess tower correct? Hard to tell from the rendering. 

[CREguy13]

Went by here earlier this morning and saw what looked like superintendents and project managers walking the site.  Again, nothing matters until dirt turns but hopefully this is more of a positive sign that we should see/hear something soon.

[Paco Jones]

1 hour ago, ZRFkris said:

Should be taller than Hess tower correct? Hard to tell from the rendering. 

This will be 43 stories and 469'4" tall.

[Houston19514]

1 hour ago, ZRFkris said:

Should be taller than Hess tower correct? Hard to tell from the rendering. 

 

25 minutes ago, Paco Jones said:

This will be 43 stories and 469'4" tall.

 

Emporis lists Hess as 490'

[wxman]

Nice edition but will be cloaked from view from all sides of downtown except the east side. In-fill is still good tho.

[Montrose1100]

1 hour ago, wxman said:

Nice edition but will be cloaked from view from all sides of downtown except the east side. In-fill is still good tho.

Best kind, such a small and weird lot. The views from the units looking north will be super sweet.

[por favor gracias]

1 hour ago, wxman said:

Nice edition but will be cloaked from view from all sides of downtown except the east side. In-fill is still good tho.

 

You might be pleasantly surprised driving in from 45 North. I think it's going to stand out almost as much as the Hess Tower and help fill the gap between it and the Marriott Marquis.

41 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said:

Best kind, such a small and weird lot. The views from the units looking north will be super sweet.

 

Great use of the small plot of land they have to work with.

[wxman]

What are the benefits for a developer being confined to such a small, confined lot? At first glance, it's hardly big enough for a row of portable potties much less a highrise. It seems like if I was the developer, I'd want a full city block or at least half of one. Is it as simple as the price of the lot?

[H-Town Man]

31 minutes ago, wxman said:

What are the benefits for a developer being confined to such a small, confined lot? At first glance, it's hardly big enough for a row of portable potties much less a highrise. It seems like if I was the developer, I'd want a full city block or at least half of one. Is it as simple as the price of the lot?

 

There's no benefit, other than maybe other developers walked away from it, so they have an opportunity if they can capitalize. What a developer is concerned with is delivering a finished product that provides a return on the land. If the land costs a certain amount, they need to come up with something to build so that the value of the building when all is finished is greater than the sum total of the land, the construction cost, and the soft costs, with room for a reasonable profit. With a small site, there are going to be constraints in the parking garage, constraints in rentable floor area due to room taken up by the elevator core, etc., so you are going to have to build a pretty tall building (with some pretty high rents) to get a return on the land cost. Which is why this one is so tall.

 

[Paco Jones]

On 6/26/2020 at 9:58 AM, CREguy13 said:

Went by here earlier this morning and saw what looked like superintendents and project managers walking the site.  Again, nothing matters until dirt turns but hopefully this is more of a positive sign that we should see/hear something soon.

You are correct, it was superintendents and PM's.  That was a meeting with the city for re-striping and lane closure.