Urbannizer Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Someone mentioned this in the development thread, and I can confirm this will be going up. Official announcement and construction will begin this quarter, didn't get the exact location. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Is it going to look like the one downtown? I hope they at least change the appearance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I wonder why they chose River Oaks over uptown? Im not opposed to it, in fact I'm looking forward to watching a couple high rises rise simultaneously in river oaks (2229 San Felipe and this one), it just seems like uptown is by far the more popular destination, with access (at least it will have access in the near future) to mass transit.So where do people think this one is going? San Felipe as well, near 2229 and the Huntington? Or on Kirby or Westheimer? Either way I don't see much available property without them tearing down an existing home or business first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Is it going to look like the one downtown? I hope they at least change the appearance.As far as I know there are only two Skyhouse designs.. The one built in downtown with the boxy roof, and the one Austin and Dallas are getting with the airplane hangar roof. It would be refreshing to get a different design but I doubt Novaire bothers coming up with a fresh new design for River Oaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 River Oaks is often used broadly when developers/business owners name things... Could be anywhere north of 59, south of the Bayou, and west of Dunlavy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 There is actually three different roof-top designs now, this is another SkyHouse u/c in Atlanta. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 ^^ Ya know that's right! Wasn't the River Oaks Oppostion foretelling of Highrises up and down Shepherd, in some type of visual? What if? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 maybe a controversial question.... Are we better than this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 maybe a controversial question.... Are we better than this? no. next question. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 next question.Will it actually be green? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Any ideas where this might go? "River Oaks" can mean just about anything. I've been told this will be a replica of the 25-story one Downtown, so they'll need quite a bit of space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 There is actually three different roof-top designs now, this is another SkyHouse u/c in Atlanta. Oh cool, I hadn't seen that one before. Interesting they chose to go with green instead of blue like the other two versions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 ^^ Ya know that's right! Wasn't the River Oaks Oppostion foretelling of Highrises up and down Shepherd, in some type of visual? What if?Yep, high rises lining San Felipe and Shepherd... Maybe one of these properties is where Skyhouse will go..http://swamplot.com/if-hines-builds-that-17-story-tower-on-san-felipe-everyones-gonna-wanna-build-one/2013-08-16/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That's the one, Cloud. Thanks. Maybe the Petco plot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPHous Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 @urbannier can you hook me up with some of the crack/drugs you have that keep you awake 24/7?JK, appreciate all your info and hope you actually do sleep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 honestly i hope this one ends up on kirby and not san felipe/shepherd. kirby is already built to handle denser projects such as this and one can easily envision it being flanked by highrises and midrises in the not too distant future. san felipe and especially shepherd need another highrise like i need another hole in my head. this is where smart development is critical. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I hear it'll be near the Loop on San Felipe, near that new "River Oaks" shopping district. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I don't care as long as it starts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I wonder if this second skyhouse will top out before the Sovereign? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thought they would have gone for the post oak area 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I hear it'll be near the Loop on San Felipe, near that new "River Oaks" shopping district.Interesting... There aren't really any parcels of land in that area fit for a high rise besides maybe the shopping center on the north east side of 610/San Felipe, or the shopping center on San Felipe and E Briar Hollow Ln. Unless (purely speculation..) this is one of the residential components for the new Westcreek development... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Swamplot now reporting / speculating on the location: http://swamplot.com/new-river-oaks-skyhouse-apartment-tower-wants-to-snuggle-up-between-target-and-the-west-loop-off-san-felipe/2014-01-10/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 When will the Dream's Car Wash lot be redeveloped? I feel like this area is exploding with development. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Swamplot now reporting / speculating on the location:http://swamplot.com/new-river-oaks-skyhouse-apartment-tower-wants-to-snuggle-up-between-target-and-the-west-loop-off-san-felipe/2014-01-10/Ahh.. So it most likely will be part of the Westcreek development. Should this be moved to that thread then? It's a shame they are going to take up half a block with a parking garage though.. Why can't they build the tower on top of the garage? I was hoping for Westcreek to be densely packed high rises, not half parking garages..And as commenter Joe mentioned in the comments section, traffic will only get worse for that area.. Which brings me back to my San Felipe/Westcreek/Bettis streetcar route idea I had connecting all the developments between BLVD Place and Highland Village.. I wish someone could make that happen... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Interesting to see the increase in mid-rise/high-rise development on the east side of W. Loop 610 in the Galleria area. The Galleria's skyline grows eastward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Yep.. Soon driving through that stretch of 610 will be like driving through an urban jungle with all these high rises towering over both sides of the freeway. Especially if that 40+ story W hotel goes up in Westcreek too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Site work and new construction of a multi-residential building in Houston. Completed working plans call for the new construction of an approximately 335,000-square-foot, 25-story, 352-unit multi-residential building with an associated stand-alone precast parking deck with 7 levels and approximately 450 spaces. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 25 stories? New Skyhouse record if I'm not mistaken.. And dammit, this B better have ground floor retail it they are going to take up all that land with a standalone garage.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 no rason to think it won't - doesn't every other skyhouse project contain some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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