cspwal Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The state of the building as of 3/18/2015 Does anyone know what used to be in 1114 Texas? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Wow. This is better than them building a new building. Are there any vacant buildings left? Le Meridian will take the other building that I wanted to see restored. Battlesteins I guess? The white brick Stowers building on the BG Place block is one. It was at one point rumored to be an Aloft Hotel conversion, but so far there has been no activity there (nor any definitive news that the idea was dead), Stowers and the building on the corner of Prairie and Fannin are two restoration jobs that have found no tenants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The white brick Stowers building on the BG Place block is one. It was at one point rumored to be an Aloft Hotel conversion, but so far there has been no activity there (nor any definitive news that the idea was dead), Stowers and the building on the corner of Prairie and Fannin are two restoration jobs that have found no tenants. Corner of Prarie and Fannin does have a tenant. Some medical or charity organization I forget. Should be moving in soon. Stowers building is cool. I hope it gets use soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I think the Stowers Building Aloft is still in the works. It's still on the Aloft website as an upcoming hotel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Corner of Prarie and Fannin does have a tenant. Some medical or charity organization I forget. Should be moving in soon. That's good news. Seems like they finished that up a couple of years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Uhhh a little bold maybe? Didn't you know we deal in hyperbole here? *shakes head in disappointment* 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 This site says that the building is 16 stories, with a basement and a penthouse, and that it used to be a Southwestern Bell building. http://www.ghabriel.com/index.php?p=1_2&mid=46 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 This site says that the building is 16 stories, with a basement and a penthouse, and that it used to be a Southwestern Bell building. http://www.ghabriel.com/index.php?p=1_2&mid=46 It backs up to an AT&T building that presumably holds all kinds of switching equipment. I may have been built at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 what did the lower floors look like before they removed all the detail? Obviously that marble needs to go.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 what is the building on the corner? Are those lofts? It looks occupied, but for what? Also, I love the renovations, but that location probably gives some nice views of the guys in federal custody hooping it up on the top of the building across the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 That's the Keystone Lofts. Lots of older members of Christ Church live there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Corner of Prarie and Fannin does have a tenant. Some medical or charity organization I forget. Should be moving in soon. Yes, the former Wilson Printing Building is now owned by the Episcopal Health Foundation. The foundation's offices are in the building (top floor, I believe) and the rest of the building will soon be occupied by the now-being-created Hines Center for Spirituality and Prayer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2016 Application filed for 1114 Texas Ave and 1121 Capitol St to be placed under the National Register of Historic Places. Great set of photos and history of these two in the file below. http://www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/preserve/national_register/draft_nominations/Houston,%20SW%20Bell%20NR%20SBR%20Draft.pdf Also came across this, page 16: The 1121 Capitol Central Office building, owned and occupied by AT&T, is not part of the rehabilitation project underway for building at 1114 Texas Avenue, which is being converted to a 154-room Hyatt Place hotel. In the basement, a pool and laundry room and offices are planned. The ground floor will have the reception area, lounge and dining facilities. The 130 penetrating telephone conduits at this floor will be enclosed behind sheetrock walls per ATT’s stipulations. The second floor will have two meeting rooms and exercise room, as well as the active communications conduits behind a sheetrock wall for privacy and security. The third through sixteenth floors will provide eleven guest rooms per floor. At the ground floor lobby, the original terrazzo floor will be uncovered and restored. The original marble lobby wall on the east side will be retained. The west marble wall panels will be relocated to the elevator walls and the walls surrounding the conduits. The original elevator hoistway doors and jambs and mail chute will be restored. The original fifteen foot high plaster elevator lobby ceiling has been replaced with a later suspended ceiling, which will be removed. The first two floors with the marble slab sheathing and the cantilevered entrance overhang are proposed to be retained, with a new storefront glass opening to match the original in size and proportion. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Glad to see that this one isn't dead. I'm interested to see how they manage the construction, the access to the building is pretty much limited to the 30-40 feet fronting Texas Ave. They will almost certainly have to take a lane out of the street to have any space to put dumpsters, etc. The building turned AT&T bunker behind it is an interesting thing. It's a lot of patchwork on the outside, but is apparently still needed and useful to manage the hub/trunkline networking stuff for downtown. I wonder if it could ever be repurposed prior to that infrastructure being replaced completely, and I have no clue how feasible that is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Application filed for 1114 Texas Ave and 1121 Capitol St to be placed under the National Register of Historic Places. Great set of photos and history of these two in the file below. http://www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/preserve/national_register/draft_nominations/Houston,%20SW%20Bell%20NR%20SBR%20Draft.pdf Also came across this, page 16: Sounds like they're bringing sexy back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 ^^^ why do those particular buildings look so very old.... even in the old days???? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 They had the doors open today. Nothing noticeable going on, the lobby level was pretty dark. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Houston has turned the corner in repurposing of old buildings downtown.Here is a list of the hotels just open or in the process of becoming hotels, or residencesJ.W. MarriotHoliday InnAloftLe MeridienHyatt PlaceTexaco residenceproposed Southwest Life buildingand a couple of others I can't recall the names.One is now a residential tower across from the Texaco Bldg.We aren't saving everything but it is a substantial number and is surely a step in the right direction 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2016 About 5-6 workers were sitting in the lobby area today. They put plywood over the glass on the sidewalk level doors/windows and had construction barrels blocking a lane in front. May be game on for another project... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I hope this is finished in time for the Super Bowl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Any progress being made here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) There appears to be ongoing work... Edited May 6, 2016 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I walked by there today and I didn't see anything. Looks like the site hasn't been touched. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I think these older buildings are sexy. I love the idea of retaining some brick downtown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 2 hours ago, HoustonIsHome said: I think these older buildings are sexy. I love the idea of retaining some brick downtown Same. Just hope some of the original HAIF members who fantasized about this sort of thing see the news, since they aren't here anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 On the upcoming HAHC meeting agenda so new details are coming soon. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Urbannizer said: On the upcoming HAHC meeting agenda so new details are coming soon. Cool. Have not seen any activity there recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 This was withdrawn from the Jan. 26th meeting unfortunately. Reason as to why is not clear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Urbannizer said: This was withdrawn from the Jan. 26th meeting unfortunately. Reason as to why is not clear. huge bummer... I really want to see this building come back to life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Rescheduled for Feb. 23rd's meeting. Applying as a protected landmark with the HAHC 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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