Nate99 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Just curious, what is the story on Houston's dirt? Is it good, bad, or average for construction? I know where I live up in MD we have lots of rocks in our soil so my old townhouse always had a crappy weed infested yard by the time August rolled around, anyone know? Purdue could probably tell you chapter and verse, but I think we're essentially a combination of sand and clay with little in the way of bedrock. What that means for relative ease of construction, I wouldn't hazard a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2015 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Serious digging going on today at this site. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Serious digging going on today at this site. Good. I was getting tired of the silly digging. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted November 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2015 Serious hole is serious. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Just curious, what is the story on Houston's dirt? Is it good, bad, or average for construction? I know where I live up in MD we have lots of rocks in our soil so my old townhouse always had a crappy weed infested yard by the time August rolled around, anyone know? Houstons soil is made up mostly of dark clay and some loam. It moves a lot and there is essentially no bedrock under the city that is anywhere close to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Lots of dump trucks were lined up on Rusk St. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I see on the 609 webcam a great deal of activity there and several other construction sites. By the way great job as usual Hindesky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted November 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2015 The foundation that they are digging out looks to be pretty substantial... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Nice car Nate. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted November 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2015 Nice car Nate. I hate to brag, but it's a Cavalier. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Lots of trucks lined up along the street; they're digging deep here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nole23 Posted November 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2015 New Rendering http://tcr.com/new_development/alexan-downtown/ 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 looks nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Gfr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The upper floor units will have AMAZING views northwest. Until something gets built on the GSW Building lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Isn't the GSW scheduled for major remodeling into apartments? I thought it is part of the DLI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Isn't the GSW scheduled for major remodeling into apartments? I thought it is part of the DLI.Yes but there is still more to the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Yes but there is still more to the block. The rest of the lot was going to be townhouses last we heard http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/06/more-details-revealed-for-historic-renovation.html?s=print Todd Interests also plans to build nine rental townhomes framing a parking garage on the southern corner of Block 72. Currently, the lot serves as surface parking. The two- and three-story brick brownstones with walk-up front entrances will make that area feel more like a neighborhood, McFarlane said. Here's the thread: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31687-petroleum-building-great-southwest-building-possible-redevelopment/?hl=%2Bgreat+%2Bsouthwest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 If all that comes to fruition that area will be amazing. Add block 98 and the area is going to acquire urban density rarely found in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 ^^^ love the cool moniker "ALEXAN DOWNTOWN". total awesomeness.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 17 month project. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaf Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 what's that gray building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The hideous hampton inn hotel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The grey low building to the right is the union station cooling plant and power sub stations and such. It's all mechanical for Minute Maid. I think anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 what's that gray building?EnWave, they provide cooling for 24 buildings downtown. http://enwaveusa.com/content/houston-38777.html 1000 Main 1001 McKinney Alley Theatre Americana Building Chevron Christ Church Cathedral Commerce Tower Courtyard by Marriott El Paso – Travis Place Embassy Suites Episcopal Diocese Administrative Offices Episcopal Diocese Mission Outreach Center Houston Chronicle Houston Pavilions Humble Towers Apartments Inn At the Ballpark Kirby Building Magnolia Hotel Marriott Residence Inn McKinney Garage Minute Maid Park Sam Houston Hotel South Texas College of Law Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 That's a lot more than I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I appoligize if this has been mention before, but will this building have any retail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 They're digging out the old foundations with good speed. Along the Texas side, they uncovered what looks like the entrance to a concrete tunnel big enough to walk in heading toward the Catalyst building site. It was in the middle of the block, so I couldn't see well enough to tell how far it might go. It could be an old utility tunnel, or even just part of a basement foundation that happened to look like a tunnel from that angle, but it interesting to see that there was once something pretty substantial on that block at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 What used to be here before it became a surface lot? The foundation is pretty sophisticated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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