Howard Huge Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Perspective. They look identical. What I dont get is, Skyhouse houston is 25 floors, and skyhouse main is 24 floors.....yet they both have the same number of units and retail.Anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Perspective. They look identical. Oh ok. I know that the first one doesn't go all the way from leeland to Pease, but SH3 seem to go all the way from Pease to Jefferson. It might be the perspective just making it seem to be that wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Perspective. They look identical. What I dont get is, Skyhouse houston is 25 floors, and skyhouse main is 24 floors.....yet they both have the same number of units and retail.Anybody?It was a typo.. SkyHouse Houston is 24 stories.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Oh ok. I know that the first one doesn't go all the way from leeland to Pease, but SH3 seem to go all the way from Pease to Jefferson. It might be the perspective just making it seem to be that wideIt's perspective.. The layouts appear to be mirrored, so that little surface parking lot on the south side of the first tower should be on the northern portion of the block for this tower.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It's perspective.. The layouts appear to be mirrored, so that little surface parking lot on the south side of the first tower should be on the northern portion of the block for this tower.. that's what I thought. Don't think these towers change very much.I am excited that it will be going up sooner than later though.Another surface lot bites the dust and more residential is coming to downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Three continuous blocks of residential on Main. These developments are decimating the Parking District. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It was a typo.. SkyHouse Houston is 24 stories.. I'm starting to think that BizJournals calling the residential Hines tower at Market Square "One Market Square" was also a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Pretty much "ctrl+C ctrl+V" They couldn't at least use the 3rd design? Lame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Pretty much "ctrl+C ctrl+V"They couldn't at least use the 3rd design? LameHonestly I'm glad they used the same design. It would of looked odd with different roof designs but everything else the same. Might of been interesting if they used the green facade though on this one so there was a slight variation.Hopefully we eventually get the third design somewhere.. I dig it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarface Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 i stilll don't understand why its gonna take 10 years for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 i stilll don't understand why its gonna take 10 years for this. That was the old rumor. This begins next quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 i stilll don't understand why its gonna take 10 years for this.Lmao!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Lmao!! What did I miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Blocks 318, 317, 335, and 387 have all gotta be the next to go. They are going to be crucial to forming a solid residential district in southern downtown. The groundwork is already in place with Houston House, Alliance, and the Skyhouse twins. All the block numbers I listed are the last remaining entire surface parking lot blocks left fronting Main st after Skyhouse Main is built.What do you guys envision as being the best use for these blocks directly on the rail line in the residential district?More solid apartment/condo highrises?Greenspace?Some kind of shopping, grocery, entertainment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 What did I miss? Was it not a sarcastic joke in reference to the rumor lockmat heard? Obviously they don't take 10 years to build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Blocks 318, 317, 335, and 387 have all gotta be the next to go. They are going to be crucial to forming a solid residential district in southern downtown. The groundwork is already in place with Houston House, Alliance, and the Skyhouse twins. All the block numbers I listed are the last remaining entire surface parking lot blocks left fronting Main st after Skyhouse Main is built. What do you guys envision as being the best use for these blocks directly on the rail line in the residential district? More solid apartment/condo highrises? Greenspace? Some kind of shopping, grocery, entertainment? the smart choice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarface Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Was it not a sarcastic joke in reference to the rumor lockmat heard? Obviously they don't take 10 years to build.. I wouldn't say all this. Isn't it in Houston's past to announce projects that take forever to get built, then either scaled back or not built at all? BTW. I'm glad things are so obvious to you. OK, i'm cool with being the dumb guy who comes on this forum for entertainment & leisure, not as a professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscats35 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just think! If all 3 skyhouses were built as one building, we would have a over 70 story building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Blocks 318, 317, 335, and 387 have all gotta be the next to go. They are going to be crucial to forming a solid residential district in southern downtown. The groundwork is already in place with Houston House, Alliance, and the Skyhouse twins. What do you guys envision as being the best use for these blocks directly on the rail line in the residential district?More solid apartment/condo highrises?Greenspace?Some kind of shopping, grocery, entertainment?My bad best guesses are:1.) 4 storey parking buildings2.) Yet another CVS3.) chevron gas station and quikie mart4.) $trip center with nailshop, sallys an optometrists and a video store5.) Car dealership with bridges over the streets to connect all the lots.6.) Or best of all just leave them as surface parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 6.) Or best of all just leave them as surface parking. Could you imagine the collective freakout- if a parking lot owner, tore up their lot, only to repave it for renovation purposes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Residential with a ground floor grocery store would be nice. Call the store HEB Main Street Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Is there enough retail space in the Skyhouses for a small grocer/superette? I think they are still empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly46 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They havent even poured concrete for the ground floor retail; it is still dirt.Why would they not have poured concrete? Doesn't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They havent even poured concrete for the ground floor retail; it is still dirt.Why would they not have poured concrete? Doesn't make sense to me. Mud Pie Cafe © Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They havent even poured concrete for the ground floor retail; it is still dirt.Why would they not have poured concrete? Doesn't make sense to me.Maybe they have already been leased by a cock fighting organization, hence the dirt floors 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Maybe they have already been leased by a cock fighting organization, hence the dirt floors Makes sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They havent even poured concrete for the ground floor retail; it is still dirt.Why would they not have poured concrete? Doesn't make sense to me. Probably gives them more flexibility in leasing. Running plumbing and electrical is a lot easier before pouring the concrete than after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 ^They're identical. That's how the operate. Personally, while this is good for Downtown (at least the onslaught of residential construction) I'd have rather seen this little fella over by the Mosaic or something near Hermann Park. Spread the love. And I really wish the developers had more money to spend at least an additional $10,000 on design and build some buildings that have some slight differences - like more or less floors, slightly different footprint etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro West Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Twin towers are cute. (in small numbers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 No don't spread the love! Too many vacant lots still in downtown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 No don't spread the love! Too many vacant lots still in downtown! I'd rather see something that's not identical - at least if we're going to get twin towers lets get some quality. SkyHouse is ...well....residential towers are seldom worth a darn when it comes to design. I'd rather see the Hines Museum District tower across from SkyHouse and see SkyHouse #3 (or #2?) over in the Museum District for some contrast on the skyline. That's all I'm saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 McMansion is to suburbia as McSkyscraper is to city. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Even better, how long until we start hearing complaints from the "McSkyhouses" crowd?^ I called it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 I recall discussion of a $2 billion foreign-financed real estate development a couple months ago. We may yet see a crescendo in this wonderful display of development we have going.One of my vendors said he has heard of these discussions for six months. Hopefully they're still in talks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 One of my vendors said he has heard of these discussions for six months. Hopefully they're still in talks.Vendor? What do you do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrLan34 Posted December 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2014 Currently estimated to break ground on January 4th, 2015. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Are they seriously moving the crane and everything from one skyhouse to the next? Skyhouse river oaks is almost done, and I think skyhouse river oaks started right after skyhouse Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Are they seriously moving the crane and everything from one skyhouse to the next? Skyhouse river oaks is almost done, and I think skyhouse river oaks started right after skyhouse Houston.They haven't broken ground at the site yet, still a working parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I know. But everything is still at skyhouse 2. Around the time skyhouse 2 ends they will be needing the crane and everything for skyhouse 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) Currently estimated to break ground on January 4th, 2015. My source has gone quiet, let's see if this holds true... Edited December 29, 2014 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeopleAreStrange Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I wouldn't mind seeing two identical Skyhouses next to each other, but any more Houston Skyhouses built after this should be elsewhere in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I would love to see one in Midtown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I wouldn't mind seeing two identical Skyhouses next to each other, but any more Houston Skyhouses built after this should be elsewhere in the city.Like Skyhouse Gunspoint? I hope Skyhouse Main is the last. Too many of these is not a good thing. If Novare wants to keep going fine, but give us some variety please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 There is still one more skyhouse version Houston hasnt seen yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) There is still one more skyhouse version Houston hasnt seen yet..I'm gonna guess Uptown/Galleria or Hermann Park/TMC area. Edited December 30, 2014 by tigereye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Currently estimated to break ground on January 4th, 2015.That makes two residential highrises breaking ground in the first week of the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Like Skyhouse Gunspoint? More likely Skyhouse Willis, followed by Skyhouse Brookshire. Actually, this sort of development would fit well in Galveston, but I don't sense residential highrises are very active, saleswise, on the Island. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 That would be a great idea for Galveston to have a Skyhouse. "Skyhouse Galveston" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I would like to see another one go on the Ashby High Rise location. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 ^ joke, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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