Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I'm thinking they stopped work on Marlowe for the Superb Owl Week because the barricades are gone, the sidewalk is open, and there's just a chain link fence around the perimeter of the garage area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Probably did it so that people could walk on the sidewalks near the festivities 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 True.. there is a big entrance/exit for Super Bowl Live on the surface lot south of Marlowe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 2/4/2017 at 11:56 PM, Urbannizer said: Via Reddit: That's not Houston is it??? jk lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 9, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2017 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/09/exclusive-houston-developer-scraps-plans-for-west.html Marlowe — a 20-story, 100-unit luxury condo tower at 1311 Polk St. in downtown Houston — is now 70 percent sold. Units in Marlowe cost between $400,000 and $1.4 million. Construction crews broke ground on Marlowe in October 2016. Construction is expected to take about two years. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The Marlow being 70% sold is truly fantastic news for downtown. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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asubrt Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Walked by the other day, and this has a much larger presence than I expected for a building that only really takes up ~1/4 of the block. One can never be too careful with RD, but I think this will turn out to be a nice addition to the area. Glad to hear it's selling well too, that hopefully means good news for more condo development downtown, since I doubt we'll be seeing too many more apartments get off the ground in the next couple of years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Is that Jeff Hildebrand standing on top of Hilcorp in the distance? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, CREguy13 said: Is that Jeff Hildebrand standing on top of Hilcorp in the distance? ^^^ looks like joseph stalin..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timoric Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I believe this cycle will go down as one of the strongest for the number of empty lots developed. I think it was 17 blocks this cycle. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Timoric said: That empty lot to the left...makes me want to play a game...rank the top 10 surface lots in DT Houston that will be developed next, and which is #1? Part two, how many surface lots are left in DT so you can keep track of progress? Part three - rate each future boom by the number of parking lots replaced with stuff. The downtown lot I'm dying to see developed is the parking lot on Main St between Moonshiners and Live Sports Bar. It's not a full empty block but there's only a matter of time. A mixed use apartment tower or hotel with retail would do wonders there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 that photo!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 My top choices for surface parking lot demise are : 1) Between the Marriott Marquis and Minute Maid Park, 2 and 3) the lots near the old Exxon Mobile tower, 4) the half lot on Main near the bars and 5) the one near what I believe is the Law College. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 At any rate... at least one of these surface parking lots is prime for a supertall tower, something more than 75 stories, 100 maybe ? Oh well, a guy can dream right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Someday there going to build something spectacular on the block that was going to original be the site for the Bank of the Southwest tower. I believe that is the corner of Milam Louisiana Walker and McKinney. I could see Houston's first supernal right there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 3 hours ago, bobruss said: I believe this cycle will go down as one of the strongest for the number of empty lots developed. I think it was 17 blocks this cycle. Agreed. I'm excited for the next cycle, when retailers, national/international developers, and hotel flags will have several years of Market research/data to analyze future investments in Houston CBD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 36 minutes ago, bobruss said: Someday there going to build something spectacular on the block that was going to original be the site for the Bank of the Southwest tower. I believe that is the corner of Milam Louisiana Walker and McKinney. I could see Houston's first supernal right there. I don't see them moving Chase Tower over there. I'd rather we build our third supertall (and new tallest) there . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: I don't see them moving Chase Tower over there. I'd rather we build our third supertall (and new tallest) there . Maybe I'm confused, but I don't understand what you are suggesting that I meant. I didn't suggest that they move Chase from where it sits, which would be quite a feat unless Superman is still around. I suggested that they build a supertall someday on the central vacant lot at Milam Louisiana Walker and Mckinney which is surrounded by SOM towers known as skid row. So essentially you said what I was saying or whatever. Edited February 28, 2017 by bobruss spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, bobruss said: Maybe I'm confused, but I don't understand what you are suggesting that I meant. I didn't suggest that they move Chase from where it sits, which would be quite a feat unless Superman is still around. I suggested that they build a superntall someday on the central vacant lot at Milam Louisiana Walker and Mckinney which is surrounded by SOM towers known as skid row. So essentially you said what I was saying or whatever. Just having a little fun. You said you could see Houston's "first" supertall there. Our first supertall is Chase Tower. Our second supertall is Wells Fargo Plaza. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I guess I didn't realize that Chase was considered a supertall. I thought supertall was like over a hundred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, bobruss said: I guess I didn't realize that Chase was considered a supertall. I thought supertall was like over a hundred. Supertall is generally defined as over 300 meters. Both Chase and Wells Fargo qualify. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Would love to see something like One Vanderbilt built here. NYC is getting approximately 10 new supertalls in their building cycle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 hours ago, bobruss said: Someday there going to build something spectacular on the block that was going to original be the site for the Bank of the Southwest tower. I believe that is the corner of Milam Louisiana Walker and McKinney. I could see Houston's first supernal right there. That would be my best guess since it's the only available lot in what may be the most desirable area of downtown for office space. However, our next supertall I think will most likely be mixed use. For this site what's best imo is office #1, hotel #2, but I don't see it as a desirable place to live. Although a very clean and good-looking area, I don't think residential gets put here, which may lower the chance of a supertall, if it's going to be mixed-use. Maybe what tells us our next supertalls location is the highest price lot according to HCAD? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UtterlyUrban Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, bobruss said: I believe this cycle will go down as one of the strongest for the number of empty lots developed. I think it was 17 blocks this cycle. Does this account for the new empty lots created by Camden and the bulldozing of that warehouse building (deemed structurally deficient) on Austin ( and maybe Texas-ish) and the Lancaster owners historic bulldozing and, likely a few others? Edited March 1, 2017 by UtterlyUrban 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 19 hours ago, Timoric said: I was just thinking, yeah I agree, but...what if it was a Randall Davis tower? Dream or Nightmare? What would Randall do? Is there enough eye bleach? At least we dodged the Shamrock Tower bullet in favor of 609 Main. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 14 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Does this account for the new empty lots created by Camden and the bulldozing of that warehouse building (deemed structurally deficient) on Austin ( and maybe Texas-ish) and the Lancaster owners historic bulldozing and, likely a few others? The old YMCA Building and the Chronicle complex come to mind. We've lost a few gems in this cycle too. And I am thinking Houston has grown enough that parking garages shouldn't really count. Sure, it's better than an empty lot but they detract from adding anything to the street scape (sidewalks) other than added danger. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I would disagree - it depends on the parking garage. A parking garage that you walk by and not realize it's a garage, because of street level retail and a nice facade, is for sure a net positive. There aren't many that were built this cycle though, but what I'm mainly thinking of is the new garage for GRB - it has that office tower on top, but it's mainly a garage, but it feels more like an extension of the GRB area when you walk in front of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 22 hours ago, lockmat said: That would be my best guess since it's the only available lot in what may be the most desirable area of downtown for office space. However, our next supertall I think will most likely be mixed use. For this site what's best imo is office #1, hotel #2, but I don't see it as a desirable place to live. Although a very clean and good-looking area, I don't think residential gets put here, which may lower the chance of a supertall, if it's going to be mixed-use. Maybe what tells us our next supertalls location is the highest price lot according to HCAD? hines paid the highest price for a piece of dirt ever in Houston at $550/sf for the chronicle site. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 16 minutes ago, swtsig said: hines paid the highest price for a piece of dirt ever in Houston at $550/sf for the chronicle site. Wasn't the sale price estimated at $55 million? For a 62,291 SF site (including the parking garage), that would translate to $883/SF, although that does seem high for Houston. $550/SF would bring the total to about $34 million. This was the price for both parcels? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 27 minutes ago, swtsig said: hines paid the highest price for a piece of dirt ever in Houston at $550/sf for the chronicle site. I can see why. Proximity to rail, historic district, bayou, office space, park, residential, retail, the arts, freeway ramps, skyline visibility, tunnels, growing area, jury duty, err. What did I leave out? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 26 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Wasn't the sale price estimated at $55 million? For a 62,291 SF site (including the parking garage), that would translate to $883/SF, although that does seem high for Houston. $550/SF would bring the total to about $34 million. This was the price for both parcels? You are right about the purchase price, it was estimated to have sold for $50-55 Million. But I think your square footage is off. 62,291 square feet would just cover the main block (maybe not even quite that). I believe downtown blocks cover 63,435 square feet (not quite 1.5 acres). 1 1/2 blocks would be 95,152.5 square feet. At $50M, that would be $525.47 per square foot. At $55M: $578.02. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: You are right about the purchase price, it was estimated to have sold for $50-55 Million. But I think your square footage is off. 62,291 square feet would just cover the main block (maybe not even quite that). I believe downtown blocks cover 63,435 square feet (not quite 1.5 acres). 1 1/2 blocks would be 95,152.5 square feet. At $50M, that would be $525.47 per square foot. At $55M: $578.02. That makes sense. My source for the square footage (Costar) must have meant only the main block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cspwal Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I wonder if that funky fixture is one of the options for finishing it out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 it looks like it was decorated by a robot or something that doesn't breathe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This seems like a room that a movie character lives in and would apologize for how messy it is 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quietstorm Posted March 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2017 This weekend. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 the garage is done, they're working on the residential floors now. The columns are higher 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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