mollusk Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: Let's hope that the ill-advised plans to despoil 800 Bell have been thrown in the dust bin, and that it will not fall victim to an ignorant, awkward and unconvincing attempt to 'modernize' this beautiful and distinctive building. Consider some of the amateurish attempts to update older buildings such as the Federal Courthouse (515 Rusk) or Two Shell Plaza. The results manage to be both tragic and laughable. Granted, that is no small feat, but surely there were better options available. This. I really fail to understand the logic behind the current fad for "let's reclad the bottom few floors in something that doesn't look anything like the rest of the building," of which Two Shell is the most glaring example. It looks like it was intentionally phoned in. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Let's hope that the ill-advised plans to despoil 800 Bell have been thrown in the dust bin, and that it will not fall victim to an ignorant, awkward and unconvincing attempt to 'modernize' this beautiful and distinctive building. Consider some of the amateurish attempts to update older buildings such as the Federal Courthouse (515 Rusk) or Two Shell Plaza. The results manage to be both tragic and laughable. Granted, that is no small feat, but surely there were better options available. Did I miss something? When was 515 Rusk updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: Did I miss something? When was 515 Rusk updated? Quite some time ago... 10 years plus IIRC. It used to have small red glazed tiles all along the first floor exterior. The main entrance doors were also reworked. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, mollusk said: Quite some time ago... 10 years plus IIRC. It used to have small red glazed tiles all along the first floor exterior. The main entrance doors were also reworked. Ohhhh, that does sound familiar now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toxtethogrady Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/28/2020 at 1:53 PM, dbigtex56 said: Let's hope that the ill-advised plans to despoil 800 Bell have been thrown in the dust bin, and that it will not fall victim to an ignorant, awkward and unconvincing attempt to 'modernize' this beautiful and distinctive building. Consider some of the amateurish attempts to update older buildings such as the Federal Courthouse (515 Rusk) or Two Shell Plaza. Is there even a tenant in mind for 800 Bell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This is a couple of weeks old. https://imgur.com/wP5z2wR 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brooklyn173 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 This project was using the long vacant bank across Travis for a field office etc. They seemed to have left that space as the fence was taken down and the building closed up. The Fairfield project is still a ways from topping out. Is this usual practice to close/move a field office as work continues? I really don't know. Or is something else going on? My fantasy is that the Holiday Inn site is getting ready for something. I stress the fantasy aspect of that statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: This project was using the long vacant bank across Travis for a field office etc. They seemed to have left that space as the fence was taken down and the building closed up. The Fairfield project is still a ways from topping out. Is this usual practice to close/move a field office as work continues? I really don't know. Or is something else going on? My fantasy is that the Holiday Inn site is getting ready for something. I stress the fantasy aspect of that statement. On some projects I've seen, they move the field office into the parking garage. Marquette did this in the Forth build on Navigation and so did the Kirby Collection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Thanks. I can now turn my fantasies back towards Claudia Shiffer 🙂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I wonder if this metal framing is cheaper than wood? I hear wood is incredibly expensive right now. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 The taller Texas donuts seem to switch to metal framing after passing 4 or five floors 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 30 minutes ago, KinkaidAlum said: Is there one person building this? It is moving so slowly. Maybe metal framing takes longer or there are less workers that know how to work with it? Just guesses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I wonder what that huge area will be? Maybe the lobby or amenities. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MidCenturyMoldy Posted May 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 10/1/2020 at 2:38 PM, Texasota said: Some of us like the Exxon tower just the way it is, although it would be nice to get it some new tenants. Some of us are so damned old we still think of it as the Humble Building. My dad worked there when it opened in 1963. I got a molded plastic model of it from the Mold-A-Rama machine on the top floor. I was disappointed...I wanted a model of the "Domed Stadium" instead. I vaguely remember being in the car when my mom picked my dad up at the old Humble Building on Main at Dallas. The owners need to leave the building as it is. Maybe even replicate the cool space-age fountains it originally had out front. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/The-Humble-Oil-skyscraper-stripped-of-its-Mad-5579787.php#photo-5530951 19 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phillip_white Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: Are they forming and firing the bricks on-site? This is taking forever. 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ATH Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 The masonry work seems to have stopped altogether. There has been no progress for weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phillip_white Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 17 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: The building 'feels' shorter without the cranes. I saw dark red/brown bricks installed on the South and West sides of the building (at least up to the second or third floor). Not sure why the scaffolding has been up for so long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Still no change to the exterior, but there are workers coming and going inside every day. I'm guessing supply chain difficulties. Edited March 5, 2022 by Brooklyn173 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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