Popular Post Lux Posted January 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2021 William C Harvin Blvd is now closed to through traffic. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2021 It's official. Building permits issued! Sitework, foundation, and shell adding up to $117 million. 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said: It's official. Building permits issued! Sitework, foundation, and shell adding up to $117 million. Let's go!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Does anyone know if there is anything similar to the TMC3 design? If not this may become Houston's iconic structure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 This should be breaking ground in the next few weeks. SWPPP signage Vaughn office trailer signage Portable toilets & handwashing Entrance 35 signage removed 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted January 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2021 Porta-potties...perhaps the most reliable sign construction is about to start. 8 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) Road milling machines are chewing up the surface parking lot behind the MD Anderson 1MC building. Edited January 18, 2021 by Lux 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lux said: Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) How do you know this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, HOUCAJUN said: How do you know this? Road milling machines currently filling up dump trucks on the west side of William C Harvin Blvd. Edited January 18, 2021 by Lux 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lux said: Road milling machines currently filling up dump trucks on the west side of William C Harvin Blvd. I thought it was customary in "groundbreakings" to have several well dressed people holding shovels who look as if they haven't actually used a shovel for work in years ( if not decades). When did that happen? Edited January 18, 2021 by Twinsanity02 spelling 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 54 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said: I thought it was customary in "groundbreakings" to have several well dressed people holding shovels who look as if they haven't actually used a shovel for work in years ( if not decades). When did that happen? I think he means literal groundbreaking, not ceremonial groundbreaking. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, H-Town Man said: I think he means literal groundbreaking, not ceremonial groundbreaking. Yep. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Lux said: Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) Road milling machines are chewing up the surface parking lot behind the MD Anderson 1MC building. Pictures of the groundbreaking. 25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSirDingle Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) LETS (forgot it doesn't allow f-bombs) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Edited January 19, 2021 by TheSirDingle 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 Moving fast! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said: Moving fast! Is this the entire site? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, HOUCAJUN said: Is this the entire site? Half the site. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said: Half the site. 1 hour ago, HOUCAJUN said: Is this the entire site? For reference it should go from this: To this: If everything goes accordingly. It jumps over Old Spanish trail and goes towards the UT campus from the looks of it. source: starts at around 51:30 Edited January 21, 2021 by TheSirDingle 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lux Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 Per the video, Parcel D (directly across from the Parcel C collaborative building on what would be the east side of the to-be-demolished William C Harvin Blvd) is a new industry building that has been signed, is to be publicly announced in the coming months, and appears to be 1.5-2X the size of the collaborative building. The night rendering doesn’t appear to capture the current plans for Parcel D. Although the TMC3 construction timeline was shown sequentially in the video to highlight campus assembly, I’d guess that construction of the Parcel D industry building (and likely also the Parcel I parking garage / fitness center / retail) will overlap Parcel C collaborative building construction. In a 2019 “Looped In” podcast (great local architectural podcast, BTW), the TMC CEO detailed a phased TMC3 buildout. Although construction of the BCM buildings (no longer Parcel D but now Parcel F and an unidentified section of land across F Street bordering OST) appears to be delayed beyond the first phase, I wouldn’t be surprised to see accelerated development across the board. Super excited to learn about the complementary UT campus development across OST! Together, this welcome connected complex alongside the adjacent Blossom, Hyatt and Majestic projects promises to be a bustling, aesthetically pleasing and walkable economic engine for the TMC and the City of Houston. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Start watching at 44:05 to get a great overview of TMC3, including the park spaces. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lux said: Although construction of the BCM buildings (no longer Parcel D but now Parcel F and an unidentified section of land across F Street bordering OST) appears to be delayed beyond the first phase, I wouldn’t be surprised to see accelerated development across the board. I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. Edited January 21, 2021 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. Never underestimate the power of beliefs, both positive and negative, in creating self-fulfilling prophecies. CHI St. Luke’s is quickly advancing additional cancer-focused development on the McNair Campus, and BCM needs to escape the aging Cullen Building that’s inadequate for 21st century medical and scientific training. I’m positive on BCM’s downstream TMC3 involvement, and hopefully Dr. Klotman and BCM’s philanthropists will make it happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. In fairness, the 22nd ranking is for Medical Schools: Research. BCM is also # 4 in Medical Schools: Primary Care Also, re: BCM's "drop" in Research rankings. I think that is more a matter of not having really deserved the earlier top 15/top 10 rankings (they were apparently somehow allowed to take credit for research at MD Anderson in those earlier years). If they re-ranked without the MD Anderson research, there probably would not be the slide in BCM's rankings. As to the non-mergers, that was 11 years ago. They seem to have righted the ship some time ago (and I think it's reflected in their bond ratings). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: In fairness, the 22nd ranking is for Medical Schools: Research. BCM is also # 4 in Medical Schools: Primary Care Also, re: BCM's "drop" in Research rankings. I think that is more a matter of not having really deserved the earlier top 15/top 10 rankings (they were apparently somehow allowed to take credit for research at MD Anderson in those earlier years). If they re-ranked without the MD Anderson research, there probably would not be the slide in BCM's rankings. As to the non-mergers, that was 11 years ago. They seem to have righted the ship some time ago (and I think it's reflected in their bond ratings). The research rankings are the ones that matter in terms of prestige. Do you have a link to the MD Anderson story? I hadn't heard that. Last fall they entered into a partnership with Baylor Scott & White. They will be building a medical school at Scott & White's campus in Temple. Nice for Temple and Scott & White, but what's in it for BCM? More financial shoring up? On the other hand, it does look like their bond ratings have improved over the years. Edited January 21, 2021 by H-Town Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Do you have a link to the MD Anderson story? I hadn't heard that. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Baylor-medical-school-falls-from-Top-20-1706238.php Edited January 21, 2021 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2021 The other surface lot is being torn up! Working on the complete site is great news. Also noticed the permit posted. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted January 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2021 East side parking lot is also being stripped of the asphalt. Signage on the west lot. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfastx Posted January 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2021 Parking lots getting ripped up, is there a more beautiful sight? 😊 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AREJAY Posted January 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2021 Quote Houston's next gift to the world Damn, that's so arrogant. I love it! 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 Progress. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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